India, Sept. 5 -- Having already made the semifinals, a far superior India will be expected to step up the intensity against traditional foes Pakistan in their final league game of the Women's Asia Cup here on Saturday.

Men or women, routinely scheduled Indo-Pak fixtures in multi-team events have not lived up to the off-field hype for a while now.

Nothing different is expected when the two teams meet at the Dubai, with overwhelming title favourites India expected to steamroll Pakistan. That is not to say that India don't have work to do in the shortest format, having made premature exits in past two World Cups.

They need to develop a pool of power-hitters and fast bowlers to challenge the hegemony of Australia.

However, at the Asia le...