India vs Bangladesh Highlights, Women's Asia Cup 2026 Semifinal 1: India advances to sixth straight final
IND vs BAN: Catch all the LIVE scores, updates, commentary from the Women's Asia Cup 2026 semifinal between India and Bangladesh at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday.
Updated : Sep 10, 2026 20:29 IST
elcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 semifinal between India and Bangladesh at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday.
Keeping you company through this clash are Siddanth Nair and Rajdeep Saha.
September 10, 2026 20:29
8th over
Rabeya with her second over and some shoddy fielding over at square leg gives the batters a single, and India its 50.
September 10, 2026 20:26
IND 49/1 (7)
Nahida continues for her second over. No boundaries in this over, just a couple of singles.
September 10, 2026 20:23
6
IND 45/1 (6)
Rabeya Khan with her first over. And she almost gets Pratika trapped lbw. SIX! Pratika steps down and gets a maximum of her own, as she sends the ball sailing over mid-wicket region. And that’s the end of the PowerPlay.
September 10, 2026 20:20
IND 39/1 (5)
Left-arm spin comes into play as Nahida Akter is brought in. Shafali shifts across the crease and smacks it through mid-wicket but Shorna stops it at mid on. A single taken to give Pratika the strike. Two to end the over after the ball is sent over the backward point region.
September 10, 2026 20:15
6
IND 34/1 (4)
Sultana continues. Shafali comes down the track and flicks it over mid-wicket as the Indian batters take a quick two.
SIX! First maximum of the innings and of course, it comes from Shafali. She walks down and smacks it straight down the ground. How many more will she hit in this innings?
Well, she hits another one! Same tactic, slightly more over mid off, but same end result. Another SIX!
September 10, 2026 20:13
4
IND 20/1 (3)
Marufa continues and Shafali smacks a good length ball over mid-wicket for a FOUR! Next ball, she survives again! A mistimed shot hangs in the air with the threat of her dismissal but the mid on fielder is just behind the ball.
FOUR! Meanwhile, Pratika Rawal, the new batter at the crease, smacks her first ball with elan with a cover drive!
September 10, 2026 20:09
W
IND 9/1 (2)
DROPPED! Sultana Khatun with the ball and Shafali goes big. Instead, she goes high as Fahima Khatun comes below the falling sphere. Deep at mid on, she fumbles the catch and Shafali breathes a sigh of relief. Shafali gets a lifeline on six.
OUT! It’s Smriti who has to walk back after a leading edge goes high and Shorna Akter, backtracking, takes a great catch to send the batter back.
September 10, 2026 20:02
4
IND 7/0 (1)
It’s Marufa Akter with the new ball. Smriti to face the first ball. The southpaw pushes it and mid off stops it. Single taken. Shafali faces her first ball, swinging into the right-hander, but a dot. Next ball, moves away from Shafali, keeps low as well. Beats the Indian big-hitter as Bangladesh skipper Joty scrambles to collect the ball behind the stumps.
An edge off Shafali’s bat and the ball races through deep third for two. First FOUR of the innings as Shafali flicks it down fine leg.
September 10, 2026 19:57
National anthems are underway
The two teams have made their way out to the middle for their respective national anthems.
September 10, 2026 19:57
Can Marufa Akter be a thorn to India?
In a tournament dominated by spinners, Bangladesh seamer Marufa Akter has quietly delivered the goods for her side. With six wickets, Marufa is the highest wicket-taker in the PowerPlay in the Women’s Asia Cup.
Against Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma, Bangladesh will hope Marufa can continue her wicket-taking prowess.
September 10, 2026 19:54
Spin it to win it in Dubai?
Conditions at the Dubai International Stadium have heavily favoured the spinners.
Among the 174 wickets that have been picked up in the tournament, spinners have picked 125- a share of 71.84 per cent. The average for tweakers (11.20) has been significantly better than their pace counterparts (16.14). The same goes for the economy rates (4.73 to 5.71).
And its none other than India’s Sree Charani that has been at the forefront of this dominant display.
Charani, along with Deepti Sharma and Prema Rawat, has picked up 21 of the 27 wickets for India at a miserly economy rate of 2.81 and an average of 4.38.
September 10, 2026 19:49
Incase you were wondering what happened to Jemimah Rodrigues......
Why is Jemimah Rodrigues not playing in India vs Bangladesh Women’s Asia Cup 2026 semifinal?
Jemimah Rodrigues was not named in the playing XI for the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 semifinal between India and Bangladesh happening at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday.
September 10, 2026 19:34
Bangladesh playing XI
Dilara Akter, Juairiya Ferdous, Sobhana Mostary, Nigar Sultana(w/c), Sharmin Akhter, Shorna Akter, Fahima Khatun, Nahida Akter, Rabeya Khan, Sultana Khatun, Marufa Akter
September 10, 2026 19:33
India playing XI
Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Deepti Sharma, Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh(w), Prema Rawat, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Nandani Sharma
September 10, 2026 19:30
Toss update!
The captains are ready, and we are just a few moments away from the toss.
The moment has arrived, the coin is flicked high in the air aaaannnddddd....... it’s Bangladesh that wins the toss! Nigar Sultana opts to bowl first!
“Good memories from 2018 but we want to focus on today’s game, no changes,” says Sultana.
Harmanpreet Kaur says she was looking to bat first.
“Good toss to lose, pressure game so we wanted to put runs on the board. Tricky pitch, difficult what to expect, but hopefully we can put a good total on the board. We are unchanged as well,” says Harmanpreet.
September 10, 2026 19:28
Charani on the verge of something special
There are very few constants in life- Death, taxes, and Sree Charani takes a wicket for India in every game. Such is how impressive the spinner from Andhra has been ever since she made her international debut in 2025.
In the ongoing competition, Charani has picked seven wickets from three matches, including a stunning 3/7 against Pakistan in her last game.
If she picks a wicket against Bangladesh, which feels like a given considering how good she has been, Charani will not only pick her 50th T20I wicket this year but she will equal Poonam Yadav’s record for the most wickets by an Indian cricketer in women’s T20Is with 35.
Interestingly, Charani is also the highest wicket-taker in India vs Bangladesh matches with 20 wickets.
September 10, 2026 19:26
Pitch report
Experts reckon the surface will favour the spinners again, no surprises.
But Veda Krishnamurthy believes batters will also enjoy batting on this surface, though they will have to work hard to find the boundaries.
Win toss, bowl first, is her verdict.
September 10, 2026 19:22
Smriti on the cusp of history, again
Smriti Mandhana has embarked on a record-breaking spree over the last two weeks and against Bangladesh, the southpaw could well add another feather to her cap.
Smriti needs 68 more runs to surpass Suzie Bates and become the highest run-scorer in women’s T20Is.
Bates currently leads the way with 4758 runs.
September 10, 2026 19:16
Can India overcome middle-order woes?
The openers have fired, the tweakers have brought the opposition to its knees, but India’s middle-order is yet to show up to the party.
Pratika Rawal at three, who came in as Jemimah Rodrigues’ replacement, captain Harmanpreet Kaur at four, Bharti Fulmali at five, and Richa Ghosh have had very little runs to show for.
There’s no way to predict when the law of averages might catch up with Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma but in the event that it happens tonight, India’s middle-order will need to dust off its poor run of form and produce some runs.
September 10, 2026 19:04
India vs Bangladesh H2H record
When it comes to the head-to-head record between the two sides in T20Is, the numbers are heavily in favour of India.
In 24 matches, India has won 21 times, while Bangladesh has managed just the three wins.
However, in the Women’s Asia Cup, the two teams have competed on more equal terms-in five matches, India has won thrice, while Bangladesh has won two times.
One of the two wins came in the final of the 2018 edition, where the Tigresses famously defeated the Women in Blue to win their first and only Asia Cup
September 10, 2026 18:49
Preview- India holds the cards
India will head into the semifinal clash against Bangladesh as firm favourites, and will be expected to make the final.
Its been smooth sailing for the Harmanpreet Kaur led-side in the competition, having won all three of its games, that too in dominant fashion.
Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma have done the heavy-lifting on the batting front and with the ball, Sree Charani and Deepti Sharma have been virtually unplayable.
For Bangladesh to win, it will need nothing short of a miracle, to put it bluntly. But funny things have happened in the past, like it did in the 2018 Asia Cup final, where it was Bangladesh that upset India to win the trophy.
September 10, 2026 18:42
Good evening!
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the Women’s Asia Cup semifinal clash between India and Bangladesh.
Stay with us as we bring you the live score and all the latest updates from what promises to be a thrilling contest.
Published on Sep 10, 2026
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