Shafali steers India to Women’s Asia Cup final
India secured a spot in the Women's Asia Cup final after a 40-run victory over Bangladesh, led by Shafali Verma's 64-run performance. Despite challenging pitch conditions and dropped catches, the Indian spin bowling attack successfully defended the target of 149.
Why it matters
The victory reinforces India's dominance in regional women's cricket as they prepare for the tournament final.
Shafali Verma lived a charmed life for her stroke filled 64 off 40 balls as India marched into yet another Women's Asia Cup final with a comfortable 40-run win over Bangladesh here on Thursday.
On a slow surface where batting was a struggle for majority of the batters, Shafali stood out with her fluent effort to take India to 149 for six. The Indian opener was dropped as many as three times and she duly made Bangladesh pay for those mistakes.
Considering the conditions and India's bowling resources, the seven-time champions were expected to defend the target and they did rather comfortably, limiting Bangladesh to 109 for 7 in 20 overs.
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