Dubai, Sept. 10 -- Ahead of the Women's Asia Cup campaign semifinal against Bangladesh, Indian opener Shafali Verma spoke on "starting from zero" as a batter during the match and taking confidence from her past outings this year.

With 104 runs in three matches, including a half-century, Shafali has been a crucial contributor for India in the tournament, forming a hard-hitting opening pair with Smriti Mandhana. Her form has also carried over from India's previous meeting with Bangladesh at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026, where she was named Player of the Match after scoring 53 from 34 balls.

In the previous match against Pakistan, while she could not score, she became the youngest to reach the mark of 3,000 women's T20I runs at the a...