In the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 semi-final, Harmanpreet Kaur’s Team India outperformed Bangladesh Women, winning by a commanding 40 runs and advancing to the tournament’s championship. The team as a whole performed admirably in this crucial game, which also gave them a significant edge to advance to the tournament final and potentially winning another championship.
On September 10, at the Women’s Asia Cup semi-final in Dubai against Bangladesh, Shree Charani made history by becoming the fastest Indian to 50 wickets in Twenty20 Internationals. In her 29th game, the left-arm spinner broke Kuldeep Yadav’s record for India in both men’s and women’s cricket.
In the sixth over of the innings, Charani dismissed Bangladesh opener Juairiya Ferdous, claiming the historic wicket. Richa Ghosh sprinted across to finish the catch behind the stumps after Ferdous tried to play over the line against a delivery that spun away and got a top edge. With two fours, Ferdous was out for 14 off 18 balls, giving Charani her 50th T20I wicket.
In order to compel Sobhana Mostary to play without any easy scoring opportunities, Charani then followed up with a maiden over, frequently striking an outstanding line and length outside off stump.
With her 29-match total, Charani surpasses the previous Indian record holder, Kuldeep, who needed 30 matches to reach 50 T20I wickets. Charani outperformed all well-known Indian players on this list, requiring 32 matches for Varun Chakravarthy, 33 for Arshdeep Singh, and 36 for Radha Yadav.
Dhruvkumar Maisuria of Botswana is the world record holder, having taken 50 T20I wickets in just 22 games in 2023. Charani’s 29-match total puts her second among all women’s T20I bowlers, with China’s Mengting Liu holding the record in women’s cricket after accomplishing the feat in 28 matches.
Shafali Verma, a standout Indian player and one of the greatest hitters of all time, performed brilliantly in this game, which caused serious issues for their opponents in the semi-final encounter. In a tight spot, she contributed an innings that helped her team win the game. She scored 64 runs off 40 balls throughout the match. She hit three sixes and seven fours with a strike rate of 160 in her knock.
