Womens Asia Cup T20: Bangladesh Women vs India Women Match Preview, Womens Asia Cup T20

1st Semi Final (A1 v B2) • Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium • Dambulla

Bangladesh Women

80/8 (20)

India Women

83/0 (11)

IND-W won by 10 wickets

Info

Fantasy

Live

Scorecard

Stats

Playing XI

Date & Time

26 Jul, 02:00 PM IST

Venue

Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium

TV/Streaming

FanCode

Match

1st Semi Final (A1 v B2),

Umpires

Dedunu Silva (Sri Lanka), Nimali Perera (Sri Lanka), Hemangi Yerzal (United Arab Emirates, TV)

Referee

Michell Pereira (Sri Lanka)

Toss

Bangladesh Women elected to bat

Pitch Report

This is where the batters enjoy themselves. Chamari Atapattu got a 100 here. The weather is hot. The toss doesn't matter much. There's a bit more grass but no wear and tear, it's even and should be a good surface. There might be something for the seamers early on. 59 meters would make it easy. There could be a bit of turn too so it'll be spinners vs batters.

1st Innings

135Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

112.58Avg SR

2nd Innings

105Avg Runs

5Avg Wkts

101.81Avg SR

Playing XILineups Out

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

IND-W

9- 1

BAN-W

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

India Women

Bangladesh Women

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Shafali Verma

IND-W . BAT

158 Runs

3 Matches

Murshida Khatun

BAN-W . BAT

130 Runs

2 Matches

Nigar Sultana

BAN-W . WK

110 Runs

3 Matches

Top Bowlers

Deepti Sharma

IND-W . ALL

8 Wkts

3 Matches

Nahida Akter

BAN-W . BOWL

5 Wkts

3 Matches

Rabeya Khan

BAN-W . BOWL

5 Wkts

3 Matches

Playing XILineups Out

Fantasy Top Picks

Expert Team 1

D Sharma

S Verma

Expert Team 2

S Verma

S Mandhana

Venue Details

Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium

1st Innings

135Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

112.58Avg SR

2nd Innings

105Avg Runs

5Avg Wkts

101.81Avg SR

Toss winners opt to

73%Bat First Bowl First27%

Team Batting First

40%Wins Losses60%

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IND-W 178/3 (20)

NEP-W 96/9 (20)

IND-W won by 82 runs

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5th Match, Group A • Jul 21 • Womens Asia Cup T20

IND-W 201/5 (20)

UAE-W 123/7 (20)

IND-W won by 78 runs

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2nd Match, Group A • Jul 19 • Womens Asia Cup T20

IND-W 109/3 (14.1)

PAK-W 108/10 (19.2)

IND-W won by 7 wickets

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3rd T20I • Jun 27 • India Women's tour of Sri Lanka

SL-W 141/3 (17)

IND-W 138/5 (20)

SL-W won by 7 wickets

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2nd T20I • Jun 25 • India Women's tour of Sri Lanka

SL-W 125/7 (20)

IND-W 127/5 (19.1)

IND-W won by 5 wickets

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1st T20I • Jun 23 • India Women's tour of Sri Lanka

SL-W 104/5 (20)

IND-W 138/6 (20)

IND-W won by 34 runs

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Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

India Women

Bangladesh Women

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

IND-W

9- 1

BAN-W

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

134

Average Score

112

201/5

Highest Score

191/2

47/1

Lowest Score

68/7

Player of the Match Renuka Thakur

3/10

BAN W

IND-W

Info

Bangladesh Women

80/8 (20)

Batters

Dilara Akter

150.00

b RS Thakur

Murshida Khatun

44.44

c S Verma b RS Thakur

Ishma Tanjim

80.00

b RS Thakur

Nigar Sultana

(C)

62.75

c D Sharma b R Yadav

Rumana Ahmed

9.09

b R Yadav

Rabeya Khan

14.29

c S Verma b P Vastrakar

Ritu Moni

83.33

st R Ghosh b D Sharma

Shorna Akter

105.56

Not out

Nahida Akter

0.00

b R Yadav

Marufa Akter

0.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 1, NB: 1, W: 2)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 4)

80/8

Did not Bat

Jahanara Alam

Bowlers

EXT

Renuka Thakur

2.50

Pooja Vastrakar

6.25

4.00

Deepti Sharma

3.50

Radha Yadav

3.50

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Dilara Akter

b RS Thakur

1-7

0.4

Ishma Tanjim

b RS Thakur

2-17

2.6

Murshida Khatun

c S Verma b RS Thakur

3-21

4.5

Rumana Ahmed

b R Yadav

4-30

9.1

Rabeya Khan

c S Verma b P Vastrakar

5-33

10.5

Ritu Moni

st R Ghosh b D Sharma

6-44

13.3

Nigar Sultana

c D Sharma b R Yadav

7-80

19.1

Nahida Akter

b R Yadav

8-80

19.3

India Women

83/0 (11)

Batters

Shafali Verma *

92.86

Not out

Smriti Mandhana

141.03

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 0, NB: 1, W: 1)

TOTAL

(11 Ov, RR: 7.55)

83/0

Did not Bat

, Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, , Renuka Thakur

Bowlers

EXT

8.50

11.33

5.67

5.00

5.00

Match Info

Date & Time

26 Jul, 02:00 PM IST

Venue

Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium

TV/Streaming

FanCode

Match

1st Semi Final (A1 v B2),

Umpires

Dedunu Silva (Sri Lanka), Nimali Perera (Sri Lanka), Hemangi Yerzal (United Arab Emirates, TV)

Referee

Michell Pereira (Sri Lanka)

Toss

Bangladesh Women elected to bat

1 1 4 0 nb 1 1

Over 8

Runs: 8

1 4 1 0 1 0

Over 9

Runs: 7

1 1 1 0 0 1

Over 10

Runs: 4

1 0 0 4 4 4

Over 11

Runs: 13

All Overs

Player of the Match Renuka Thakur

3/10

Commentary

It is turning out to be yet another edition of the Asia Cup where India are bullying oppositions and delineating how strong a team they are. They have barged into the finals without really being challenged. Their final opponent would be decided tonight when Sri Lanka and Pakistan go head to head in the second semifinal. We would be there to take you through the action as it unfolds. For now, it is the duo of Darpan Tikiya and Rudransh Khurana signing off!

Harmanpreet Kaur (India Captain): I think our bowlers did a great job. Whatever we spoke of in the team meetings, they executed that. For us things are simple. We want to keep on doing what we are doing for a long time. The training has been going on nicely. We try to execute whatever we plan. The bowlers are hitting the right lines and lengths. They give me a lot of confidence. Consistency is they key. Day after tomorrow is an important game for us. We would watch the game tonight and prepare accordingly.

Renuka Thakur (3/10, Player of the Match): I feel very happy. It was a big game for us. To perform in this kind of a game is great pleasure. I was getting some assistance from the swing. I like bowling with the new ball. So, I was happy to bowl the 4 overs upfront. Happy to take wickets no matter how they come.

Nigar Sultana (Bangladesh Captain): We couldn't get the ideal start we wanted. Losing so many wickets early on is never good. When your top-order is not getting runs it's difficult. It's just a mental block. We did so well against Malaysia and Thailand. Here we are playing shots against everything. We have to fix our batting issues. That's why we have been losing so many matches. I am sure the coaching staff will come out with a plan. Shorna Akter has a job to do in the last five overs. She was unlucky today. But she's a good young player, who's showing the way straight after the under-19 World Cup.

Time for the post match presentation now.

India win by 10 wickets.

Smriti Mandhana - 55* (39) | Renuka Thakur 3/10
Nigar Sultana - 32 (51)

India barge into the finals of the Asia Cup with a thumping victory in the semifinals. For Bangladesh, this match felt like a nightmare that they couldn't wait to see the end of. The toss was perhaps the only thing that went in their favour.

Their batters came out with an intent to go after the bowling. The thinking was bold. However, the execution was way off. We saw one incorrigible shot after the other and the Indian fielders were sharp, ready to pounce upon any and every opportunity that came their way. Soon, Bangladesh had to change their plans as batting out even 20 overs started to seem like a challenge.

In the end, they managed only 80 runs in total. It was never going to be enough. But then, things only got even worse. Nahida Akter spilled a regulation catch and also missed a runout chance. Mandhana hit a full toss straight to a fielder but it turned out to be a no-ball. Absolutely nothing went their way and India kept marching along.

Mandhana brought up her first T20I fifty against Bangladesh and also went past Meg Lanning in the list of all time run getters. But the star for India was Renuka Thakur who broke the back of the opposition batting lineup with her early breakthroughs. Radha Yadav too chipped in with a 3for.

overs

83 /0 score

runs

Smriti Mandhana *

55 (39)

Shafali Verma

26 (28)

Nahida Akter

0 /34

10.6 Nahida Akter to Smriti Mandhana, FOURRR MORE AND INDIA WIN! THEY ARE INTO THE AISA CUP FINAL AND HOW! Full outside off, Mandhana has a ring of fielders there but she doesn't care. Absolutely drills the drive. The extra cover fielder leaps but doesn't reach it! It races to the fence. 10 wicket statement win for the Women in Blue! This is all too easy for them!

Smriti Mandhana scores another fifty that has been pleasing to the eyes. Her drives through the off side have been free flowing and she has not been afraid to smash the long hops across the line too.

10.5 Nahida Akter to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! FIFTY COMES UP FOR MANDHANA! Short of length outside off, stays on the backfoot and delicately guides it through deep third who dives way too early to stop it!

10.4 Nahida Akter to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! IN THE AIR BUT IN THE GAP! Looped up on off, Mandhana sits down and places the slog between the two fielders in the deep!

10.3 Nahida Akter to Smriti Mandhana, flat on middle and leg, Mandhana goes back and cuts it to point

10.2 Nahida Akter to Smriti Mandhana, loopy on middle and off, Mandhana pats it back

10.1 Nahida Akter to Shafali Verma, one run, slogged it to deep mid-wicket without much timing

Nahida Akter [2-0-21-0] to bowl.

STAT ALERT: Smriti Mandhana overtakes Meg Lanning to become the third-highest run-scorer in WT20Is. She's now only behind Suzie Bates and Harmanpreet Kaur.

India are now just two hits away from booking a berth in the final's of the Asia Cup. We would slip into a drinks break before the final stretch.

overs

70 /0 score