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- Smriti Mandhana became the highest run-scorer in women's T20 international cricket with 4,788 runs from 171 innings, surpassing New Zealand's Suzie Bates (4,758) during India's 114-run semifinal win over Bangladesh.
- Shafali Verma smashed her maiden T20 hundred — 100 not out off 49 balls with three fours and nine sixes, reaching the milestone off the final ball of the innings — as India posted 195-4 at Korogi Athletic Park in Nagoya.
- India then bowled Bangladesh out for 81 in 15.4 overs to book a Tuesday final against Sri Lanka, a rematch of last Sunday's Asia Cup final that India won for a record-extending eighth title.
- Chamari Athapaththu scored an unbeaten 83 (seven fours, six sixes off 50 balls) to lead Sri Lanka's eight-wicket chase of 178 against Pakistan with 13 balls to spare.
- Ayesha Zafar and Shawaal Zulfiqar posted half-centuries in Pakistan's 177-4, with Zafar hitting the joint third-fastest fifty for Pakistan in WT20Is off 27 balls and the pair sharing a 115-run third-wicket stand — the highest for Pakistan for that wicket.
Why it matters: India, the 50-over world champions and defending Asia Cup holders, enters Tuesday's gold medal match as the clear favorite after a crushing 114-run semifinal, while Mandhana's ascent to 4,788 career T20I runs cements her status as the format's all-time leading scorer ahead of a final against Sri Lanka.
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