The 9th Women’s Asia Cup T20 Cricket Series is underway in Tambulla, Sri Lanka. With the league round for this series over, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have qualified for the semi-finals.
In this case, the semi-final matches are taking place in this series today. Defending champions India will face former champions Bangladesh in the first semi-final starting at 2 pm. Similarly, in another semi-final at 7 PM, Sri Lanka-Pakistan teams will play a multi-test.
The Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian team beat Pakistan, UAE and Nepal to top Group ‘A’ and enter the semi-finals. On the other hand, Bangladesh reached the semi-finals by finishing 2nd in Group ‘B’ with 2 wins and 1 loss.
In this situation, Bangladesh women won the toss and announced to bat first in this match. Thus, the Indian women’s team bowls first.
Playing XI List of Both Teams:-
India: Shabali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Uma Chhetri, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Jemima Rodriguez, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Tanuja Kanwar, Renuka Thakur Singh.
Bangladesh: Dilara Akhtar, Murshida Khatun, Nigar Sultana (Captain / Wicketkeeper), Rumana Ahmed, Ishma Tanjim, Ritu Moni, Rabeya Khan, Shorna Akhtar, Nahida Akhtar, Jahanara Alam, Maruba Akhtar.