Pakistan, Sept. 6 -- Three wickets each by Prema Rawat and Shree Charani and a positive batting display helped India beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the ninth match of the ACC Women's T20 Asia Cup 2026 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Chasing a modest 56-run target, India crossed the line in 8.4 overs with seven wickets to spare, courtesy of an unbeaten partnership between Deepti Sharma and captain Harmanpreet Kaur. The former champions, however, got off to a shaky start to the pursuit as Pakistan captain Fatima Sana dismissed Shafali Verma (12) and Pratika Rawal (four) in the second over with 18 runs on the board.

Following the back-to-back setbacks, captain Kaur joined Smriti Mandhana (nine) in the middle, and ...