Pakistan, India clash in high-voltage Women’s T-20 Asia Cup match tonight

Pakistan will be competing arch-rivals India in the ongoing Women’s Asia Cup T20. It would be a high-voltage clash in Dubai set on Saturday (today) evening, reported Cricinfo.
The match will begin at half past seven. The good news is that Pakistan has secured a big vin over Thailand and wish to continue the winning momentum.
It is also noteable that Pakistan women team to hold nerves in control and display a solid performance to put Indian side in trouble. Their bowlers will have to find a way to contorl Mandhana and Shafali Verma, while the batting unit will need to put up a handsome huge total.
This would be a contest where Indian middle order will also be tested. Most likely this would be the same team which will be going to play in the semi final.
Earlier both these teams have clashed in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 in Birmingham, where India won comprehensively by 64 runs. India scored a good total of 170/6 and while Paksitan could scored only 106. Deepti Sharma was the star of the match, taking 5/10.
India has an impressive record against Pakistan. They have won fourteen matches against three loses in which eight consecutive wins in last nine matches.
‘Just another match’

Pakistan opener Ayesha Zafar is very confident and optimistic for the match and said that the upcoming Women’s Asia Cup 2026 clash against India is just like another routine match against a routine rival and made it clear that her team will look to continue their momentum after a big win over Thailand.
India have already confirmed their spot in the semi final stage on the other hand Pakistan has to win at-least one match out of their last two matches. However, Zafar has played it down at the pre-match press conference and she has updated that they will be taking one match at a time in the competition.
Yes, it’s Pakistan vs India, but this is just like another match against any contestant. They are taking one match at a time. It’s their second match, so they are hoping to put up a good show and eventually win it, Ayesha said.
They can’t focus on one thing; overall, they are focused on all three segments of game. We have been putting in a lot of work into fielding. Pakistani mentor has also said that they can’t compromise on fielding because it’s something that can win teams matches, she further added.
Meanwhile, Indian player Deepti Sharma said that India have always been one step ahead of Pakistan in their recent past few clashes and would look to continue just like that when they face each other in the Women’s Asia Cup on Saturday.
Squads:
Pakistan: Muneeba Ali (w), Eyman Fatima, Tuba Hassan, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal, Saira Jabeen, Momina Riasat, Eman Naseer, Waheeda Akhtar, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Gull Feroza, Ayesha Zafar, Sadaf Shamas, Fatima Sana(c), Umm-e-Hani,
India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, , Gunalan Kamalini, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Prema Rawat, Nandani Sharma, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud