Women’s Asia Cup : Women’s Asia Cup 2026 (Women’s Asia Cup 2026) will be decided on 13 September, and once again India and Sri Lanka will clash for the trophy. Team India, who reached the final by defeating Bangladesh, now have a chance to settle their score with Sri Lanka, who entered the title match after defeating Pakistan in the other semi-final. The two teams have yet to meet in this tournament, and India and Sri Lanka will face each other directly in the final.
In the second semi-final played at the Dubai International Stadium on Friday, 11 September, Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 4 wickets. Pakistan captain Fatima Sana dominated the match with a powerful innings. She then single-handedly raised Pakistan’s hopes of victory, and in the end, her over clinched a thrilling victory for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka have reached the final for the third time in a row and will face India for the third time in a row.
Fatima Sana’s hard work did not work
In this semi-final, Pakistan scored 130 runs due to the innings of 47 runs from 36 balls by captain Fatima Sana, who was batting first. Captain Chamari Atapattu and Chamudi Prabodh took two wickets each for Sri Lanka. In reply, Fatima stunned Sri Lanka by dismissing Chamari Atapattu and Sanjana Kavindi in consecutive balls in the second over.
Sri Lanka lost four wickets for just 33 runs. Then, Harshita Samarawickrama and Kavisha Dilhari steadied the team with a stand of 67 runs. However, Fatima revived Pakistan by dismissing both in the 17th over. In the end, Neelakshika Silva and Kushani put on an unbeaten 25-run partnership to seal victory.
Dambulla revenge in Dubai?
With this, India and Sri Lanka are all set to meet in the final for the third time in a row. Before this, India and Sri Lanka met in the finals in 2022 and 2024. Team India won the first match, while Sri Lanka won the second match. Now, Team India has a chance to avenge their previous defeat against Sri Lanka. In the 2024 Asia Cup final in Dambulla, Sri Lanka defeated India by 8 wickets to win the title for the second time. Team India now has a chance to win the Asia Cup for the fourth time in the T20 format and the eighth time in total.