India vs Pakistan Women’s Cricket: Latest Updates from Women’s Asia Cup 2026
Match Result (September 5, 2026 – Dubai International Stadium)
India Women beat Pakistan Women by 7 wickets (with 68 balls remaining).
Final Score
- Pakistan Women: 55 all out (18.1 overs)
- India Women: 57/3 (8.4 overs)
This was Pakistan’s lowest total in women’s T20I history. India remained unbeaten in Group A and sealed a semi-final berth as group toppers.
Match Highlights
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat but collapsed dramatically against India’s spin attack. They slipped from 27/0 to 35/6 and were eventually bowled out for just 55. Only the openers reached double figures (Shawaal Zulfiqar 14, Muneeba Ali 13).
Indian spinners dominated:
- Shree Charani – 3/7
- Prema Rawat – 3/9
- Deepti Sharma – 2 wickets
- Shafali Verma – 1 wicket
Chasing 56, India lost early wickets (Shafali Verma 12, Pratika Rawal 4, Smriti Mandhana 9) to Pakistan captain Fatima Sana (3/17). Captain Harmanpreet Kaur (18* off 18, including a four and a six) and Deepti Sharma (12*) then finished the chase comfortably in the 9th over.
Player of the Match: Shree Charani.
Harmanpreet also marked a personal milestone, becoming the first player (male or female) to captain a side in 150 T20Is.
Playing XIs
India Women
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Nandani Sharma, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud
Pakistan Women
Muneeba Ali (wk), Shawaal Zulfiqar, Gull Feroza, Ayesha Zafar, Sadaf Shamas, Fatima Sana (c), Umm-e-Hani, Eyman Fatima, Tuba Hassan, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal
Context & What’s Next
India finished Group A with three wins from three matches (earlier victories over Thailand and Hong Kong) and six points. Pakistan’s qualification hopes rested on their final group game against Hong Kong.
This continued India’s strong recent dominance over Pakistan in women’s T20Is.
Note: An earlier high-profile meeting took place in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 (June 14, Edgbaston), where India won by 64 runs (India 170/6, Pakistan 106; Smriti Mandhana 68, Deepti Sharma 5/10). The Asia Cup clash is the most recent encounter as of September 2026.
