Indian women’s team, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, put up an all-round performance as they defeated Bangladesh Women by 40 runs in the first semi-final of the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 campaign, advancing to the grand finale in Dubai.
Speaking at the post-match presentation, Harmanpreet Kaur asserted that the surface at the venue assisted both teams’ spinners. Later, she went on to praise Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh, and Deepti Sharma for turning the game in their favor.
“The way things are going, really happy with the way we have been batting and bowling. There was value for good balls. If you were giving revs to the ball, there was value to that ball. Both teams’ spinners bowled really well today. Batters were trying hard to get those runs, but there was a lot for the spinners, and they used this pitch really well,” Harmanpreet Kaur said after the semi-final.
Shifting our focus to the details of the game, India Women batted first, and they posted 149/6 in 20 overs, courtesy of Shafali Verma’s 64-run knock off 40 balls with seven fours and three sixes. In the chase, Bangladesh could score 109/7 in 20 overs, losing the game by 40 runs. Deepti Sharma was the top bowler with a three-wicket haul.
“The small partnerships were there, especially when you have a pitch like this where you don’t know how (things) are going to be, so small things matter a lot. All the partnership (that) we had today while batting, those were very crucial, and even Richa Ghosh’s batting. She played a few really good shots. And with the ball, Deepti was excellent. Whenever we needed, she came up and gave us breakthroughs,” she concluded.
