India’s Harmanpreet Kaur turned Pakistan’s showdown into a glutton to seal a 7-wicket win after bowling them out for 55
India beat Pakistan by seven wickets (Image: BCCI/x) India produced a dominant all-round performance to beat Pakistan by seven wickets in their Group A clash of the 2026 Women’s Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.After Pakistan opted to bat first, the Indian spinners ran riot and bowled them out for just 55 in 18.1 overs, their lowest total in T20Is. India then chased down a modest target in just 8.4 overs, reaching 57/3 with 68 balls to spare.The win meant that India finished the group stage on top of Group A as they sealed their semi-final spot with wins over Thailand and Hong Kong.
Pakistan collapsed under the onslaught of India
Pakistan never found their footing after being asked to bat. Shawaal Zulfiqar top-scored with 14, while Muneeba Ali scored 13, but no other batsman could put up a sustained resistance. India’s spin attack was relentless. Shree Charani and Prema Rawat took three wickets each while Deepti Sharma took two. Shafali Verma also chipped in with a wicket as Indian spinners accounted for all 10 of Pakistan’s wickets.Charani returned excellent figures of 3/7 from four overs while Rawat finished with 3/9. Deepti was equally economical, conceding just five runs for her two wickets. Pakistan’s collapse was particularly dramatic after they lost six wickets for just 15 runs, leaving them struggling at the end of the innings. Their 55 all out marked their lowest total in T20I cricket.
Shafali gives India a quick start
India’s chase got off to an aggressive start with Shafali Verma smashing 12 off just six balls, including a six. She also crossed the 3,000 T20I runs mark during her short stint at the wicket.Fatima Sana provided Pakistan with their only real resistance as she dismissed Shafali, Pratika Rawal and Smriti Mandhana to finish with impressive figures of 3/17. Despite these breakthroughs, the target was too small to give Pakistan any real hope.Captain Harmanpreet Kaur held the chase together and finished unbeaten on 18 off 18 balls. She completed the win in style, hitting a six as India reached 57/3 in 8.4 overs. The result extended India’s overall T20I dominance against Pakistan to 15-3 and their record in the Women’s Asia Cup to 7-1.More importantly, India finished the group stage on pole position and headed into the semi-finals without any loss.
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