Women's Asia Cup 2024 Semi-Final, IND-W vs BAN-W: Three Player Battles To Watch Out For

Harmanpreet Kaur and Nigar Sultan during the Women's Asia Cup 2024 [X]

The Women's Asia Cup 2024 is in its business end. We are just three games away from getting the champions of the tournament. 

The India women's team under the leadership of the Harmanpreet Kaur will take on the Bangladesh Women in the 1st semifinal of the tournament. This match will be played at the Rangiri International Stadium in Dambulla, Sri Lanka on July 26 at 2:00 PM. 

There will be some small battles within the war that will go a long way in determining the fate of the contest. Let us take a look at top three player battles in the game:-

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Harmanpreet Kaur vs Jahanara Alam

Harmanpreet Kaur vs Jahanara Alam will be a crucial contest in the match [X]

Harmanpreet Kaur will play a key role for India. She generally determines the pace of innings and can thus be considered as the fulcrum of the batting line-up. Nigar Sultana will be looking to see her back as quickly as possible One of the prime weapons for Bangladesh in this case could be Jahanara Alam. The right-arm pacer has kept Harmanpreet Kaur and quiet and has also dismissed her twice in 23 deliveries. 

Nigar Sultana vs Deepti Sharma

Nigar Sultana vs Deepti Sharma will be crucial in the middle overs for the match [X]

One of the mainstays of the Bangladesh batting is their skipper, Nigar Sultana. She bats in the middle-order and generally lays the platform for the power-hitters lower down the order. However, Deepti Sharma, the middle order weapon for the Indian bowling has done well against Sultana and could be crucial in dismissing her and giving India an advantage.

Smriti Mandhana vs Nahida Akter

Smriti Mandhana vs Nahida Akter might go a long way in deciding the fate of the game [X]

The Indian opener, Smriti Mandhana, has recently been in a godly form. She is scoring runs for fun and will be very crucial to India's chances in this game. It will be important for Bangladesh to dismiss Mandhana early in order to stay alive in the game. Nahida Akter could be the trump card for Bangladesh in this games, as she has great numbers agains the Indian opener.

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