Deepti Sharma, Nigar Sultana had an on-field spat | PC- ScreengrabIndia Women and Bangladesh Women demonstrated a nail-biting thriller in the first semifinal of the Women's Asia Cup 2026 at Dubai on Thursday evening. Although India registered an emphatic victory, Bangladesh had a couple of moments to cherish. For starters, the Tigresses were able to restrict the mighty Indian batting to 149/6, despite a gung-ho knock from Shafali Verma (64 off 40 balls) at the top of the order. However, later, the chasing team had a terrible day with the bat, losing the match by 40 runs. Meanwhile, during the fixture, Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana had an animated episode with India's star all-rounder Deepti Sharma. Deepti Sharma throws ball at Nigar Sultana, prompting animated reactionDuring the Women's Asia Cup 2026 semifinal, star Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma had an on-field spat with Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana in the second innings. In the chase of 150 runs, Bangladesh were two down when skipper Nigar Sultana came out to the middle in the eighth over. The spat unfolded in the 10th over after Sultana swept Deepti for a boundary. The off-spinner responded with a floating full toss at the off-stump, to which the batter tried to reverse sweep but later had to block back to the bowler. Also Read: Smriti Mandhana Gets A Send-Off From Bangladesh Star After Flop Show In SemisAs the batter played the ball back to the bowler, Deepti picked it up and threw back to Sultana, who was out of her crease. It hit her back leg, and the batter expressed her anger with an animated chatter. Watch- Nigar Sultana loses her cool at Deepti SharmaSony Sports Network @SonySportsNetwk We’ll leave that one up for debate. 🤔 Watch #INDvBAN in the #DPWorldWomensAsiaCup2026 LIVE NOW on Sony Sports Network TV channels & Sony LIV. #SonySportsNetwork #SonyLIV #NotAGentlemansGame Sep 10, 2026, 11:33 PM India bowlers got over Bangladesh like a rash after Nigar Sultana's dismissalIn the chase, Nigar Sultana tried to bail Bangladesh Women out by stitching partnerships in the middle phase. She and Sobhana Mostary had a brief stand in the middle, but their 31-run stand came off 34 balls. Meanwhile, after adding 10 more runs with Shorna Akter, Sultana went packing for a 17-ball 19, featuring a four and a biggie. Notably, both her boundaries came off the bowling of Deepti Sharma.Before getting toppled by Prema Rawat, the Bangladesh captain broke her shackles by dancing down the track off Deepti and smashing the off-spinner over deep mid-wicket.Nevertheless, after getting Sultana's number, the Indian bowlers were all over the Bangladesh Women like a rash, as they were folded for 109/7 in the chase of 150 runs. As a result, the Women in Blue advanced to a Women's Asia Cup final for a record 10th time. Nigar Sultana's salty relationship between Harmanpreet KaurNigar Sultana has had a history of on-field incidents with Indian players. Before Deepti Sharma, she had an episode with Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur back in 2023. After the conclusion of the ODI tour of Bangladesh, which ended with the scoreline of 1-1, an annoyed Harmanpreet taunted and asked the umpires to join in for the trophy-sharing photoshoot. The actions from the Indian skipper angered the home captain, who walked off with her team.Two years later, Sultana got back at Harmanpreet Kaur by taking a dig at the Indian captain. When asked in an interview whether she had beaten junior cricketers in the Bangladesh dressing room, the skipper replied, saying, "Am I Harmanpreet Kaur?"Since then, the relationship between the two captains, along with their respective teams, has taken a nosedive. Moreover, they haven't been shaking hands before and after the games, which somewhat has to do with the geopolitical differences between India and Bangladesh. Also Read: Shree Charani Breaks Kuldeep Yadav’s Record To Become Fastest Indian To 50 T20I Wickets
