IND vs BAN Asian Games Cricket Highlights: India reach into final with 9-wicket win over Bangladesh

And there it is. India win the semifinal by 9 wickets and are through to the final of the Games. India will have a shot at the Gold medal as they will face the winner of the Pakistan vs Afghanistan game on October 7.

India need just 7 more runs to win this contest. Varma has got to his fifty

Gaikwad and Tilak Varma are properly running away with the game. They have scored 67 runs in just 5 overs. India need 30 more to book a place in the final

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Tilak Varma are going berserk now. 21 runs from the third over and India are up and rolling

Tilak Varma has now come in with the captain Gaikwad. And he announces himself in the game with a third-ball six.

The last match's centurion Jaiswal is gone. This is a big blow. Ripon Mondol has got the danger man. This was full on pads and Jaiswal wanted to flick it but found the fine-leg with perfection. India lose a wicket without opening the scoring sheets

The chase is now underway. India's march towards 97 is now on. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad would be itching to get some runs

And India have managed to restrict Bangladesh inside 100 runs. The Bangla Tigers make 96 as the Indian spinners dominated the first innings. R Sai Kishore got three, Sundar got two and all the other spinners got a wicket each. BAN were never let to score freely. Jaker Ali was the top scorer with 24 runs. 

Bangladesh are toiling hard to reach to reach to 100. After 19 overs, they are at 91/8

Shahbaz Ahmed has stormed into the wicket-column now. He gets Rakibul Hasan caught out. Rakibul was striking the ball well and was looking for some runs but he has to go.

Bishnoi has joined the wicket-taking party. He gets Mrittunjoy caught behind. A nice delivery outside the off stump and the batter gives a poke at it. Jitesh takes a fine reflex catch to push Bangladesh further down.

Make it six now. This seems to be a proper surrender. Sai gets Afif. This was outside off and Afif came down the track to swipe it but gets an edge and is taken by Dube at short-third

Bangladesh are falling like a pack of cards. Sai Kishore gets his 2nd wicket of the day as he gets Shahadat Hossain caught out. BAN 45/5 after 10.3

Tilak Varma has also got a wicket now and BAN are 4 down. It was a bit short and was turning a bit. Emon tries to go hard and slices it up as Gaikwad runs and takes a fine catch from extra cover. BAN 36/4 after 8.4

India have held a strong hold over Bangladesh in this contest as of now. The Bangla Tigers have scored just 34 runs in the first 8 overs. The spinners are doing the trick for the Indians as the ball is turning and seems to be slow.

And Washington gets his second as well. A good delivery around off stump, Zakir Hasan pokes at it and it has been caught by Yashasvi at slips. BAN 21/3 after 6 overs and now in trouble.

Washington Sundar gets the second wicket for India. He gets the Bangladesh captain Saif caught out at fine-led. Bangladesh 21/2 after 5.4

Sai Kishore gets the first one of the day. He gets Mahmudul Hasan caught out at long on. 

Time for some early spin into this game. Washington Sundar has rolled up his arm and comes in to bowl the 4th over. 

Arshdeep has made a great start here. His swinging deliveries troubled the batters. Though a wicket did not fall, he foxed the batters. But Shivam Dube is next and 10 runs, including a six by Parvez. 

Anthems done and it is now time for the action to roll in. Arshdeep Singh has the new nut in his hand. He is the lone frontline pacer today and has a job to do. Parvez Hossain Emon and Mahmudul Hasan Joy to begin Bangladesh's proceedings.

Parvez Hossain Emon, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Saif Hassan (c), Afif Hossain, Shahadat Hossain, Jaker Ali (wk), Rakibul Hasan, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Hasan Murad, Ripon Mondol

Shahbaz Ahmed has come in for Avesh Khan.

Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma(w), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Arshdeep Singh

And here's the toss folks. India have won the toss and have opted to bowl first. After a little delay due to the weather, we are set to get the game now.

We are waiting for an update on the toss. There was a bit of rain around earlier but it has finally cleared and the players from both teams are out on the field and are warming up.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the India vs Bangladesh semifinal in the men's cricket competition at the ongoing Asian Games. India looked in imperious form during their quarterfinal clash vs Nepal and would look to continue the same against Bangladesh today. Stay tuned to our live blog for all the instant updates from Hangzhou, China.