{
  "id": 8624111,
  "title": "Asian Games 2026: Harmanpreet Kaur Wins Toss As Team India Elects To Bat First Against Bangladesh In Women's Cricket Semi-Final",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/asian-games-2026-harmanpreet-kaur-wins-toss-as-team-india-elects-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T05:03:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/asian-games-2026-harmanpreet-kaur-wins-toss-as-team-india-elects-to-bat-first-against-bangladesh-in-womens-cricket-semi-final"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the second semifinal of the women’s cricket event at the Asian Games 2026, India Women secured the toss and decided to bat first against Bangladesh. The team led by Harmanpreet Kaur will face off against Bangladesh at Korogi Sports Park in Japan, all eyes on them to secure a spot in the final. India advanced past the quarterfinals by defeating the host nation, Japan. With this victory, the Indian team aims to continue their winning streak and step into the gold-medal match. The toss winner, Team India, has opted to bat first in today’s #AsianGames semi-final clash. The semifinal starts at 10:30 AM IST, with fans in India able to catch the action live on SonyLIV.",
  "summary": "India Women won the toss and opted to bat first against Bangladesh in the second semifinal of the women’s cricket event at the Asian Games 2026 on Sunday. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian side is taking on Bangladesh at Korogi Sports Park in Japan, with a place in the final at stake. India reached the semifinals after defeating hosts Japan in their quarterfinal encounter. The Indian team will now…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "News On Japan",
        "title": "Japan Women Rout Vietnam 8-0 to Reach Asian Games Quarterfinals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/japan-women-rout-vietnam-8-0-to-reach-asian-games-quarterfinals",
        "published": "2026-09-18T00:09:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Asian Games 2026: Harmanpreet Kaur Wins Toss As Team India Elects To Bowl First Against Japan In Women's Cricket Quarter-Final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/asian-games-2026-harmanpreet-kaur-wins-toss-as-team-india-elects-to",
        "published": "2026-09-18T04:46:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}