Delhi:Pakistan got its first defeat at the hands of India in the Women's Asia Cup 2026. In the ninth match of the tournament played at the Dubai International Stadium on Saturday, September 5, the Indian women's cricket team defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets. This is India's third consecutive win in the tournament. After winning the toss, Pakistan team was all out for 55 runs in 18.1 overs and India got the target of 56 runs. Harmanpreet Kaur's army achieved the target in just 8.4 overs. Shri Charani and Prema Rawat played important roles in this victory of India.
Indian spinners showed amazing performance, Pakistani players were in trouble
The decision to bat first after winning the toss backfired on Pakistan. Indian spinners did not give any chance to Pakistani players to stay on the crease. Only two batsmen of Pakistan could cross double figures. Shawal Zulfikar scored the maximum 14 runs for the team. Whereas, Muniba Ali (13) was the second top scorer. Key players like Fatima Sana and Gul Firoza were out on ducks. This was the reason why Pakistan team was reduced to 55 runs with 11 balls remaining. This was Pakistan's smallest total in Women's T20I.
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For the Indian team, Shri Charani and Prema Rawat took 3 wickets each, while Deepti Sharma got 2 wickets.
Indian team won the match in 8.4 overs
The chase was not as easy for the Indian team as it seemed. Shefali Verma excited the audience by hitting a six on the very first ball of the innings. However, after this Shefali was out after scoring just 12 runs. During this innings, Shefali Verma crossed the mark of 3000 runs in Women's T20I. Shefali has become the third player for India to score 3000 runs in T20I. Before him, this feat has been done by Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana.
Like Shefali, Mandhana (9) and Pratika Rawal (4) also disappointed. Fatima Sana took the wickets of these three. Harmanpreet Kaur (18*) along with Deepti (12*) worked to help the Indian team win. Harman finished the match by hitting a six.
Shri Charani was chosen player of the match
Shri Charani was awarded the Player of the Match award for his match-winning performance. She looked very happy after contributing to the team's victory.
She starred with the ball, set the tone for #TeamIndia's third successive win & for that, Sree Charani bags the Player of the Match award 👏 👏
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/1WHHWPMe2o#WomensAsiaCuppic.twitter.com/cCIf6YkiCm
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) September 5, 2026
Also read: Women's Asia Cup 2026: Sri Charani and Prema Rawat wreaked havoc, Pakistan team collapsed for just 55 runs
Difficult path for Pakistan to reach semi-finals
After this defeat, the path to qualify for the semi-finals has become a bit difficult for the Pakistan team. If Pakistan has to reach the semi-finals, it will have to beat Hong Kong in its last group match. Pakistan vs Hong Kong match would have been played on 7th September.