{
  "id": 8651510,
  "title": "Medal Confirmed! Shafali Stars As India Rout Bangladesh, Set Up Asian Games 2026 Gold Medal Match With Sri Lanka",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/medal-confirmed-shafali-stars-as-india-rout-bangladesh-set-up-asian",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T08:27:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/medal-confirmed-shafali-stars-as-india-rout-bangladesh-set-up-asian-games-2026-gold-medal-match-with-sri-lanka"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India secured a dominant 114-run victory over Bangladesh in the Asian Games 2026 women's cricket final, setting up a gold medal match against Sri Lanka. Shafali Verma shone brightly, scoring a maiden T20I century and becoming the leading run-scorer in women's T20Is. Verma's aggressive innings, including nine sixes and three fours, helped India post a daunting total of 195/4. Support came from Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur, who added 94 runs together. Bangladesh's chase faltered, with the top six batters falling for single digits. Nandani Sharma top-scored for Bangladesh with 3/25. The win guarantees India at least a silver medal and ensures they face Sri Lanka in the gold medal match on Tuesday.",
  "summary": "Reigning champions India stormed into the women’s cricket final at the Asian Games 2026 with a commanding 114-run victory over Bangladesh on Sunday. The result guaranteed India at least a silver medal and took the country’s medal tally at the continental showpiece to four. Shafali Verma was the star of the show, smashing her maiden T20I century to power India to 195/4 after they opted to bat…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
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        "published": "2026-09-20T07:32:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ESPNcricinfo",
        "title": "Shafali dazzles with 49-ball 100*, India march into Asian Games final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/shafali-dazzles-with-49-ball-100-india-march-into-asian-games-final",
        "published": "2026-09-20T09:10:56.000Z"
      }
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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."
}