Can anyone challenge India for the Women’s Asia Cup title?

That is becoming an increasingly difficult question to answer as Harmanpreet Kaur’s side continues to steamroll its way through the tournament.

India have won all three of their group matches, topping Group A with a perfect record. They began with a 94-run demolition of Thailand, bowling them out for 65, before following it up with a 137-run hammering of Hong Kong, who were dismissed for just 56. Pakistan then became the latest victims, being bowled out for 55 as India cruised to a seven-wicket victory.

The numbers underline just how dominant India’s bowling has been. Deepti Sharma leads the attack with eight wickets, while Sree Charani has seven. Prema Rawat and Nandani Sharma have five apiece, giving India remarkable depth with the ball. Deepti has also been extraordinarily economical, conceding just 14 runs across 7.2 overs.

And then there is the opening pair.

Smriti Mandhana has been sensational, leading the tournament’s run charts with 152 runs from three innings. Her 124 against Hong Kong was not only a match-winning knock but also took her past Mithali Raj to become the leading run-scorer in women’s international cricket. Shafali Verma has contributed 104 runs, including a 64 against Thailand, and has already crossed 3,000 T20I runs.

The one caveat is that India have not yet faced a genuinely sustained challenge. Thailand, Hong Kong and Pakistan all struggled badly against their bowling.

That could change against Bangladesh in the semi-final.

Bangladesh lost their opening Group B match to Sri Lanka by four wickets, with Sri Lanka chasing down 115 with four balls to spare. They bounced back against Indonesia, before beating the UAE by 34 runs in their final group game. Bangladesh made 103/7, then restricted the UAE to 69/9 to secure their place in the final four.

So Bangladesh are certainly a more serious test than India’s previous opponents.

But India will still enter the semi-final as overwhelming favourites. And if the batting continues to fire while that spin attack keeps strangling opposition teams, it is difficult to see anyone stopping them from reaching Sunday’s final  and perhaps lifting another Asia Cup title.