Shafali’s 49-ball hundred leaves Bangladesh 114 short
India made 195/4, dismissed Bangladesh for 81 and booked the Asian Games final against Sri Lanka.
India beat Bangladesh by 114 runs to reach the Asian Games women’s cricket final.
Shafali Verma’s unbeaten 100 from 49 balls powered India into the Asian Games women’s cricket final, as Bangladesh were dismissed for 81 in 15.4 overs in Nisshin, Japan, on September 20, 2026.
India finished on 195/4 and won the semi-final by 114 runs, according to the match report and SonyLIV’s event listing. Shafali’s innings included three fours and nine sixes. India will meet Sri Lanka in the final on September 22.
Reports also describe the hundred as the first in Asian Games women’s cricket, but that record claim has not been independently confirmed through an accessible official competition scorecard. The scorecard, apparently, is still waiting for its own Asian Games moment.