
Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first against India in a group match of the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2026 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Pakistan sit second in Group A with two points from one match with a net run rate of +1.750 after securing a victory by 35 runs against Thailand.
India are top of the group standings with four points from two matches, thrashing Hong Kong and Thailand and recording an impressive net run rate of +5.775.
Thailand are third with two points from three matches, while Hong Kong Women remain bottom without a point after losing both their matches.
Playing XIs
Pakistan: Muneeba Ali (wk), Shawaal Zulfiqar, Gull Feroza, Ayesha Zafar, Sadaf Shamas, Fatima Sana (c), Eyman Fatima, Tuba Hassan, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal and Umm-e-Hani.
India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud and Nandani Sharma.
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