IND-W vs BAN-W Semifinal Live : Today the second semi-final of the women's cricket competition of the Asian Games 2026 is being played between the teams of India and Bangladesh. In this match, the Indian team led by Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and chose to bat first. After which the Asian champion team has scored 195 runs thanks to Shefali Verma's century. Now in the second innings Bangladesh will have to score 196 runs to win.

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In this knockout match being played at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, India scored 195 runs after winning the toss and they will be happy with their batting. Shafali Verma performed brilliantly by scoring the first T20I century of her career, but Smriti Mandhana and captain Harmanpreet Kaur also made important contributions. With small square boundaries on both sides, the Indian batsmen took full advantage of the good batting conditions. Bangladesh showed discipline in bowling and made the most of the opportunities, but now they have to achieve a huge target of 196 runs to reach the gold medal match. The team that wins this match will play the final match against Sri Lanka for the medal on Tuesday.

Smriti Mandhana made world record

Indian opener Smriti Mandhana has become the highest run-scorer in women's T20I cricket. She broke the record of former New Zealand captain Suzy Bates (4,758 runs) during the Asian Games semi-final match against Bangladesh in Nisshin, Japan.

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