Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Shafali Verma Powers India Into Women’s Asia Cup Final
India played Bangladesh in a women’s cricket semifinal in Dubai.
Shafali Verma scored 64 runs from 40 balls for India.
She hit seven fours and three sixes.
Shafali said her job is to attack by hitting sixes during the first six overs.
India made 149 runs while losing six wickets.
Bangladesh scored 109 runs while losing seven wickets.
India won by 40 runs and reached the final.
The slow pitch made it difficult for batters and helped spin bowlers.
Bangladesh’s captain said her team missed chances and did not bat well.
Shafali Verma scored 64 from 40 balls, including seven fours and three sixes.
India posted 149 for six before restricting Bangladesh to 109 for seven.
India won the semifinal by 40 runs at Dubai International Stadium.
Verma said hitting sixes during the Powerplay is her responsibility and something she enjoys.
Captains Harmanpreet Kaur and Nigar Sultana highlighted spin, missed opportunities and Bangladesh’s poor batting display.
- Who
- India, led by captain Harmanpreet Kaur, defeated Bangladesh, led by Nigar Sultana; Shafali Verma was India’s leading batter.
- What
- India beat Bangladesh by 40 runs in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup semifinal and reached the final.
- When
- Thursday, September 10; the articles do not specify the year.
- Where
- Dubai International Stadium in Dubai.
- Why
- India’s 149 for six proved too difficult for Bangladesh, which made 109 for seven; Shafali’s innings provided the main impetus for India’s total.
India’s View
Bangladesh’s View
Reason for the result
India’s View
India’s innings was powered by Shafali Verma’s aggressive Powerplay batting, and the team’s spinners used the pitch effectively.
Bangladesh’s View
Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana described the match as a bad day for the team, citing missed fielding opportunities and an ineffective batting performance.
Powerplay approach
India’s View
Shafali said she enjoys the responsibility of hitting sixes in the first six overs to give India’s innings momentum.
Bangladesh’s View
Bangladesh did not bat well in its Powerplay and failed to build a chase of India’s total.
Bowling and pitch
India’s View
Harmanpreet Kaur said the slow surface rewarded accurate spin bowling and that both teams’ spinners bowled well.
Bangladesh’s View
Sultana said Bangladesh had not bowled as well as it had in its previous three games.
- Result
- India defeated Bangladesh by 40 runs.
- India’s score
- 149 for six.
- Bangladesh’s score
- 109 for seven.
- Shafali Verma
- 64 runs from 40 balls, with seven fours and three sixes.
- Tournament stage
- Women’s T20 Asia Cup semifinal.
- Venue
- Dubai International Stadium, Dubai.
- Pitch conditions
- Slow and spin-friendly, with spin bowlers dominating the match.
