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Prema Rawat and Shree Charani starred with three wickets each, as India bowled out Pakistan for just 55 in the ninth match of the ACC Women's T20 Asia Cup 2026 in Dubai on Saturday.
Pakistan captain Fatima Sana's decision to bat first in the high-octane fixture backfired as the Green Shirts' batting unit faltered and could muster 55 before getting bowled out in 18.1 overs.
The Green Shirts, however, got off to a contrasting start to their innings as their opening pair of Muneeba Ali and Shawaal Zulfiqar put together a 27-run partnership.
Right-arm spinner Shafali Verma gave India the much-needed breakthrough in the fifth over when she avenged Muneeba after being hit for a four. The left-handed opener walked back after scoring 13 off 15 deliveries.
Pakistan then suffered two more setbacks in the subsequent over as Charani dismissed newly-arrived top-order batter Gull Feroza (zero) and right-handed opener Zulfiqar, who remained their top-scorer with a run-a-ball 14, comprising three fours.
Charani's twin strike sparked a collapse, which saw Pakistan lose their remaining seven wickets, including that of captain Sana (zero), for just 26 runs, and were thus bowled out for their lowest-ever total in women's T20Is despite lower-order batter Tuba Hassan's resilience at the backend.
Prema Rawat and Charani jointly spearheaded India's bowling charge against Pakistan with three wickets each, followed by Deepti Sharma with two, while Verma chipped in with one scalp.
Pakistan: Muneeba Ali (wk), Shawaal Zulfiqar, Gull Feroza, Ayesha Zafar, Sadaf Shamas, Fatima Sana (c), Eyman Fatima, Tuba Hassan, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal and Umm-e-Hani.
India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud and Nandani Sharma.
This is a developing story and is being updated with latest details.
