Shafali Verma scored 64 off 40 balls as India beat Bangladesh by 40 runs in the Women’s Asia Cup semi-final in Dubai on Thursday. India scored 149/7 after Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bowl. Shafali hit seven fours and three sixes. She was dropped three times during her innings.
India lost Smriti Mandhana for 2, but Shafali and Pratika Rawal added 50 runs for the second wicket. Rawal scored 20 off 24 balls before she was caught at cover. Shafali reached her 20th T20I fifty from 35 balls before Sultana Khatun dismissed her for 64. Harmanpreet Kaur scored 24 not out, while Richa Ghosh made 21 off 16 balls.
India scored 53 runs in the final five overs. Deepti Sharma added 13 off six balls, including a four and a six. Harmanpreet also scored 18 runs from her final 10 balls after making only six from her first 18 deliveries.
Bangladesh made 26 without loss before Shree Charani dismissed Juairiya Ferdous for 14. Deepti Sharma then took three wickets to stop the chase. Nandni Sharma took two wickets in the final over, including the hit-wicket dismissal of Rabeya Khan. Bangladesh finished on 109/7 as India secured a 40-run win.
Most Wickets Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2026
| Rank | Player | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deepti Sharma (IND-W) | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3/0 | 3.63 | 3.52 | 6.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Chamari Athapaththu (SL-W) | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7/5 | 3.88 | 3.33 | 7.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Shree Charani (IND-W) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3/7 | 5.87 | 3.27 | 10.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Marufa Akter (BAN-W) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3/21 | 9.50 | 5.06 | 11.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Nashra Sandhu (PAK-W) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6/7 | 4.57 | 3.31 | 8.28 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Nandani Sharma (IND-W) | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3/18 | 6.85 | 4.36 | 9.42 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Suleeporn Laomi (THA-W) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3/14 | 9.14 | 5.33 | 10.28 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Prema Rawat (IND-W) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3/9 | 8.83 | 3.53 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Suraksha Kotte (UAE-W) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3/11 | 6.50 | 4.33 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Nahida Akter (BAN-W) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3/15 | 14.16 | 5.31 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 |