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 on Saturday.
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 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 with overwhelming title favourites India expected to steamroll Pakistan.
Ahead of the game, both India openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma looked at the top of their game. Mandhana broke a battery of records against Hong Kong en route a memorable hundred to fire out a warning for the other teams in the competition.
The likes of Pratika Rawal, Richa Ghosh and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur will look to spend more time in the middle, having not been able to convert starts.
Pakistan, on the other hand, need drastic improvement in their batting to competing with India. The shortcomings in the batting department have let the team down for a number of years.
Even in their last game against Thailand, Pakistan found themselves under pressure in the powerplay with the loss of three wickets. However, they managed to defend a lowly 119 against a less-established side.
The Asia Cup match between India Women and Pakistan Women will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday on September 5.
The Asia Cup match between India Women and Pakistan Women is scheduled to start at 8:00 PM IST.
The Women's Asia Cup 2026 matches will be broadcast live on television across the Sony Sports Network channels in India.
Digital viewers in India can stream every match of the Women's Asia Cup 2026 tournament live on the SonyLIV app and website.