India Women vs Pakistan Women in Match 9, Group A of the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 was settled inside nine overs, with India winning by seven wickets after chasing down a modest target in just 8.4 overs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday, September 5. Pakistan Women, sent in to bat after winning the toss, were bowled out for 55 — their lowest total in T20I history.
Left-arm spinner Shree Charani was the standout with the ball, finishing with figures of 3/7, while leg-spinner Prema Rawat also picked up three wickets as Pakistan’s innings folded inside 19 overs. In reply, India lost three wickets inside the powerplay to Fatima Sana but were never troubled by the target, with Harmanpreet Kaur (18 not out) and Deepti Sharma (12 not out) steering them home with an unbroken fourth-wicket stand.
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The win handed India Women a 68-ball victory and confirmed top spot in Group A after they had already secured their semi-final place. Pakistan Women, meanwhile, must now beat Hong Kong, China in their final group match to keep their own qualification hopes alive.
India Women vs Pakistan Women Match Result
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Match | India Women vs Pakistan Women, Match 9, Group A |
| Competition | Women’s Asia Cup 2026 |
| Venue | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
| Date | Saturday, September 5, 2026 |
| Toss | Pakistan Women won the toss and elected to bat |
| Pakistan Women | 55 all out (18.1 overs) |
| India Women | 57/3 (8.4 overs) |
| Result | India Women won by 7 wickets |
| Player of the Match | Shree Charani |
How the Match Unfolded
Pakistan captain Fatima Sana won the toss and chose to bat, hoping to put early scoreboard pressure on India on a fresh Dubai pitch. Openers Muneeba Ali and Shawaal Zulfiqar gave her side exactly the platform she wanted for four overs, cruising to 27 without loss without much alarm.
Muneeba Ali survived two missed chances along the way — both put down by Pratika Rawal, once at cover point off Kranti Gaud and again running back from long-on off Shafali Verma — before Shafali finally had her bowled for 13 in the fifth over to give India their first breakthrough.
That opened the floodgates. Shree Charani, introduced immediately after, struck twice in the final over of the powerplay, removing Gull Feroza for a duck and then trapping Shawaal Zulfiqar — the innings’ top scorer with 14 — lbw off the last ball. Those two wickets in the space of six deliveries triggered a collapse from 27 for none to 35 for six, with Ayesha Zafar (2), Sadaf Shamas (3) and Fatima Sana (0) all falling cheaply in between.
Pakistan’s middle order never recovered. Eyman Fatima (5) was run out after a mix-up with Umm-e-Hani, who herself fell for 6 to Prema Rawat. Tuba Hassan’s 9 was the highest score among the last five batters, and her stumping off Deepti Sharma — with Richa Ghosh whipping off the bails — ended the innings at 55 in 18.1 overs, Pakistan’s lowest T20I total.
Needing just 56 to win, India lost little time. Shafali Verma launched the very first ball of the chase, from Sadia Iqbal, for six, and brought up 3,000 runs in Women’s T20Is off the next delivery. Fatima Sana, though, was not ready to let the chase turn into a formality — she had Shafali caught and bowled for 12 in her first over, removed Pratika Rawal (4) two balls later in the same over, and returned in her next spell to trap Smriti Mandhana lbw for 9, leaving India 29 for three inside four overs.
From there, Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma batted through without further alarm, adding an unbroken 28 for the fourth wicket. Harmanpreet finished the chase in style, hitting Nashra Sandhu for six in the ninth over to seal a seven-wicket win in 8.4 overs, with 68 balls to spare.
Pakistan Women Batting Scorecard
| Player | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | Dismissal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muneeba Ali (wk) | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 86.67 | b Shafali Verma |
| Shawaal Zulfiqar | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 | lbw b Shree Charani |
| Gull Feroza | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | c Nandani Sharma b Shree Charani |
| Ayesha Zafar | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 | c Harmanpreet Kaur b Shree Charani |
| Sadaf Shamas | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 | b Prema Rawat |
| Fatima Sana (c) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | lbw b Deepti Sharma |
| Eyman Fatima | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | run out (Bharti Fulmali/Deepti Sharma) |
| Umm-e-Hani | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | c Nandani Sharma b Prema Rawat |
| Tuba Hassan | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 56.25 | st Richa Ghosh b Deepti Sharma |
| Nashra Sandhu | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | c Richa Ghosh b Prema Rawat |
| Sadia Iqbal | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | not out |
| Extras | 3 (b 0, lb 1, w 2, nb 0) | |||||
| Total | 55/10 (18.1 Ov, RR: 3.03) | |||||
Only two Pakistan batters reached double figures — Shawaal Zulfiqar’s 14 and Muneeba Ali’s 13 — and their opening stand of 27 was, by some distance, the highest partnership of the innings. Once the breakthrough came, wickets fell in clusters, with the side slipping from 27 for none to 35 for six.
Pakistan Women were eventually dismissed for 55 in 18.1 overs, their lowest total in T20I history, beating the previous low of 56 against New Zealand Women in Dubai in 2024. Zulfiqar’s 14 stands as the second-lowest top score in any Pakistan Women T20I innings that ended in a whole-side dismissal, behind Bismah Maroof’s 13 against England at Taunton in 2009.
India Women Bowling Scorecard
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kranti Gaud | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 |
| Nandani Sharma | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Shafali Verma | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.30 |
| Shree Charani | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 |
| Deepti Sharma | 3.1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.60 |
| Prema Rawat | 4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.20 |
Shree Charani and Prema Rawat did the bulk of the damage, sharing six wickets between them for just 16 runs across eight overs. Charani struck twice in the final over of the powerplay to remove Gull Feroza and Shawaal Zulfiqar, then came back two overs later to have Ayesha Zafar caught by Harmanpreet Kaur at mid-on for her third wicket. Rawat, bowling leg-spin, accounted for Sadaf Shamas, Umm-e-Hani and Nashra Sandhu.
Deepti Sharma finished with 2/5 from her overs, including the final wicket — a stumping off Tuba Hassan that ended the innings — while Shafali Verma provided the opening breakthrough by bowling Muneeba Ali. Kranti Gaud and Nandani Sharma went wicketless with the new ball but kept things tidy in the powerplay. India’s spinners were especially effective bowling a good length, taking six wickets for 17 runs off 53 balls at an economy of 1.92.
India Women Batting Scorecard
| Player | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | Dismissal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shafali Verma | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 200.00 | c and b Fatima Sana |
| Smriti Mandhana | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 81.82 | lbw b Fatima Sana |
| Pratika Rawal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 | c Muneeba Ali b Fatima Sana |
| Harmanpreet Kaur (c) | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 | not out |
| Deepti Sharma | 12 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 | not out |
Did not bat: Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh (wk), Prema Rawat, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Nandani Sharma Extras: 2 (b 0, lb 1, w 1, nb 0) Total: 57/3 (8.4 overs, RR: 6.58)
Shafali Verma’s six off the first ball of the innings set the early tempo before Fatima Sana pegged India back with three wickets inside four overs. Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma then took over, adding an unbroken 28 for the fourth wicket to finish the match — Harmanpreet unbeaten on 18 and Deepti on 12.
Pakistan Women Bowling Scorecard
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadia Iqbal | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.30 |
| Fatima Sana (c) | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5.70 |
| Nashra Sandhu | 1.4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.40 |
| Umm-e-Hani | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
Fatima Sana was the one bright spot for Pakistan with the ball, finishing with 3/17 from her three overs — comfortably the best figures on either side in the second innings. She had Shafali Verma caught and bowled in her first over, added Pratika Rawal two balls later for a double-wicket over, and returned in her next spell to trap Smriti Mandhana in front, briefly giving Pakistan hope of a fightback. It was the twelfth recorded instance of a T20I captain taking three or more wickets in the first six overs of an innings, and the second time Sana herself has managed it.
Sadia Iqbal bowled economically for a wicketless three overs, having opened with the ball that Shafali hit for six. Nashra Sandhu and Umm-e-Hani were introduced only once Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma had already taken the chase away from Pakistan, and both finished without a wicket as India closed out the match.
Shree Charani Named Player of the Match
Shree Charani was named Player of the Match for figures of 4-0-7-3, the most economical and most effective spell of the game. Her two wickets in the final over of the powerplay — Gull Feroza caught at backward point and Shawaal Zulfiqar trapped lbw — turned a comfortable start for Pakistan into a collapse from 27 for none to 35 for six, and she returned later to remove Ayesha Zafar as well, finishing with three wickets for the innings.
Speaking during the innings break, Charani explained her approach: “Just trying to bowl to my strength, and coaches are telling all bowlers, spinners especially, to bowl to strength and give more revs on the ball.” Asked what she was working on, she said she was “trying to get more consistency on my arm ball and be more accurate on the yorkers.”
In her Player of the Match interview, Charani reflected on the occasion: “It’s great, ma’am, a great feeling to contribute to my team.” On her spell, she said she “just wanted to bowl to my strength and according to the field,” adding that giving more revolutions on the ball is what she is “most confident about.” Asked about closing in on 50 wickets in Women’s T20Is, she said: “I think it’s normal, like every day. But it will be special, but yeah, I need to continue more and want to do more for my country.” On being the format’s top-ranked bowler, she added: “Good, ma’am. I want to keep going with my good work.”
Key Moments From India Women vs Pakistan Women
Shafali Verma sets the tone
Shafali Verma launched the very first ball of India’s chase, from Sadia Iqbal, over long-off for six, and brought up 3,000 runs in Women’s T20Is with the next delivery — instantly putting the target in perspective.
Muneeba Ali survives, then falls
Pakistan’s opener was dropped twice by Pratika Rawal — at cover point and again running back from long-on — before Shafali Verma finally bowled her for 13 to give India their first wicket of the match.
Charani’s double strike ends the powerplay
Shree Charani removed Gull Feroza and Shawaal Zulfiqar in the last over of the powerplay, turning a settled Pakistan innings on its head inside six balls.
Pakistan slide from 27 for none to 35 for six
The two wickets in Charani’s over triggered a rapid collapse, with Ayesha Zafar, Sadaf Shamas and captain Fatima Sana all following inside the next few overs.
Fatima Sana’s double-wicket over
Batting first up for Pakistan with the ball, Sana had Shafali Verma caught and bowled and then Pratika Rawal caught behind in the same over, giving India an early scare in the chase.
Deepti’s stumping seals the lowest total
Deepti Sharma had Tuba Hassan stumped by Richa Ghosh to bowl Pakistan out for 55 in 18.1 overs — their lowest total in T20I cricket.
Harmanpreet finishes with a six
Harmanpreet Kaur ended the match by hitting Nashra Sandhu for six in the ninth over, completing India’s seven-wicket win with 68 balls unused.
Records and Statistics From the Match
Pakistan’s lowest T20I total: Bowled out for 55, Pakistan Women posted their lowest total in T20I history, going below their previous low of 56 against New Zealand Women in Dubai in 2024.
Among the lowest totals against India Women: Pakistan’s 55 is the fifth-lowest total by any side bowled out by India Women in T20Is, behind Malaysia’s 27 (Kuala Lumpur, 2018), Thailand’s 37 (Sylhet, 2022) and Bangladesh’s 51 and 54 (Hangzhou 2023 and Bangkok 2016). Hong Kong, China’s 56, also bowled out by India in Dubai during this tournament, sits just above Pakistan’s total on the same list.
India’s win margin: Winning with 68 balls to spare makes this the fourth-biggest win margin, by balls remaining, in India Women’s T20I history, and also the fourth-biggest in the history of the Women’s T20 Asia Cup across all teams.
Among Pakistan’s heaviest defeats: This is the second-biggest defeat margin for Pakistan Women in the format by balls remaining. Their heaviest was a 70-ball defeat to New Zealand Women at Basseterre during the 2010 Women’s T20 World Cup.
Shafali Verma’s 3,000 T20I runs: Verma reached the landmark off only the second ball of the innings. She is the 16th player overall — and third from India after Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur — to reach 3,000 Women’s T20I runs, and is both the fastest to the mark by balls faced (2,182) and the youngest, at 22 years and 220 days.
Shafali Verma’s first-ball six: It was the second time Verma has hit the first ball of a Women’s T20I innings for six off Sadia Iqbal specifically, having also done so at Edgbaston in 2026.
Fatima Sana’s powerplay burst: Her 3/17 marked the twelfth recorded instance of a T20I captain taking three or more wickets in the first six overs of an innings, and the second time Sana has done so herself.
Shawaal Zulfiqar’s 14: It is the second-lowest top score in any Pakistan Women T20I innings that ended in the side being bowled out, behind Bismah Maroof’s 13 against England at Taunton during the 2009 T20 World Cup.
India Women Playing XI and Squad
Playing XI: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Nandani Sharma
Bench: Gunalan Kamalini, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav
Support Staff: Amol Muzumdar, Aavishkar Salvi, Munish Bali
Pakistan Women Playing XI and Squad
Playing XI: Muneeba Ali (wk), Shawaal Zulfiqar, Gull Feroza, Ayesha Zafar, Sadaf Shamas, Fatima Sana (c), Eyman Fatima, Umm-e-Hani, Tuba Hassan, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal
Bench: Saira Jabeen, Momina Riasat, Eman Naseer, Waheeda Akhtar
Support Staff: Wahab Riaz, Abdur Rehman, Umaid Asif, Abdul Majeed, Imran Farhat
What the Result Means for India and Pakistan
India Women had already qualified for the semi-finals before this match, and the win over Pakistan confirmed top spot in Group A. Speaking afterwards, captain Harmanpreet Kaur called it “a very important game for us,” adding that she was “really happy with the way the entire team performed today” because “we talk about being ruthless.” On the bowling effort, she said: “All the bowlers, they were outstanding. They are sticking to their plans and bowling according to their plans and reading the pitch really well.” Asked about India’s unbeaten run into the semi-finals, she said: “It’s very important, keeping our standards high… I think I’m really happy with the way everybody is coming up and showing up good performances, and now another two games, hopefully we’ll keep playing our best cricket.” Kaur also reflected on leading the side in her 150th T20I: “I’m grateful. I never thought I’ll come that far… without support I’m nothing.”
For Pakistan, the defeat leaves their progress in the balance. Captain Fatima Sana admitted the batting was the problem: “We had a collapse in the batting and struggled throughout the whole innings.” On the decision to bat first, she said: “We know that it was a fresh wicket, and we just wanted to put up the maximum total. We know we have a good bowling side.” Pakistan Women must now beat Hong Kong, China in their last group match to seal their own place in the knockouts. Sana was direct about what lies ahead: “We will try to play good cricket there, and in the last match we will try to win and progress to the finals.”
India women vs Pakistan women Match Details
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Match | Match 9, Group A, Women’s Asia Cup 2026 |
| Venue | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
| Toss | Pakistan Women team won the toss, chose to bat first |
| Pakistan Women score | 55 all out in 18.1 overs |
| India Women score | 57/3 in 8.4 overs |
| Result | India Women won by 7 wickets (68 balls remaining) |
| Player of the Match | Shree Charani (3/7) |
| Top India bowlers | Shree Charani 4-0-7-3, Prema Rawat 4-0-9-3 |
| Top Pakistan bowler | Fatima Sana 3-0-17-3 |
| Top scorers | Shawaal Zulfiqar 14 (Pakistan); Harmanpreet Kaur 18* (India) |
| Umpires | Nimali Perera, Shathira Jakir |
| Third umpire | Rokeya Sultana |
| Match referee | Supriya Das |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won India Women vs Pakistan Women in the Women’s Asia Cup 2026? India Women won by 7 wickets, chasing down Pakistan’s total in 8.4 overs.
What was Pakistan Women’s score against India? Pakistan Women were bowled out for 55 in 18.1 overs.
How many wickets did Shree Charani take against Pakistan? Shree Charani took 3 wickets for 7 runs (3/7) in her four overs.
Who was the Player of the Match in India vs Pakistan Women? Shree Charani was named Player of the Match for her bowling spell of 4-0-7-3.
How many runs did India need to chase? India needed 56 runs to win, a target they reached for the loss of 3 wickets in 8.4 overs.
Who was Pakistan Women’s top scorer? Shawaal Zulfiqar top-scored for Pakistan Women with 14 off 14 balls.
How many runs did Harmanpreet Kaur score? Harmanpreet Kaur finished unbeaten on 18 off 18 balls, including the winning six.
What was Pakistan Women’s lowest T20I total? 55 all out, made against India Women in this match, is Pakistan Women’s lowest total in T20I history.
