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· collected 2026-09-05 · by Kevin Hand
India's women's cricket team defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup at the Dubai International Stadium on Saturday. The key number is 55, which is Pakistan's lowest total in women's T20I cricket. India's spinners, Shree Charani and Prema Rawat, were the stars of the bowling attack with three wickets apiece, while Deepti Sharma added two wickets for five runs.
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India produced a dominant display to defeat Pakistan by seven wickets in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup in Dubai, bowling their rivals out for their lowest total in the format before rattling off their target inside nine overs.
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India → produce → overs
Pakistan, having won the toss and elected to bat at the Dubai International Stadium on Saturday, made a promising start but collapsed spectacularly after an opening partnership of 27.
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Pakistan → win → 27
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India eventually dismissed them for just 55 in 18.1 overs, with their spinners responsible for much of the damage.
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spinners → relish → damage
Shree Charani and Prema Rawat were the stars of the bowling attack, taking three wickets apiece.
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Charani → take → wickets
Charani finished with remarkable figures of 3 for 7 from four overs, while Rawat returned 3 for 9.
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Rawat → finish → 9
Deepti Sharma added two wickets for only five runs.
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Sharma → add → runs
Pakistan’s innings initially appeared under control.
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innings → appear → control
Muneeba Ali made 13, and Shawaal Zulfiqar scored 14 for the first wicket.
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Zulfiqar → make → wicket
But Shafali Verma broke the partnership by bowling Muneeba, and Charani then struck twice in the sixth over.
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Charani → break → over
She dismissed Gull Feroza for a duck before removing Zulfiqar, leaving Pakistan 29 for three.
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She → dismiss → three
The collapse continued almost immediately as Pakistan slipped to 32 for four in the eighth over before Rawat and Deepti Sharma intensified the pressure.
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Rawat → continue → pressure
By the 13th over, Pakistan were 45 for seven, and there was no prospect of recovering to a competitive total.
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Pakistan → be → total
The final three wickets eventually fell with Pakistan on 55, giving India an exceptionally modest target.
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Pakistan → fall → target
The total was Pakistan’s lowest in women’s T20I cricket, surpassing their previous low of 63 against India in the 2012 Women’s Twenty20 Asia Cup.
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total → surpass → Cup
India survive brief wobble
Despite requiring only 56, India did not have everything their own way at the start of the chase.
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everything → survive → chase
Pakistan’s bowlers claimed three wickets, giving their opponents a brief glimpse of an unlikely route back into the contest.
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bowlers → claim → contest
Fatima Sana was Pakistan’s most successful bowler, finishing with 3 for 17.
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Sana → finish → 17
India reached 57 for three in 8.4 overs, completing a seven-wicket victory with Harmanpreet Kaur unbeaten on 18.
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Kaur → reach → 18
The Indian captain ensured there was no late drama and guided her side across the line with plenty of deliveries to spare.
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captain → ensure → deliveries
The victory maintained India’s perfect start to the tournament.
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victory → maintain → tournament
They now have six points from three matches and have already secured their place in the semifinals.
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They → have → semifinals
For Pakistan, meanwhile, the defeat leaves their qualification hopes dependent on their final group match against Hong Kong.
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defeat → leave → Kong
They remain on two points and need a victory to give themselves a chance of progressing.
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They → remain → chance
