In the first semi-final of the 2026 Women’s Asia Cup, Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bowl first against India. The match is taking place at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday. Both teams have retained their line-ups from previous encounters, maintaining consistency ahead of this critical knockout stage.
In contrast, 2018 edition winners Bangladesh navigated a turbulent time to reach the last four stage, including emerging victorious in a must-win game against the UAE on Tuesday to finish second in Group B. Because we thought having runs on the board would give us a lot of confidence, and it’s good that we got batting first, “To be honest, we thought of batting first only. Because it’s our last game in this tournament, “We definitely have some good memories from (2018 triumph), but it’s an important day for all of us. Because if we could do well here, maybe we might get another chance (in the final),” said Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana Joty, it could not be the last game.
Seven-time champions India enter the crucial semi-final on the back of an unbeaten run in Group A, where they recorded a series of clinical victories over Thailand, Hong Kong-China and Pakistan. Definitely. T20 format is like that – you can’t take any team lightly, and the result is always uncertain.
The winner of this clash will seal their place in the final to be played on Sunday. Today is a fresh game, and we have to go with a positive approach.
