Delhi:Today, the teams of India and Pakistan are facing each other in the ninth match of the Women's Asia Cup 2026. In this match being held at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, Pakistani captain Fatima Sana has won the toss and decided to bat first. Pakistan has taken the field with unchanged playing-11. At the same time, the playing-11 of the Indian team is also the same as in the last match, which was against Thailand. Harmanpreet Kaur looked happy to bowl first.
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Indian team confirmed place in semi-finals
The Indian team has performed brilliantly in the tournament so far. Harman's army has secured a ticket for the semi-finals by winning both its first matches by huge margins. At the same time, Pakistan started the campaign with a win by defeating Thailand by 35 runs in its first match. Their effort today will be to maintain their momentum by defeating India.
🚨 Toss and Playing XI Update #TeamIndia will bowl first and here's our line-up for the match 🔽
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Playing-11 of India and Pakistan:
India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Nandani Sharma, Sri Charani, Kranti Gaur.
Pakistan: Muniba Ali (wk), Shawal Zulfikar, Gul Firozha, Ayesha Zafar, Sadaf Shamas, Fatima Sana (captain), Umm-e-Hani, Ayman Fatima, Tooba Hasan, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal.
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India vs Pakistan T20I Head to Head
The 18th T20 International match is going on between the women's teams of India and Pakistan. In the last 17 matches, India has won 14 times, while Pakistan has won only 3 times. That means the Indian team clearly has the upper hand in the overall T20I record.