Women's Asia Cup 2026 Semi-Finals Set: India v Bangladesh, Sri Lanka v Pakistan

The Women's Asia Cup 2026 semi-finals are set. Bangladesh beat the United Arab Emirates by 34 runs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday to take the last place in the last four. India play Bangladesh on 10 September. Sri Lanka meet Pakistan on 11 September. Both matches start at 18:30 local time. The final is at the same ground on 13 September.

Bangladesh went in needing the win. UAE made them work for it. Bangladesh were held to 103 for 7 from their 20 overs. They then restricted UAE to 69 for 9. It was the twelfth match of the tournament and the last one in Group B. India and Pakistan had already come through Group A, and Sri Lanka had won their way out of Group B before this.

Kotte's four overs squeeze Bangladesh

UAE bowled with control and never let the innings run away. Off-spinner Suraksha Kotte took 3 for 11 from four overs. Those were the best figures of the match. Indhuja Nandakumar took two wickets. Janani Thirukkumaran and Archara Supriya took one each. Sharmin Akhter held the innings together with 38 from 31 balls. Captain Nigar Sultana was the only other batter to pass 20. Juairiya Ferdous and Nahida Akter made 16 apiece.

Rabeya breaks the chase

UAE needed 104. Rabeya Khan took 3 for 14 from her four overs. Marufa Akter and Nahida Akter picked up two each. Sultana Khatun and Fahima Khatun took one apiece. Five bowlers took a wicket. UAE lost nine of them and finished 34 short. ESPNcricinfo credited Marufa and the spinners with the win.

The Dubai bracket

Every remaining match is at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. No side travels between now and the final. The knockout schedule reads as follows.

• First semi-final, 10 September: India v Bangladesh
• Second semi-final, 11 September: Sri Lanka v Pakistan
• Final, 13 September

India and Sri Lanka reached the last four unbeaten, according to a Business Standard tournament round-up. The bracket crosses the groups over. Each semi-final pairs a Group A side with a Group B side. Toss is at 18:00 in Dubai. That is 19:30 in India and Pakistan.

Nigar Sultana leads Bangladesh into the first semi-final. Her side get one day less than the second semi-finalists to prepare. India have had the longer rest of the two. The other tie brings together the sides that finished top of Group B and second in Group A.

UAE bow out at the group stage

UAE go out at the group stage. Their bowlers held a full-member side to 103 for 7 and produced the best return of the night. The batting could not follow it. UAE were 34 short at the close. Dubai was their base for the whole campaign. They were also the only associate side left in the tournament by the final round of group matches.