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Dubai. The Indian Women's Team has booked its ticket to the final by defeating Bangladesh in the semi-finals of the Women's Asia Cup 2026. In the match played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, India scored 149 runs on the basis of Shefali Verma's stormy innings of 64 runs. In response, Bangladesh women's team could score only 109 runs after losing 6 wickets in 20 overs. The team led by Harmanpreet Kaur won the match by 40 runs.

The second semi-final will be played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Friday (11 September). The team that wins this match will play the final against India on 13 September. Let us tell you that in every edition of the Women's Asia Cup held so far, the Indian team has reached the finals. Indian women's team has become the champion of Asia Cup 7 out of 10 times.

Aggressive batsman Shefali Verma played an important role in the spectacular victory in the semi-finals against Bangladesh. He got three lives and he took full advantage of it and scored 64 runs in 40 balls. During this, Shefali hit 7 fours and 3 sixes. On the basis of his innings, India scored 149 runs.

Deepti Sharma shines in bowling

While Shefali Verma created havoc with the bat, Deepti Sharma was brilliant in bowling. The star all-rounder took 3 wickets for 25 runs in 4 overs. At the same time, Nandini Sharma took 2 wickets for 10 runs. For Bangladesh, Shorna Akhtar scored the maximum 22 runs and remained unbeaten till the end. Star batsman Shefali Verma, who played a explosive inning of 64 runs in 40 balls, was chosen as 'Player of the Match'. This is the fourth consecutive victory of the Indian women's team in Asia Cup 2026. Earlier in the group stage, India had badly defeated Thailand, Hong Kong and Pakistan.

Team India would like to become champion for the 8th time

The Indian women's team has been dominating in the Asia Cup. There have been 10 editions of this tournament, which started in 2004, and every time India has reached the finals. Out of these, Team India has also become champion 7 times. Now Harmanpreet Kaur and company will be eyeing the 8th title.