Bangladesh Opt To Bowl Against India In Women's Asia Cup 2026 Semifinal: Check Playing XIs

Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana won the toss and opted to bowl in the semifinal clash of the Women's Asia Cup 2026, which is taking place at Dubai International Stadium in Dubai. Both India and Bangladesh are featuring the same playing XI in the do-or-die clash of the Women's Asia Cup 2026. 

India vs Bangladesh T20I head-to-head

India and Bangladesh have played 24 T20Is against each other where Bangladesh managed to win three matches and India will have a upper hand as they won last eight matches against them.

Captains at toss

Harmanpreet Kaur (India captain): We thought of batting first. Glad we got it. T20 is such a game that you can't take any team lightely. We are playing the same team. We will see how the powerplay goes and then decide how to go about things in the game.

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Nigar Sultana (Bangladesh captain): We wanted to bowl first and we wanted to give our bowlers the wicket to work on. We are looking to play good cricket. We have good memories. It could be last or not the last game, but we want to play and execute well. We are playing the same team. We want to restrict India to a low score.

India vs Bangladesh playing XIs

India Women (Playing XI): Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Deepti Sharma, Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh(w), Prema Rawat, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Nandani Sharma

Bangladesh Women (Playing XI): Dilara Akter, Juairiya Ferdous, Sobhana Mostary, Nigar Sultana(w/c), Sharmin Akhter, Shorna Akter, Fahima Khatun, Nahida Akter, Rabeya Khan, Sultana Khatun, Marufa Akter