Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first against Sri Lanka in the second semi-final of the ACC Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2026 at the Dubai International Stadium on Friday.
Pakistan qualified for the semi-final after finishing second in Group A. They defeated Thailand and Hong Kong but suffered a heavy defeat against arch-rivals India.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka stormed into the last four unbeaten, winning all three of their group-stage matches against Bangladesh, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia.
The winner of this match will face India in the final on September 13. India secured their place in the final after beating Bangladesh by 40 runs.
Playing XIs
Pakistan: Muneeba Ali (wk), Shawaal Zulfiqar, Gull Feroza, Ayesha Zafar, Sadaf Shamas, Fatima Sana (c), Eyman Fatima, Tuba Hassan, Umm-e-Hani, Nashra Sandhu and Sadia Iqbal.
Sri Lanka: Imesha Dulani, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Sanjana Kavindi, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Kaushani Nuthyangana (wk), Sugandika Kumari, Chamudi Praboda and Mithali Ayodhya.
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