IND vs BAN HIGHLIGHTS Asian Games 2023, women’s cricket semifinal: India beats Bangladesh by 8 wickets, advances to finals

Shrona Akter comes into the attack. Akter to Rodrigues, FOUR! Another boundary, this time at point to bring 50 for India as it needs just two runs now. Rodrigues punches off the back foot to run a quick couple as with this, India wins comprehensively by beating Bangladesh by 8 wickets and reaching the finals of the Asian Games 2023!

India will play the winner of the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match in the final on Monday at the same venue.

Leg-spinner Fahima Khatun comes into the attack. Fahima to Verma, OUT! Through the legs BOWLED! Khatun gives Bangladesh a second breakthrough after Verma tries to tuck the ball fine but misses the line. Kanika Ahuja, the new batter is at number four. Khatun to Jemimah, FOUR! Swept well to dispatch the ball at deep square leg for a boundary. She takes a single as India gets seven off the over.

Change in bowling as Rabeya Khan comes into the attack, replacing Nahida Akter from the other end. Four singles and a wide fetch India five runs off the over.

And the rotation continues. Sultana Khatun comes back. Khatun to Verma, FOUR! Verma pounces on early by shuffling across and slog sweeps over backward point to start the over with a boundary.

Nahida Akter comes back after an over’s break. Jemimah gets a single to get off the mark. She gives just two singles and two wides and India gets four from this over.

Captain Nigar Sultana is looking to rotate her bowlers. She brings back Marufa Akter. Marufa to Verma, FOUR! Verma bossed around by steeping out and slamming a hard shot down the ground to start this over with a boundary. Akter to Mandhana, OUT! Akter produces a wicket out of nowhere. She lured Mandhana to play on the on-side and gets a leading edge to point fielder Shamima Sultana. Jemimah Rodrigues comes in at number three.

Spin from both ends. Sultana Khatun comes from the other end. She gives four singles as India is off to a calm start in the 52 chase.

Off-spinner Nahida Akter comes into the attack from the other end. Shafali Verma takes a single to get off the mark before Mandhana returns the strike back to her. A cautious start from Verma as she plays out four dots to end this over.

Marufa Akter starts. Akter to Mandhana, FOUR! A boundary to start the over and the chase as Mandhana leans against full, outside-off delivery to hit a good-looking cover drive. Akter bowls four WIDES in the over as India gets eight from the first over after Mandhana plays out the rest of the over with five dots.

India needs 52 to win. Openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma are in the middle as Marufa Akter starts with the new ball.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad with her last over. She starts with three dots before Nahida Akter gets a single. Gayakwad to Marufa Akter, OUT! She cleans her up as India bundles out Bangladesh on just 51!

India needs 52 in 20 overs to go through finals!

Another change in the bowling attack. Devika Vaidya comes into the attack. Vaidya to Sultana Khatun, OUT! Richa Ghosh STUMPED Khatun after she missed getting a connection with the bat. Bangladesh nine down. A wicket maiden for Vaidya.

Sultana Khatun takes a single on the fifth ball of the over to bring 50 for Bangladesh in the 16th over.

Titas Sadhu to bowl her last over. She gives just three runs as Bangladesh crawls near 50.

Deepti Sharma with her second over. Sharma to Nahida Akter, FOUR! In the slot for Akter and she goes for a slog sweep at deep mid-wicket, hit with just enough power to beat the boundary rider who was not close to the fence to get a boundary. Four runs from this over.

Pooja Vastrakar comes back into the attack to bowl her last over of the spell. Vastrakar to Ritu Moni, FOUR! Full and outside off, Moni slashes it hard to get a boundary at backward point. Vastrakar to Ritu Moni, OUT! Vastrakar CLEAN BOWLED Ritu Moni to finish her spell with four wickets. She gets slight movement as the ball nips back in and crashes onto the stumps.

Deepti Sharma comes into the attack. She bowls a MAIDEN to start her spell.

Amanjot Kaur with her third over. Kaur to Rabeya Khan, BOWLED! Kaur reaps the benefit of tight bowling. Too full and in the middle, Rabeya Khan tries to play a straight drive on the front foot but the ball went past her bat to give India its seventh wicket.

Rajeshwari Gayakward with her second over. She is on point to cramp Bangladeshi batter and gives just a single off this over.

Amanjot Kaur continues from the other end. Kaur to Ritu Moni, DROPPED! Another sitter dropped by India as this time it was Devika Vaidya who missed to complete the catch at extra cover. Four runs off the over, Bangladesh 29 for six after nine.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad comes into the attack from the other end. Gayakwad to Nigar Sultana, RUNOUT! Poor running between the wickets from Sultana as she finds herself short of ground against a brilliant direct throw of Devika Vaidya. Two runs and a wicket from this over as India Gayakwad to Ritu Moni, RUNNOUT! What is going on here? Another mixup resulted in a second runout of the over. Is it Fatima Khatun who has to go out as Verma gets onto the ball on time followed by quick glove works by Richa Ghosh to send the sixth batter away. Bangladesh is reeling at 25 for six at the moment.

The first change in the bowling attack. Amanjot Kaur comes into the attack. She gives just two runs from her first over.

Titas Sadhu, too, gets her third over of the spell. Sadhu to Shorna Akter, OUT! Through the gates to BOWLED Akter as she cleans her up to get her maiden T20I wicket on debut! Three and a wicket off this over as India continues to assert its dominance in this match. Bangladesh managed just 21 in this PowerPlay.

Skipper Mandhana gives the third over to Pooja Vastrakar. Vastrakar to Mostary, OUT! Vastrakar delivers yet again! Mostary holes out to Mandhana at mid-off and the skipper makes no mistake to complete the regulation catch this time. Just a single and a wicket in this over.

Titas Sadhu continus. Sadhu to Nigar Sultana, OVERTHROW! Mandhana throws wide of the stumps and both batters ran three meanwhile. Sadhu to Mostary, WIDE! Five off the over.

Pooja Vastrakar continues. Pooja to Mostary, FOUR! Full and outside off, Mostary guides it past point for a boundary. Pooja to Mostary, DROPPED! Skipper Mandhana drops a dolly! An easy regulation catch to her reach but Mandhana could not collect this one. Six off the over.

Debutant Titas Sadhu from the other end. She keeps things tight to give just a single in her first over.

Pooja Vastrakar to Shathi Rani, OUT! What a start for Pooja as she strikes the first ball. There was a slight movement off the air and she got a nick to the keeper. GOLDEN DUCK for Rani! Sobhana Moastary comes in at number three. She gets off the mark with a single. Pooja to Shamima Sultana, OUT! Oh my goodness, what is going on here? She gets the second opener for GOLDEN DUCK too! This one crashed onto Sultana’s pads.

Pooja Vastrakar gets the new ball in hand as it is Shathi Rani and Shamima Sultana in the middle for Bangladesh.

India: Smriti Mandhana (c), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Kanika Ahuja, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vatsrakar, Titas Sadhu, Rajeshwari Gayakwad.

Bangladesh: Shamima Sultana, Shathi Rani, Nigar Sultana(w/c), Sobhana Mostary, Ritu Moni, Marufa Akter, Nahida Akter, Shorna Akter, Fahima Khatun, Sultana Khatun, Rabeya Khan

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first.

INDIA

Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wicket-keeper), Amanjot Kaur, Devika Vaidya, Pooja Vastrakar, Titas Sadhu, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Minnu Mani, Kanika Ahuja, Uma Chetry (wicket-keeper), Anusha Bareddy.

BANGLADESH

Fargana Hoque, Sobhana Mostary, Nigar Sultana(c), Ritu Moni, Nahida Akter, Shamima Sultana(w), Fahima Khatun, Lata Mondal, Marufa Akter, Sanjida Akter Meghla, Rabeya Khan, Disha Biswas, Shorna Akter, Sultana Khatun, Shathi Rani

Wicket-keepers: Richa Ghosh, Nigar Sultana

Batters: Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Fargana Hoque

All-Rounders: Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma, Rabeya Khan

Bowlers: Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Sultana Khatun, Nahida Akter

Team Compositon - IND 6:5 BAN | Credits Left - 7.5

Which channel will telecast the Asian Games 2023 women’s cricket India vs Bangladesh semifinal?

The Asian Games 2023 India women’s vs Bangladesh women’s semifinal will be telecast live on the Sony Sports Network in India.

Where to watch the live stream of the Asian Games 2023 women’s cricket India vs Bangladesh semifinal?

The Asian Games 2023 India women’s vs Bangladesh women’s semifinal will be streamed live on the SonyLiv app and website.

Where will the Asian Games 2023 women’s cricket India vs Bangladesh semifinal be played?

The Asian Games 2023 India women’s vs Bangladesh women’s semifinal match will be played at the Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field.

What time will the Asian Games 2023 women’s cricket India vs Bangladesh semifinal begin?

The Asian Games 2023 India women’s vs Bangladesh women’s semifinal will start at 6:30 AM IST, on September 24.

What time will the toss between India vs Bangladesh Asia Cup 2023 women’s semifinal take place?

The toss between India vs Bangladesh Asia Cup 2023 women’s semifinal will happen at 6 AM IST on September 24.

Hello and Welcome to Sportstar’s Live coverage of the women’s India vs Bangladesh Asian Games 2023 semifinal match. Stay tuned as we bring you all live updates from Hangzhou.