Nishin. Indian women's cricket team continues to perform brilliantly in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026. India has made it to the finals of the women's cricket competition by defeating Bangladesh. On September 20 (Sunday), the Indian team defeated Bangladesh by 114 runs in the semi-final number-2 held at Korogi Sports Park, Nishin. In the match, the Indian team had given Bangladesh a target of 196 runs to win, but its entire team collapsed for 81 runs in 15.4 overs.
Now the Indian team will face Sri Lanka in the final on 22 September (Tuesday). This gold medal match will start at 10.30 am Indian time. The Indian women's team will take the field to win gold in the second consecutive Asian Games. In the Hangzhou Asian Games 2022, the Indian women's team had captured the gold by defeating Sri Lanka. This time Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets in the first semi-final. The bronze medal match between Pakistan and Bangladesh will also be played on 22 September.
In the chase, Bangladeshi team lost wickets from the very beginning and could not make a comeback in the match. Opener Dilara Akhtar made the maximum contribution of 27 runs in 23 balls with the help of 4 fours and one six. Whereas Sharmin Akhtar (10 runs) and Sultana Khatoon (12 runs not out) were also successful in reaching double digits. For India, Deepti Sharma and Nandani Sharma took three wickets each. While Shri Charani took two wickets. Kranti Gaur and Shreyanka Patil also achieved one success each.
Shefali scored a brilliant century
In the match, the Indian team won the toss and batted first and scored 195 runs for 4 wickets. Opener Shefali Verma scored unbeaten 100 runs on 49 balls, which included 9 sixes and three fours. This was the first century of Shefali's T20I career. Whereas captain Harmanpreet Kaur contributed 40 runs on 33 balls with the help of 6 fours. Opener Smriti Mandhana also scored 37 runs facing 19 balls. Smriti hit 5 fours and two sixes in her innings. For Bangladesh, Rabeya Khan, Nahida Akhtar, Shanjida Akhtar Meghla and Marufa Akhtar took 1 wicket each.
India's playing XI: Smriti Mandhana, Shefali Verma, Bharti Fulmali, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Gunalan Kamalini, Deepti Sharma, Shreyanka Patil, Shree Charani, Nandini Sharma and Kranti Gaur.
Bangladesh's playing XI: Dilara Akhtar, Zuaria Firdous, Sobhana Mostari, Nigar Sultana (wicketkeeper/captain), Sharna Akhtar, Sharmin Akhtar, Shanjida Akhtar Meghla, Rabeya Khan, Nahida Akhtar, Marufa Akhtar and Sultana Khatoon.