IND W vs BAN W: India vs Bangladesh Women's Asia Cup Semi-Finals Today, Know Team India's Playing XI

IND W vs BAN W Women Asia Cup 2026:   The first semi-final of the Women's Asia Cup T20 tournament will be played between India and Bangladesh in Dubai tonight at 8 pm. If the Indian women's team reaches the final, they will dream of winning the title for the eighth time. It will be difficult for Bangladesh to stop India. While the history and current format make Harmanpreet's team a strong contender. The second semifinal of the tournament will be played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on September 11

India has won the tournament the most times, seven times.

The Indian team has been in excellent form throughout the tournament, winning all its matches and occupying the top spot in Group A. In the group stage, India have won by seven wickets, bowling out arch-rivals Pakistan for 55 runs. India have won the tournament seven times so far, while Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have won once each. Sri Lanka are the defending champions, while Bangladesh won the title in 2018<>

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Mandhana, Shefali and Harman are all in top form.

Indian batting has been strong and against Hong Kong, Smriti Mandhana once again proved that she is considered one of the best batsmen of the modern era by scoring 124 off 64 balls. Explosive batsman Shafali Verma, who is the fastest to score 3,000 runs in women's T20 cricket, has given the team a strong start and kept the opposition under pressure in the powerplay. In the middle order, captain Harmanpreet and wicketkeeper-batsman Richa Ghosh have scored well in the final overs.

Bangladesh's batsmen will have to perform well against the Indian spin and pace attack. India have variety and depth in bowling. Deepti Sharma has become the highest wicket-taker in women's T20 international cricket. Fast bowler Renuka Thakur has taken over with the new ball. Meanwhile, Bangladesh beat UAE by 34 runs to enter the semifinals. Nigar Sultana's team's batting weaknesses overshadowed when they lost six wickets for 55 runs, after which Sharmin Akhtar and Nigar stabilised the innings.

India's probable playing XI;

Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Bharti Phulmali, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Sricharani, Kranti Goud, Nandini Sharma