India vs Bangladesh Live Score, Asian Games 2026: IND face BAN in the semi-finals. (CREIMAS)

IND-W vs BAN-W Live: Harmanpreet Kaur’s Team India will aim to continue their belligerent continental run as they face Bangladesh in another semi-final encounter in a matter of 10 days at the Asian Games in Nisshin on Sunday.

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The contest on September 10 could very well have turned into a nightmare in Dubai for the Indians had Bangladesh not turned up with slippery hands in the Asia Cup semi-final. In the end, Shafali Verma made Nigar Sultana’s side pay with a stroke-filled half-century and even led the show in the final.

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Not to miss the fact that the hard-hitting opener turned the quarter-final contest into light work, thwarting Japan with another quick-fire knock. Holding the advantage at this venue too are the Indians who got some match practice. Bangladesh, on the other hand, qualified for the semi-finals over China after an abandoned game, on the back of their seeding.

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The result of the Asia Cup semi-final might indeed have been different on September 10, had Fahima Khatun clung on to a chance easier than a regulation catch. Reprieved on 6, Shafali made Bangladesh pay dearly, blazing a match-winning 64 off 40 balls. Neither did she stop scoring after the reprieve, nor did Bangladesh stop dropping dollies — four more chances would go begging. The Asian Games may not sit among the high altars of cricketing prestige, but Sunday’s semi-final in Nagoya carries layers of subtext. The first is the simplest: Bangladesh seek redemption, while India seek to widen the chasm between themselves and the rest of the subcontinental chasing pack. READ MORE

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