The race for the title in the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 has reached the next stage and this stage is the semi-finals. The group stage matches of the Asia Cup have been completed and it has become clear who Team India will face in the semi-finals. It was decided after the last match played between Bangladesh and UAE, in which Bangladesh won by scoring only 103 runs. In this way, India will face Bangladesh in the semi-finals. This match will be played on Thursday 10 September.
The last match of Group-B was played on Tuesday 8 September at Dubai International Stadium in UAE. In this match, Bangladesh and host UAE had equal 2-2 points. In such a situation, whichever team won, it was to get the second ticket for the semi-finals from Group-B. Sri Lanka had already made its place in this group. The Bangladesh team, captained by Nigar Sultana, won the match as expected but for this it had to make a lot of papads.
In this match, Bangladesh batted first but UAE’s bowling attack made the experienced Bangladeshi team sweat. Bangladesh had to struggle even to cross the 100 run mark. Sharmin Akhtar scored the highest score of 38 runs for the team, on the basis of which the team could reach only 103 runs. For UAE, Suraksha Kotte conceded only 11 runs in 4 overs and took 3 wickets. Other bowlers also bowled economically and took wickets also. But in response, UAE batsmen themselves could score only 69 runs in 20 overs and thus lost by 34 runs.
Now let’s talk about the semi-finals. Two semi-finals will be played in the tournament, which will be held on 10 and 11 September. India will face Bangladesh in the first semi-final. The Indian team stood first in Group-A, while Bangladesh stood second in Group-B. This match will be played on September 10 at 8 pm at Dubai International Stadium. The second semi-final will be held the next day between Sri Lanka (topper in Group-B) and Pakistan (second in Group-A). This match will also be played in Dubai Stadium and it will also start from 8 pm. The winning teams of these two semi-finals will compete for the trophy in the final on 13 September.