{
  "id": 6599720,
  "title": "IND Vs BAN Toss Update: Nigar Sultana Wins, Bangladesh Opt To Bowl First In Women's Asia Cup 2026 Semi-Final",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/ind-vs-ban-toss-update-nigar-sultana-wins-bangladesh-opt-to-bowl",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-10T14:09:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/ind-vs-ban-toss-update-nigar-sultana-wins-bangladesh-opt-to-bowl-first-in-womens-asia-cup-2026-semi-final"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bangladesh's captain Nigar Sultana won the toss in the Women's Asia Cup 2026 semi-final against India and chose to bat first. India, who are unbeaten in the tournament so far, maintained their unchanged lineup for the match. Bangladesh also kept their playing XI the same. India's playing XI includes Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur, Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, and Nandani Sharma. Meanwhile, Bangladesh's lineup consists of Dilara Akter, Juairiya Ferdous, Sobhana Mostary, Nigar Sultana, Sharmin Akhter, Shorna Akter, Fahima Khatun, Nahida Akter, Rabeya Khan, Sultana Khatun, and Marufa Akter.",
  "summary": "Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana has won the toss and opted to field first in the Women's Asia Cup 2026 semi-final against India on Thursday. India are unbeaten in the tournament so far and have named an unchanged XI for the side. Bangladesh, have also made no changes to their playing combination. India Women Playing XI: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Bharti…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "India vs. Bangladesh live win probability, score, chances of victory for Women's Asia Cup 2026 semi-final match",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/india-vs-bangladesh-live-win-probability-score-chances-of-victory-for",
        "published": "2026-09-10T13:30:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ESPNcricinfo",
        "title": "Bangladesh bowl against India, both teams unchanged",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/bangladesh-bowl-against-india-both-teams-unchanged",
        "published": "2026-09-10T14:25:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "India defeat Bangladesh by 40 runs, punch tickets to Asia Cup final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/india-defeat-bangladesh-by-40-runs-punch-tickets-to-asia-cup-final",
        "published": "2026-09-10T17:41:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "India beat B'desh, reaches Women's Asia Cup final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/india-beat-bdesh-reaches-womens-asia-cup-final",
        "published": "2026-09-10T17:47:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Happy with the way things are going, says Harmanpreet Kaur as India reach Asia Cup final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/happy-with-the-way-things-are-going-says-harmanpreet-kaur-as-india",
        "published": "2026-09-10T20:03:50.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}