Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2026: Pakistan win toss, bat first against India

Dubai (Web Desk): Pakistan opted to bat first after winning the toss against India in their Group A encounter of the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2026 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

The Pakistani side entered the contest sitting second in Group A on two points from one outing.

They opened their campaign with a convincing 35-run triumph over Thailand, which also left them with a net run rate of +1.750.

India, meanwhile, went into the match at the summit of the group with four points from two games.

The Indian team had produced dominant displays against Hong Kong and Thailand, registering wins in both matches and building an impressive net run rate of +5.775.

Thailand occupied third position with two points from three games, while Hong Kong Women were rooted to the bottom of the standings without a point after defeats in each of their two matches.

Teams

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.