Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Sri Lanka Beat Pakistan, Set Up India Asia Cup Final
Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in the Women’s Asia Cup semifinal.
Pakistan scored 130 runs after losing four wickets early.
Captain Fatima Sana helped Pakistan recover by scoring 47 runs without getting out.
Sri Lanka then lost four wickets for only 33 runs.
Harshitha Samarawickrama and Kavisha Dilhari added 67 runs together to help Sri Lanka recover.
Sri Lanka eventually reached the target with eight balls left.
India also reached the final after beating Bangladesh by 40 runs.
India and Sri Lanka will play in Dubai on Sunday.
India is trying to win its eighth Asia Cup title, while Sri Lanka is defending its 2024 title.
Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by four wickets in Friday’s semifinal in Dubai.
Sri Lanka recovered from 33/4 to chase Pakistan’s 130/5 with eight balls remaining.
Harshitha Samarawickrama and Kavisha Dilhari shared a 67-run fifth-wicket partnership.
Pakistan captain Fatima Sana scored an unbeaten 47 and took 4/32.
India defeated Bangladesh by 40 runs and will face defending champions Sri Lanka on Sunday.
- Who
- Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan, while India will face Sri Lanka in the final.
- What
- Sri Lanka won the semifinal by four wickets and advanced to the Women’s Asia Cup final.
- When
- The semifinal was played on Friday, and the final is scheduled for Sunday.
- Where
- The matches are being held in Dubai.
- Why
- Sri Lanka advanced by chasing Pakistan’s 130/5; India reached the final after defeating Bangladesh by 40 runs.
- Semifinal result
- Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by four wickets.
- Pakistan total
- Pakistan scored 130/5 after being reduced to 52/4 inside 10 overs.
- Sri Lanka chase
- Sri Lanka chased a target of 131 with eight balls to spare.
- Key partnership
- Harshitha Samarawickrama and Kavisha Dilhari shared 67 runs for the fifth wicket.
- Fatima Sana
- Pakistan’s captain scored an unbeaten 47 from 36 balls and took 4/32.
- India’s semifinal
- India defeated Bangladesh by 40 runs after winning three group-stage matches.
- Final context
- Sri Lanka defeated India by eight wickets in the 2024 final to claim its maiden Asia Cup title.
