Archive · 6 Sep 2026
India Spinners Rout Pakistan For Record-Low 55 In Asia Cup
India played Pakistan in a women's cricket match in Dubai.
Pakistan batted first and scored only 55 runs.
This was Pakistan's lowest score ever in a women's T20 international.
India's spin bowlers made it difficult for Pakistan to score and took all their wickets.
Shree Charani and Prema Rawat each took three wickets.
India then scored the needed runs in only 8.4 overs.
India lost three players while batting, but Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma finished the chase.
Harmanpreet was also captaining India in her 150th T20 international.
Pakistan's captain Fatima Sana said her team had suffered a batting collapse and would seek improvement in its final match.
India defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in a Women's Asia Cup T20 group match on Saturday.
Pakistan were bowled out for 55 in 18.1 overs, their lowest-ever women's T20 international total.
Shree Charani took 3 for 7 and Prema Rawat 3 for 9 as India's spinners dismantled Pakistan's batting.
India reached the target in 8.4 overs after losing three wickets, with Harmanpreet Kaur unbeaten on 18.
Harmanpreet captained India for the 150th time in T20 internationals, while Fatima Sana took three wickets for Pakistan.
- Who
- India and Pakistan's women's cricket teams, captained by Harmanpreet Kaur and Fatima Sana.
- What
- India won by seven wickets after bowling Pakistan out for 55 and chasing the target in 8.4 overs.
- When
- Saturday, according to the articles.
- Where
- Dubai.
- Why
- India wanted to maintain high standards before the semi-finals, while Pakistan struggled after a major batting collapse.
India's View
Pakistan's View
Approach to the match
India's View
Harmanpreet Kaur said India remained clinical, followed its plans and maintained high standards despite already qualifying for the semi-finals.
Pakistan's View
Fatima Sana said batting first was a reasonable choice because Pakistan had a strong bowling attack, but acknowledged that her team suffered a collapse.
Assessment of the performance
India's View
India's bowlers said they read the pitch well, attacked the stumps and executed their plans effectively.
Pakistan's View
Sana said her three wickets were less important than Pakistan playing better cricket in its final match.
- Result
- India won by seven wickets.
- Pakistan total
- Pakistan made 55 all out in 18.1 overs, its lowest-ever women's T20 international total.
- India chase
- India reached the target in 8.4 overs.
- Leading bowlers
- Shree Charani took 3 for 7 and Prema Rawat took 3 for 9.
- Other Indian bowling figures
- Deepti Sharma took 2 for 5 in 3.1 overs, while Shafali Verma took 1 for 10 in three overs.
- Pakistan wickets
- Fatima Sana took three wickets for Pakistan.
- Harmanpreet milestone
- Harmanpreet Kaur became the first cricketer to captain a country in 150 T20 internationals.
