India Women secured a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over Pakistan Women in their final Group A match of the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 5 . The win extended India’s perfect run in the tournament to three wins from three matches, securing their place at the top of the group standings .
Pakistan captain Fatima Sana won the toss and elected to bat first, hoping to post a competitive total . The decision backfired as Pakistan were bowled out for just 55 runs in 18.1 overs, their lowest-ever all-out total in Women’s T20Is . Their previous lowest was 56, which came against New Zealand in 2024 .
Spin Bowlers Dismantle Pakistan
India’s spinners produced a masterclass performance, with left-arm spinner Shree Charani and off-spinner Prema Rawat taking three wickets each . Charani finished with exceptional figures of 3 for 7 from four overs, while Rawat returned 3 for 9 from her four-over spell . Deepti Sharma also chipped in with two wickets, conceding just five runs .
Pakistan’s innings began with a 27-run opening stand between Muneeba Ali and Shawaal Zulfiqar . Shafali Verma provided the breakthrough by bowling Ali for 13, and from that point, Pakistan’s innings collapsed . Charani struck twice in the sixth over, dismissing Gull Feroza for a duck and trapping Zulfiqar lbw for 14 . Pakistan slipped from 27 for no loss to 35 for 6, losing six wickets for just eight runs .
Pakistan captain Fatima Sana was dismissed lbw by Deepti Sharma for a duck, and Eyman Fatima was run out for 5 . Tuba Hassan top-scored among the lower order with 9 before being stumped off Sharma to end the innings at 55 .
India’s Chase and Harmanpreet’s Milestone
Chasing a modest target of 56, India’s innings began with Shafali Verma hitting the first ball for six and reaching 3,000 T20I runs . However, Pakistan captain Fatima Sana struck three times in her opening spell, dismissing Verma for 12, Pratika Rawal for 4, and Smriti Mandhana for 9 to leave India at 29 for 3 .
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, playing her 150th T20I as India captain, anchored the chase with an unbeaten 18 off 18 balls . Deepti Sharma remained not out on 12 as the pair guided India to the target in just 8.4 overs . Kaur finished the match in style, launching Nashra Sandhu for a six over long-on .
Shree Charani was named Player of the Match for her outstanding bowling figures of 3 for 7 . ‘It’s a great feeling to contribute for my team. Just wanted to bowl to my strengths and according to my field,’ Charani said after the match .
India have now qualified for the semi-finals, scheduled for September 10, where they will face either Bangladesh or Sri Lanka from Group B . Pakistan must now beat Hong Kong in their final group game to secure their own semi-final berth .
