IND-W Vs BAN-W Asia Cup 2024 Semi-Final Match Highlights: Shafali-Smriti Show Stuns Bangladesh, Propels India To Final
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IND-W Vs BAN-W: That's all folks! 🫡
With that we come to the end for the live coverage of this clash. This is your host Muskaan Bhatt logging off! See you soon!
IND-W Vs BAN-W Player Of The Match: Renuka Singh Thakur
Renuka Singh won the POTM award for her outstanding performance in the Women's Asia Cup semi-finals:
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: India win by 10 Wickets!
A thumping win by Team India with the loss of no wicket. They've made a mockery of Bangladesh Women. They failed to touch the 100-run mark as bowlers breathed fire on them.
Then in the second innings, Smriti and Shalafi made things look too easy as they single-handedly completed the chase.
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: FIFTY!!!!!
Smriti Mandhana slams a fifty off just 38 balls.
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: It's all smiles!
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: DROPPED!
An easy peasy catch dropped near the ropes by Nahida Akter and with this Shafali Verma survives!
Just 14 runs needed to win!
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: End of the Powerplay
India Women are cruising towards the run chase as they are 46/0 at the end of 6 overs. A day to forget for Bangladesh Women as nothing is going right for them so far in the game. Just 35 more runs required for India Women.
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: India needs 38 off 92 balls!
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: UP IN THE AIR! 6️⃣
Mandhana registers a biggie off Jahanara!
She got into the position and pulled it away over deep square leg for a maximum.
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: Smriti 🤝Shafali
Both Shafali and Smriti have given a fantastic starts to Team India. IND at 26 after three overs.
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: It's time for the chase!
Well, Indian openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma are out their in the middle.
The target is a mere 81 and we believe India will chase it without breaking a sweat.
Will Bangladesh put up a fight? Let's wait and watch.
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: India needs 81 runs to win!
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: CHOPPED ON!
ANOTHER ONE! Radha Yadav does it yet again! Radha gets another one and the stumps are shattered. Nidah Akter departs for a duck!
A Double Wicket Maiden from Radha Yadav to finish off the Innings.
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: WICKET!!
It's goodbye for CAPTAIN Nigar Sultana! The Bangladesh Skipper departs in the final over of the Innings as she has been dismissed for the first time in this tournament.
She walks back after scoring 32 runs off 51 balls.
Radha picks her second for the day!
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: 👀
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: WICKET!!!
Massive Appeal for Stumping here by Richa Ghosh as she is confident that Moni is out of her crease. The TV Umpire has been referred. This looks really close. Its touch and go to be honest as Moni was trying to drag her back leg to get inside her crease but she is short. OUT is the call in the BIG SCREEN.
BAN is at 45/6.
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: One for Vastrakar!
What a catch by Shafali Verma! Captain Nigar Sultana Joty is falling short of partners here as Rabeya Khan falls for just a single run
Bangladesh Women have lost half of their side now for 33.
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: WICKET!! Radha Yadav does it!
Radha comes into the attack and straightaway gets among the wickets. A peach to get rid of Rumana Ahmed, who struggled in the middle.
Bangladesh are jolted, 30-4.
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: Renuka's Magic! 🤩
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: End of powerplay!
The first six overs belong to India Women and Renuka Singh Thakur in particular. She picked up all the three wickets that fell and Bangladesh Women are on the back foot at 25/3.
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: Renuka is on a roll!
Third wicket of the day and it goes to Renuka Singh's brilliance!
Murshida Khatun, the leading run-scorer from Bangladesh has to walk back now after scoring just four runs off 8 balls.
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: WICKET NO. 2!!
Renuka gets her second. A Soft dismissal to get rid of Ishma Tanjim, who just chips it away to backward point.
BAN is at 17/2.
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: Vastrakar gets two boundaries 👀
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: WICKET!!!!
Bye bye Dilara! Renuka Singh and Uma Chetry partner up to sending her packing! Ishma Tanjim walks out to bat 3.
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: There she goes!
Wow Dilara Akter that is one to get off the mark. A huge hit over deep backward square leg.
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: Match begins!
The players are entering. Both Dilara Akter and Murshida Khatun are out in the middle. Renuka Singh to bowl the first over.
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: It's on!
All the players are walking out to the middle along with the Umpires for the National Anthem.
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: Team Changes
India Women - Harmanpreet Kaur, Uma Chetry, Pooja Vastrakar come in for Dayalan Hemalatha, S Sajana, Arundhati Reddy.
Bangladesh Women - Marufa Akter comes in for Sabikun Nahar Jasmin.
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: Playing XIs
Bangladesh Women Playing XI: Nigar Sultana (c), Dilara Akter (wk), Murshida Khatun, Rumana Ahmed, Ritu Moni, Rabeya Khan, Shorna Akter, Nahida Akter (vc), Jahanara Alam, Ishma Tanjim, Marufa Akter
India Women Playing XI: Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Uma Chetry, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Tanuja Kanwar, Renuka Singh Thakur
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: Toss Update!
Bangladesh Women won the toss and opted to bat first
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: Head To Head in Asia Cup
In Women's Asia Cup, Bangladesh and India have a neck-to-neck with both the teams winnings two T20I each. Meanwhile, the Women in Blue lost the 2018 Women's Asia Cup final to Bangladesh - the only edition they didn't win.
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: Pitch Report
The dry surface at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium could be two-paced; meaning it can help both spinners and pacers, if they bowl smartly.
Additionally it might help spinners as they will get significant turn throughout the game. The pacers will employ their cutters and slow balls to succeed. However, anything loose at pace will likely be dispatched to the stands.
Since it's an afternoon clash, the track is expected to get slower with time hence, it is expected that the toss-winning captain will opt to bat first.
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: The stage is set!
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: It's D-Day!
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: Weather Report
As per Accuweather, the temperature during the IND-W and BAN-W afternoon clash is expected to be between 28° C and 30° C. It is expected to be cloudy and breezy, with a thunderstorm in some parts of the area. Additionally, there is a 40% chance of precipitation.
Although a 98% thick cloud cover looms over the city, rain is unlikely to interrupt the encounter. Expect it to be highly humid with 57 km/h wind gusts.
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: Probable XI
India Women: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur Singh, Tanuja Kanwar
Bangladesh Women: Dilara Akter, Murshida Khatun, Ishma Tanjim, Ritu Moni, Rumana Ahmed, Nigar Sultana (wk & c), Rabeya Khan, Shorna Akter, Jahanara Alam, Nahida Akter, Sabikun Nahar
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: Team Previews
India Women
For India Women, Shafali Verma is the only batter with over 100 runs in the tournament but they have got contributions from almost everyone. Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh have all scored a half-century and have runs behind them going into the semi-final.
In the bowling department, Deepti Sharma has picked up eight wickets, the most by any bowler in the tournament.
Harmanpreet didn't play the last game and she is expected to return to the playing XI. S Sajana is likely to make way for her, if she does come back.
IND-W Vs BAN-W Live Score: Team Previews
Bangladesh Women
Bangladesh Women began with a loss to hosts Sri Lanka Women but bounced back strongly, ending a 10-match losing streak with a win over Thailand.
They secured their spot in the semi-finals with another clinical performance against Malaysia Women.
Both teams enter this knockout fixture on the back of impressive wins. Despite India Women's historical dominance over Bangladesh in T20Is, they will not underestimate their opponents.
For Bangladesh, Murshida Khatun has been the leading run-scorer with 130 runs from 3 games, while their skipper Nigar Sultana too has contributed with 110 runs in same number of matches.
In the bowling department, Nahida Akter and Rabeya Khan have picked up five wickets each.
🥁🥁🥁 IT'S MATCH DAY! IT'S IND-W vs BAN-W Semi-final!🥁🥁🥁
Hello everyone and welcome to OneCricket's Live Blog, this is your host Muskaan Bhatt and I will take you through the entire clash!
The Indian women might be one game away from reaching the finals, but you're just seconds away from getting an exciting coverage of today's much-awaited clash.
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