Shree Charani (3/7), Prema Rawat (3/9) and Deepti Sharma (2/5) combined to choke the life out of Pakistan's batting, bowling them out for their lowest-ever T20I total of 55 before India cruised to a seven-wicket win with 68 balls to spare on Saturday.
Pakistan women's team coach Wahab Riaz made a surprising statement after the team was bowled out for 55 against India, labelling his side the "best" in Women's Asia Cup 2026.
Star India opener Shafali Verma entered the record books on Saturday, becoming the fastest and youngest player to reach 3,000 runs in Women's T20 Internationals.
India defeated Pakistan by seven wickets as young spinners Shree Charani and Prema Rawat claimed three wickets each in a one-sided Women's T20 Asia Cup Group A match on Saturday.
Left-arm spinner Shree Charani was the star performer, returning brilliant figures of 3 for 7, with able support from young leg-spinner Prema Rawat, as India dismantled Pakistan for a paltry 55 in 18.1 overs
Pakistan skipper Fatima Sana won the toss and opted to bat first against India in their Women's Asia Cup 2026 clash in Dubai on Saturday.
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Pakistan opener Ayesha Zafar said that the upcoming Women's Asia Cup 2026 clash against India is just another game and made it clear that her team will look to continue their momentum after a big win over Thailand.
Deepti Sharma on Friday said that India have always been one step ahead of Pakistan in their recent meetings and would look to continue just like that when they face each other in the Women's Asia Cup.
Having already made the semifinals, a far superior India will be expected to step up the intensity against traditional foes Pakistan in their final league game of the Women's Asia Cup on Saturday.
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Pakistan are placed in Group A alongside arch-rivals India, Hong Kong-China and Thailand.
Najiha Alvi has been ruled out of Pakistan's squad for the upcoming ACC Women's T20 Asia Cup due to a knee injury, with right-handed batter Sadaf Shamas named as her replacement.
The Indian men's team had refused to accept the Asia Cup trophy from Mohsin Naqvi last year owing to the Pahalgam terror attack and the ensuing military showdown between the two countries. Naqvi walked away with the trophy which has still not been handed over to the champions.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday announced its 15-member squads for the Women's Asia Cup and Asian Games, with Fatima Sana returning as captain.
India, the tournament's most successful side, have been placed in Group A alongside Pakistan, Thailand and Hong Kong, China, with the highly anticipated India-Pakistan encounter expected to be the marquee fixture of the league stage.
The innings has lifted the experienced right-hander one place to ninth in the ODI batting rankings, moving her ahead of India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and back into the elite group of batters in the format.