Ten days ago it was Dubai. Today it was Japan. Same opponent, same result.
Bangladesh's women lost to India in the Asian Games cricket semi-final on Sunday, going down by 114 runs after being bowled out for 81 while chasing India's 195 for 4.
It is the same story that played out at the Women's Asia Cup on September 10, just with a bigger margin this time.
The loss ends Bangladesh's shot at gold. Nigar Sultana's side will instead play Pakistan for bronze on Tuesday.
Shafali Verma was the difference again. She made 64 off 40 balls in the Asia Cup meeting to set up India's total there; this time she went past that entirely, finishing 100 not out off 49 balls as India posted 196 for 4 in their 20 overs — more than half the total from her bat alone.
Bangladesh's chase was worse than the one in Dubai. There, they at least batted out their overs, reaching 109 for 7 before losing by 40 runs. This time the innings did not survive 16 overs — all out for 81 in 15.4 overs, with more than four overs still unused.
Pakistan's tournament ended the same way earlier in the day. Fatima Sana's side put up 177 for 4 in the first semi-final, but Sri Lanka ran it down with two wickets and 14 balls in hand, winning by 8 wickets.
Sri Lanka now face India in the gold-medal match on Tuesday – the same day Bangladesh and Pakistan meet for bronze.
