India vs Bangladesh HIGHLIGHTS, Asian Games T20 semifinal: IND hammer BAN, secures gold-medal match
IND-W vs BAN-W Live: Shafali Verma’s blistering maiden T20I century and Smriti Mandhana’s record-breaking run powered India to a rampant 195/4 in the semi-final against Bangladesh at the Asian Games in Nisshin on Sunday. A second successive gold-medal match was soon confirmed as the Indian bowlers annihilated Bangladesh, bundling them out for 81 in an eventual 114-run victory.
After Mandhana surpassed New Zealand’s Suzie Bates to become the highest run-scorer in women’s T20Is, Shafali took centre stage, continuing her sizzling form in the format. The hard-hitting opener became the first woman to hit a century in the Asian Games, while also becoming the highest six-hitter for India in the format, surpassing her opening partner.
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The result of the Asia Cup semi-final might indeed have been different on September 10, had Fahima Khatun clung on to a chance easier than a regulation catch. Reprieved on 6, Shafali made Bangladesh pay dearly, blazing a match-winning 64 off 40 balls. Neither did she stop scoring after the reprieve, nor did Bangladesh stop dropping dollies — four more chances would go begging. The Asian Games may not sit among the high altars of cricketing prestige, but Sunday’s semi-final in Nagoya carries layers of subtext. The first is the simplest: Bangladesh seek redemption, while India seek to widen the chasm between themselves and the rest of the subcontinental chasing pack. READ MORE
