​India and Pakistan are about to face off in Dubai, in a Group A clash in the Women’s Asian Cup, on Saturday evening. India hasn’t put a foot wrong so far in the tournament. They dismantled Thailand by 94 runs in their opener, then turned the screws even harder against Hong Kong, as they won by 137 runs to wrap up their semi-final spot ahead of schedule.The top two in each group advance, and India has already made sure of that. But finishing as group leaders still matters, and they’ll be going full throttle here.MAKE YOUR BET WITH DAFABET AND GET UP TO 200% WELCOME BONUSMeanwhile, Pakistan put Thailand away convincingly, and, with a game against Hong Kong still to come, they also have the chance to emerge as group leaders.That makes this match against India something of a golden chance: beat the group leaders and walk into the knockouts without a single loss on their record and as pool toppers.Add The Sporting News as a preferred news sourceIndia vs. Pakistan Women’s Asian Cup 2026: Toss result, score & live updatesToss: Pakistan women win the toss and choose to bat first.After 18.1 overs, Pakistan are 55/10India quickly proved over the last hour and a half why they are the clear favourites in the competition. For not a single over did it seem that the Pakistanis had a fighting chance with the Indian bowling attack making quick work.Now, all the Indian openers need to do is put up a very comfortable target of 56 runs on the board and make their way to the semi-finals.After 15 overs Pakistan are 48/8The Indian bowling attack doesn’t seem to have any intention of giving their opponents a fighting chance, as the eighth wicket has already fallen. Pakistan is yet to even breach the 50-run mark, and with the tailenders struggling to even get one run, it seems like India is waiting to just wrap up their match.After 10 overs Pakistan are 36/6Three more wickets in the last four overs prove why India is the best side in the tournament. Pakistan was never given the chance to build a partnership with Charani, Rawat and Deepti Sharma, each claiming a wicket.The Pakistani batting order never looked this weak, with the Indian bowling attack absolutely rampaging through them.After 6 overs Pakistan are 29/3Indian bowling has completely overrun the Pakistani top order as they lose three wickets within the powerplay, leaving India dangerously close yet another dismantling.Pakistan would be depending on their middle order to ground their innings from here on.India vs. Pakistan Women’s Asian Cup 2026: Playing XIIndia’s playing XI: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Sree Charani, Kranti Gaud, and Nandini Sharma.Pakistan’s playing XI: Muneeba Ali (wk), Shawaal Zufiqar, Gull Feroza, Ayesha Zafar, Sadaf Shamas, Fatima Sana (c), Umm-e-Hani, Eyman Fatima, Tuba Hassan, Nashra Sundhu, and Sadia Iqbal.India vs. Pakistan Women’s Asian Cup 2026: Win percentageTeamWin probabili