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After defeating Hong Kong by 137 runs in the Women’s Asia Cup 2026, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian team is now ready to face Pakistan. This high-voltage match between the two teams will be played on Saturday, September 5 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Sports News: In the Women’s Asia Cup 2026, the Indian women’s cricket team has made a great start and secured its place in the semi-finals by winning two consecutive matches. After registering a big win against Hong Kong, Harmanpreet Kaur-led Team India will now face arch-rival Pakistan. This match between the two teams will be the last match of the group stage of the tournament.

The cricket match between India and Pakistan has always been a center of special attraction among the fans. In such a situation, this match of Women’s Asia Cup is also considered very important. While the Indian team would like to maintain the winning streak, the Pakistan team will enter the field with the intention of improving its position in the tournament with a strong performance.

India’s big victory against Hong Kong

India defeated Hong Kong by a huge margin of 137 runs in the match played on Thursday. With this victory, Team India secured the ticket for the semi-finals. Batting first, India scored 193 runs in 20 overs. The biggest star of the team’s innings was Smriti Mandhana. He batted brilliantly and played a historic inning of 124 runs. Mandhana faced 64 balls during her innings and hit 7 sixes apart from 14 fours.

Thanks to Mandhana’s aggressive batting, India set a big target for Hong Kong. In reply, the entire Hong Kong team was reduced to just 56 runs. Indian bowlers maintained pressure from the beginning and did not give the opposition batsmen a chance to play freely.

Deepti Sharma took three wickets

Deepti Sharma was the most successful in India’s bowling. He took 3 wickets in Hong Kong’s innings. Whereas Prema Rawat, Nandani Sharma and Shri Charani made the team’s victory easier by taking 2-2 wickets. India had earlier defeated Thailand by 94 runs in their opening match of the tournament. After two consecutive wins, the Indian team reached a strong position in Group A and secured a place in the semi-finals. Now Team India’s eyes are on the match against Pakistan.

When will the India-Pakistan Women’s Asia Cup match take place?

The match between India and Pakistan women’s teams will be played on Saturday, 5 September 2026. This match will be held at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. The match will start at 8 pm Indian time. The toss will take place half an hour before the match i.e. at 7:30 pm. This match will be telecast live in India on Sony Sports Ten 1, Sony Sports Ten 3 and Sony Sports Ten 4 channels.

Viewers who will not be able to watch the match on TV can watch live streaming of the match through digital platforms. Live streaming of the match in India will be available on SonyLIV app and website.

squads of both teams

India: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Bharti Phoolmali, Renuka Singh, Shefali Verma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Kamalini (wk), Nandini Sharma, Prateek Rawal, Kranti Gaur, Sri Charani, Prema Rawat.

Pakistan: Fatima Sana, Ayesha Zafar, Nashra Sandhu, Gal Firozha (wk), Muniba Ali (wk), Waheeda Akhtar, Tuba Hasan, Sadia Iqbal, Umm Hani, Sadaf Shams, Momina Riyasat, Ayman Fatima, Saira Jabeen, Shaiwal Zulfikar, Iman Naseer.