The "Women in Blue" is all set to lock horns with Pakistan Women in their opening clash of the Asia Cup 2024 at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium at 7.00 PM

Having faced each other on 14 occasions in T20Is, the Blues are leading the streak with 11 victories and Pakistan has come victorious on just three occasions

Harmanpreet Kaur will be in charge of Team India. In the last four T20I Asia Cups, India have clinched the title  three times and Kaur will have a huge responsibility of keeping their streak alive

The Indian dugout will expect their premier batswoman Smriti Mandhana to deliver crucial performances, today against the arch-rivals Pakistan

India's Deepti Sharma is ranked third on the list of ICC's Women's T20I bowling rankings. The side will look forward to Deepti for striking early wickets

India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Uma Chetry (wk), Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Sajana Sajeevan, Shweta Sehrawat, Saika Ishaque, Tanuja Kanwer, Meghna Singh

Pakistan: Nida Dar (c) Aliya Riaz, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Gull Feroza, Iram Javed, Muneeba Ali, Najiha Alvi (wk), Nashra Sundhu, Omaima Sohail, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Syeda Aroob Shah, Tasmia Rubab and Tuba Hassan