India vs Bangladesh Live Score, Women’s Asia Cup semi final: Deepti Sharma strikes early, removes Dilara Akter in her first over – The Times of India
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IND-W vs BAN-W Live Score: Shafali Varma provided the spark India desperately needed on a tricky surface, smashing a 40-ball 64 to help India post 149 for five against Bangladesh in the Women’s Asia Cup semifinal on Thursday.
India’s established batters struggled to find their rhythm as Bangladesh’s bowlers kept things tight through the middle overs. But Shafali made the most of three reprieves to produce a stroke-filled knock that gave India a competitive total on a low-scoring pitch.
The opener was dropped on 6, 11 and 56, while Bangladesh put down four catches in total. Had they held their chances, India could have found it difficult to even cross the 120-run mark.
Shafali takes Bangladesh’s spinners apart
While the top four India batters struck at below 100, Shafali raced to a strike rate of 160 and took particular liking to the spinners, hitting three sixes in her innings.
She played shots all around the ground, including a front-foot pull against Marufa Akter, a reverse sweep and powerful hits down the ground against the spinners.
India made a steady start by reaching 45 for one in the powerplay, but struggled to accelerate once the fielding restrictions were lifted.
Rawal, Richa and Harmanpreet add crucial runs
Pratika Rawal, playing at No. 3, made a promising start with a textbook cover drive off Akter. The young batter later stepped out to launch one over the ropes but was dismissed by the same bowler for 20 off 24 balls.
Richa Ghosh also took time to settle before contributing a useful 21 off 16, while captain Harmanpreet Kaur remained unbeaten on 24 off 28.
Harmanpreet, normally comfortable against spin, struggled early and managed only four runs from her first 16 deliveries before finding some momentum late in the innings with two sixes.
India back themselves to defend 149
Given the low-scoring nature of the tournament and the challenging batting conditions, India will feel they have enough on the board.
Bangladesh, however, have already shown that their bowling attack can trouble India’s batting line-up. With 150 needed to reach the final, the chase promises to be another test of their ability to handle pressure.
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