IND vs BAN, Highlights: India thumps Bangladesh to enter Asian Games 2026 women's cricket final; Shafali shines with century

IND vs BAN, Asian Games 2026: Follow for all Highlights from the women's cricket semifinal clash between India and Bangladesh which happened in Nisshin on Sunday.

Updated : Sep 20, 2026 13:26 IST

Welcome to Sportstar’s Highlights from the Asian Games 2026 women’s cricket semifinal clash between India and Bangladesh which happened in Nisshin on Sunday.

September 20, 2026 13:22

Highlights

1 win away from Asian Games 2026 gold medal: India to face Sri Lanka in women's cricket final after beating Bangladesh

Shafali Verma’s maiden T20I hundred paved way for India’s convincing 114-run win against Bangladesh in the semifinal of the women’s cricket event at the Asian Games 2026.

September 20, 2026 13:18

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India wins by 114 runs

Deepti with a quicker one that held its line. Marufa is trapped in front. The umpire has no hesitation to give it out.

Marufa Akter lbw b DB Sharma 5 (10b 1x4 0x6)

Deepti gets the final blow as she has Sanjida caught at long on.

Sanjida Akter Meghla c Kamalini b DB Sharma 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)

As convincing as it can get. India thrashes Bangladesh by 114 runs to enter the final, where it will face Sri Lanka.

September 20, 2026 13:16

BAN 81/8 in 15 overs

Shreyanka misses her line and it is five wides. Overpitches it now and Sultana Khatun gets under it and mows it down the ground for another four. Marufa also gets in on the act with hoick to mid wicket. FOUR!!

September 20, 2026 13:04

BAN 58/7 in 12 overs

Deepti nearly gets another one after a miscue from Sultana Khatun. Just lands in front of the fielder at long on. Another quiet over. Just two runs from it.

September 20, 2026 12:56

BAN 56/7 in 11 overs

Nandani returns. Sharmin Akhter pushes one to deep square to scamper in a double.

Superb return catch. Nandani fires a fuller one and forces Nahida to chip it back. She then dives full-length to her right to hold onto a spectacular catch.

Nahida Akter c & b NSS Sharma 4 (5b 1x4 0x6)

Nandani isn’t done. Quicker one now and she is on target. Shatters Rabeya’s stumps.

Rabeya Khan b NSS Sharma 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

Nandani is on a hat-trick. But she can’t complete the trick as she narrowly misses the leg stump after Khatun missed a scoop.

September 20, 2026 12:50

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BAN 53/5 in 10 overs

Deepti doesn’t take too long to strike. Flights one through and Dilara chips it to mid off. Bangladesh continues to sink.

Dilara Akter c Patil b DB Sharma 27 (23b 4x4 1x6)

Deepti with a full toss and new batter Nahida Akter puts it away for a welcome boundary.

September 20, 2026 12:47

BAN 48/4 in 8 overs

Another over for Shreyanka. The boundaries have dried up for Bangladesh following the arrival of Indian spinners. Another quiet over. Just three singles from it.

September 20, 2026 12:44

BAN 45/4 in 7 overs

Sree Charani continues. She is affording the Bangladesh batters no leeway to work with. The Indian left-arm spinner gives away just two singles from the seventh over.

September 20, 2026 12:39

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BAN 43/4 in 6 overs

Shreyanka Patil into the attack. The off-spinner starts with a couple of dot balls. Shreyanka pitches it up and Shorna crunches it through covers for a four.

Shorna loses her wicket in search for another boundary. She can’t clear mid-off, where Harmanpreet completes the catch after a slight juggle.

Shorna Akter c Kaur b Patil 5 (8b 1x4 0x6)

September 20, 2026 12:35

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BAN 39/3 in 5 overs

Sree Charani into the attack. Joty with a wild hoick. Leading edge and over the first slip for a four. Joty goes for another big hit. Goes high and it is an easy catch for Kranti at mid on.

Nigar Sultana c Gaud b Shree Charani 9 (9b 2x4 0x6)

September 20, 2026 12:29

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BAN 34/2 in 4 overs

Joty on the charge now. Punches Kranti through covers for a four. Dilara with a cross-batted swipe to the deep mid wicket region. Two runs added. Dilara closes off the over with two more boundaries. Bangladesh continues to push on.

September 20, 2026 12:24

BAN 19/2 in 3 overs

Nandani pitches it wide and Dilara smokes it through covers for a four. Dilara pushes on. Makes room and goes aerial. Down the ground and it is the first six of the innings. Bangladesh needs more of this to make a game out of this.

September 20, 2026 12:21

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BAN 9/2 in 3 overs

Kranti continues. Akter with a single to start the over. Hard length from Kranti and Mostary can only skew it high. Easy catch for Fulmali.

Sobhana Mostary c Fulmali b Gaud 4 (7b 1x4 0x6)

India in total control of this game

September 20, 2026 12:15

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BAN 8/1 in 2 overs

Nandani Sharma strikes with her first ball. Forces a leading edge off Ferdous and Kamalini with a good catch in covers.

Juairiya Ferdous c Kamalini b NSS Sharma 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

Sobhana Mostary is the new batter for Bangladesh and she gets going with a cover drive - four.

September 20, 2026 12:12

Bangladesh chase begins

Bangladesh will have to come up with something truly special to get a win today. Dilara Akter and Juairiya Ferdous open the batting for Bangladesh. Kranti Goud with the first over for India. Just four runs from the first over - a boundary from Akter.

September 20, 2026 11:59

Record Alert!

Asian Games 2026: Shafali Verma scores her maiden T20I century during Bangladesh semifinal

India’s Shafali Verma scored her maiden T20I century during the Asian Games 2026 semifinal against Bangladesh on Sunday.

September 20, 2026 11:57

IND 195/4 in 20 overs

Shorna Akter with the final over. Shafali is on 98, but she is off strike. Fulmali with a dot to start with. She gets a six off the second ball and a single off the third. Finally, Shafali on strike. She goes for a big hit. But can get only a single. Another single from Fulmali. Last ball of the innings. Shafali taps it to the offside and gets a single. HUNDRED!! Only the third Indian to score a WT20I hundred. A memorable knock from the Indian opener.

September 20, 2026 11:53

IND 185/4 in 19 overs

Shafali on strike for the start of the penultimate over. Drives on the up for a single from the first ball of the over. Superb death bowling from Marufa as she keeps the Indian batters on check. Now she gets the crucial wicket of Richa Ghosh, who holes out to long on.

Richa Ghosh c Shorna Akter b Marufa Akter 2 (4b 0x4 0x6)

September 20, 2026 11:44

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IND 181/3 in 18 overs

Nearly caught and bowled. Harmanpreet smashes one straight back to Rabeya, but she can only spill it. Rabeya flights one through. Harmanpreet chips it down the ground. Enough timing to get to the fence. FOUR!! Harmanpreet looks to go for more. Misses it in the air and she is stumped.

Harmanpreet Kaur st †Nigar Sultana b Rabeya Khan 40 (33b 6x4 0x6)

September 20, 2026 11:42

IND 175/2 in 17 overs

Shorna Akter with the 16th over. Harmanpreet gives her charge and gets it past mid on for a four. Shafali continues her rampage. Whacks Nahida Akther down the ground for a six. Now She goes inside out. Superb timing. SIX MORE!! Into the 90s. Short from Akter. But Shafali can’t put it away. Just a single. Couple of singles to finish the over.

September 20, 2026 11:30

IND 150/2 in 15 overs

Marufa Akther returns. Full from her and Harmanpreet thumps it down the ground for a four. Mid off could have done better to cut it short. Full again from Marufa. This time it is Shafali who cashes in. Cracked over mid off now. Now she goes around the wicket. Into the pads. Shafali carts it away for a six. Fuller ball now. Lofted over long on for another six.

September 20, 2026 11:26

IND 128/2 in 14 overs

Harmanpreet steps across the stumps and slog sweeps Rabeya away for a four. Shafali with a back-foot punch. Good fielding at the fence to prevent a boundary.

September 20, 2026 11:23

IND 119/2 in 13 overs

Meghla with her final over of the day. Couple of singles to start the over. Meghla now gives away two wides. But there are no boundaries from the over and Bangladesh would be happy with that.

September 20, 2026 11:21

IND 111/2 in 12 overs

Harmanpreet gets her first four with a full-blooded sweep shot. Races to the fence. A little too wide from Akter now. Slashed away for another four. India would be hoping for more of this from Harmanpreet.

September 20, 2026 11:18

IND 101/2 in 11 overs

Rabeya continues.. Harmanpreet taking her time to get going here. Quicker one from Rabeya. Harmanpreet goes for a cut shot. Beaten. A single off the last ball. The Indian skipper has scored just four from nine.

September 20, 2026 11:10

IND 97/2 in 10 overs

Nahida Akter with the ball. Shafali takes her on now. Superb footwork as she whacks the left-arm spinner down the ground for a six and that brings up her fifty. Harmanpreet also gets going with a few singles.

September 20, 2026 11:05

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IND 86/2 in 9 overs

Shafali breaks the shackle with a six against Sultana Khatun. Kamalini struggling to get going here. Just three runs from eight balls. Her struggle ends as she slog sweeps Meghla straight to deep mid wicket.

Gunalan Kamalini c Rabeya Khan b Sanjida Akter Meghla 3 (10b 0x4 0x6)

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur walks in for India.

September 20, 2026 11:00

IND 74/1 in 7 overs

Meghla returns. Kamalini in at No.3 for India. Shafali with a single off the the first ball. Kamalini gets off the mark only after fourth delivery. A slight dip in the run rate for India after Mandhana’s dismissal.

September 20, 2026 10:54

IND 72/1 in 6 overs

Nahida Akter pushes it full and Shafali lofts it down the ground for a six. Full again. This time carved through covers for a four. India cruising at this point. Shafali now with a tap to mid wicket for a single. Mandhana looks to finish the PowerPlay in style. But she skews and attempted slog sweep and is caught in the deep.

Smriti Mandhana c Mostary b Nahida Akter 37 (19b 5x4 2x6)

September 20, 2026 10:49

IND 61/0 in 5 overs

Leg-spinner Rabeya Khan into the attack. Smriti chips one over covers for a double. Width now. Slashed through covers. FOUR! And that brings up the fifty for India. Full and into the arc. Slapped over mid wicket for a six. Perfect timing from Mandhana. A little too short from Rabeya. Slapped through covers for a four.

September 20, 2026 10:45

IND 45/0 in 4 overs

Sultana Khatun into the attack and Shafali takes her on straight away. Over long on for a six. Short from Khatun and Shafali pulls it away for a single.

September 20, 2026 10:44

Record Alert

Smriti Mandhana breaks record for most runs in women’s T20Is

Smriti Mandhana becomes the leading run-scorer in women's T20Is, surpassing Suzie Bates during the 2026 Asian Games.

September 20, 2026 10:36

IND 19/0 in 2 overs

Left-arm spinner Maghla into the attack. Pitches it up and Shafali thumps it over covers for her first four of the day. Gets off the strike with an easy single to the legside. Mandhana with another single to the legside. Shafali now with the first six of the innings. Reaches out and carves a fullish delivery over covers for a maximum.

September 20, 2026 10:08

Playing XIs

Bangladesh: Dilara Akter, Juiariya Ferdous, Sobhana Mostary, Nigar Sultana (capt & wk), Shorna Akter, Sharmin Akter, Sanjida Akter Supta, Rabeya Khan, Nahida Akter, Marufa Akter, Sultana Khatun

India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Bharti Fulmali, Shreyanka Patil, G Kamalini, Sree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Nandani Sharma.

September 20, 2026 10:03

Toss

India wins the toss and elects to bat first.

September 20, 2026 09:56

Where will the match happen?

The India vs Bangladesh Asian Games 2026 women’s cricket semifinal will take place at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin on the outskirts of Nagoya.

September 20, 2026 09:53

Streaming Info

The India vs Bangladesh Asian Games 2026 women’s cricket semifinal will be telecast live in India by the Sony Sports network. The match can also be live streamed through the Sony LIV app and the website.

September 20, 2026 09:40

Squads

India: Renuka Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Bharti Fulmali, Kranti Gaud, Richa Ghosh, G Kamalini, Smriti Mandhana, Sree Charani, Shreyanka Patil, Pratika Rawal, Deepti Sharma, Nandani Sharma, Radha Yadav.

Bangladesh: Nigar Sultana Joty (c), Nahida Akter (vc), Dilara Akter, Juairiya Ferdous, Sharmin Akter Supta, Sarmin Sultana, Sobhana Mostary, Shorna Akter, Ritu Moni, Fahima Khatun, Rabeya Khan, Marufa Akter, Sultana Khatun, Shanjida Akther Maghla, Fariha Islam Trisna.

Published on Sep 20, 2026

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