Women's T20 Asia Cup, India crush sorry Pakistan: Key stats
What's the story
In a dominating display, the Indian women's cricket team defeated Pakistan by seven wickets in the ongoing Women's T20 Asia Cup 2026. The match was held in Dubai and marked another chapter of India's dominance over its neighbor. With this victory, India improved its head-to-head record against Pakistan to 15-3 and their Asia Cup tally to an impressive 8-1. Pakistan were bowled out for 55 before India completed a 7-wicket win (57/3).
Match dynamics
Pakistan get off to a flier before India strike back
Opting to bat first, Pakistan's decision was surprising considering India's strength in chasing.
The opening pair of Muneeba Ali and Shawaal Zulfiqar started aggressively against the Indian pacers.
However, their efforts were marred by fielding errors from India, giving Muneeba a couple of lifelines.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur then brought in Shafali Verma, who struck early, sending the stumps flying and setting the tone for India's bowling attack.
Bowling brilliance
Indian spinners run riot in Dubai
Indian spinners dominated the match with Shree Charani leading the charge.
She took two wickets in one over, dismissing Gull Feroza and Shawaal Zulfiqar with her left-arm spin.
Charani's third wicket came when she dismissed Ayesha Zafar in the eighth over.
Deepti Sharma and Prema Rawat then took care of the rest as Pakistan were bowled out for their lowest total in Women's T20Is at 55 runs.
Chase challenge
India lose 3 wickets in pursuit of paltry target
Despite the low target, Pakistan tried to make it difficult for India.
Shafali and Smriti Mandhana started positively but Fatima Sana struck twice in four balls, removing both players.
With three wickets falling quickly, India focused on securing the win over experimenting with players like Richa Ghosh or Bharti Fulmali.
Harmanpreet hit a six over the bowler's head to finish off the match with 68 balls remaining in her 150th T20I as Indian captain.
PAK-W
Lowest all-out total for PAK-W in T20Is
As per Cricbuzz, Pakistan managed their lowest team total in Women's T20Is.
Lowest all-out totals for PAK-W in T20Is
55 vs IND-W, Dubai, 2026
56 vs NZ-W, Dubai, 2024
60 vs ENG-W, Taunton, 2009
63 vs IND-W, Guangzhou, 2012
Meanwhile, Pakistan posted the 5th-lowest total versus India in W20Is.
Lowest all-out totals vs IND-W in T20Is
27 - MAS-W, Kuala Lumpur, 2018
37 - THA-W, Sylhet, 2022
51 - BAN-W, Hangzhou, 2023
54 - BAN-W, Bangkok, 2016
55 - PAK-W, Dubai, 2026
Charani
Charani gets to 49 wickets in WT20Is
Charani bowled four overs and claimed 3/7.
She now owns 7 wickets in the ongoing tournament from three matches.
Playing her 28th WT20I match for India, Charani raced to 49 wickets at 14.59.
As per Cricinfo, in 2 matches against PAK-W, Charani has picked six scalps at 4.66.
Charani has amassed 34 scalps in the 2026 calendar year from 18 matches at 12.52.
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Rawat picks her maiden three-fer in WT20Is
Rawat picked her maiden three-fer in WT20Is. She bowled 4 overs and claimed 3/9. In four matches for IND-W, she owns 5 scalps at 10.6. Before this, she picked two wickets against Hong Kong Women.
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Only 2 PAK-W batters get to double digits
Only 2 PAK-W batters got to double digits. Muneeba scored 13 runs off 15 balls whereas Zulfiqar managed 14 from 14 balls. As many as 3 Pakistan Women batters scored ducks.
Shafali
Shafali Verma becomes third Indian with 3,000 WT20I runs
Shafali completed 3,000 runs in Women's T20 Internationals. Shafali reached the landmark with her 7th run.
According to Cricinfo, Shafali (3,005) became the third Indian to complete 3,000 runs in WT20Is.
She joined Smriti Mandhana (4,680-plus) and Harmanpreet Kaur (4,231).
Overall, Shafali became the 16th player to touch the 3,000-run mark in WT20Is.
Shafali, who attained the feat in her 114th WT20I, has a strike rate of 137.46 and 19 half-centuries in the format.
Her average reads 28.08.
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Fastest Indian to this mark
Shafali is the fastest Indian to reach 3,000 runs in WT20Is (113 innings). While Mandhana unlocked this achievement in 122 innings, Harmanpreet took 135 innings for the same. Australia's Beth Mooney tops the overall list with 100 innings.
Mandhana
Smriti Mandhana shatters this Mithali Raj record versus PAK (WT20Is)
Mandhana went past Mithali Raj to become India's highest run-scorer against Pakistan in WT20Is.
The southpaw accomplished the milestone with her ninth run.
Notably, Mandhana perished for a score of 9 as Fatima Sana dismissed her.
Mithali finished with 315 runs across 10 games against Pakistan at 45.
Mandhana, who now owns 316 runs versus PAK-W, took 12 WT20Is to go past Mithali.
The former's tally includes two fifties and a strike rate of 110.1. Mandhana averages 28.72.
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Harmanpreet Kaur's 150th match as skipper is a success
Harmanpreet clocked her 150th match as IND-W skipper in T20Is. As per Cricinfo, from 150 games, she now owns 87 wins and 57 losses. One game ended in a tie. Meanwhile, 5 matches didn't have a result.
India Women
Contrasting records for the two sides
As per Cricbuzz, India Women recorded their 4th-biggest win margin (by balls margin) in this format.
Biggest win margins for IND-W in T20Is (by balls remaining)
84 vs THA-W, Sylhet, 2022
70 vs BAN-W, Hangzhou, 2023
69 vs SL-W, Sylhet, 2022
68 vs PAK-W, Dubai, 2026
Meanwhile, PAK-W suffered their second-biggest defeat margin (by balls remaining) in the format; they had lost with 70 balls to spare against NZ-W at Basseterre during the Women's T20 World Cup 2010.