05 September,2026 08:56 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Team India`s players celebrate a wicket during the Women`s T20 Asia Cup 2026 match against Pakistan (Pic: X/@BCCIWomen)
In the Women's T20 Asia Cup 2026 match against Team India, Pakistan has reached the score of 36 runs for the loss of six wickets at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates.
Having opted to bat first, Pakistan's Muneeba Ali was dismissed on 13 runs in 15 balls, including a boundary. Shawal Zulfiqar scored 14 runs off 14 balls, with the help of three boundaries.
Gull Feroza departed on a four-ball duck, whereas Ayesha Zafar returned to the pavilion on two runs in seven balls.
Sadaf Shams and skipper Fatima Sana registered three and zero runs, respectively. Shams faced eight balls, whereas Sana played seven balls. Eyman Fatima and Umme Hani are unbeaten at the crease.
Team India's Shree Charani has claimed three wickets. Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, and Prema Rawat also bagged one wicket each. Kranti Gaud and Nandani Sharma are yet to claim any wickets.
Earlier, Pakistan's skipper Sana won the toss and elected to bat first against the "Women in Blue".
After winning the toss, she said, "We're gonna bat first because we want to put a maximum total here. [Did the last game influence this decision?] Yeah, because we know we have a good bowling side, so we will try to restrict them. [How have you addressed the batting wobble?] We had a good chat with the team and we just want to play according to the pitch. [Any changes?] No, we have the same team".
In the ongoing Women's T20 Asia Cup, Team India is in the top position in the points table of Group A. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side has a net run rate (NRR) of +5.775 and four points. On the other hand, Pakistan is placed in the second position with a net run rate (NRR) of +1.750 and two points.
India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Richa Ghosh (WK), Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Nandani Sharma, Sree Charani, Kranti Gaud.
Pakistan: 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.
