IND-W vs PAK-W Match 9 Live Commentary - Dubai (05 September 2026)

Seaming away a touch, on a nagging length, at the hips. Sharma rises on her toes and keeps it out on the leg side.

Fuller and angled away. Sharma has a heave across the line. She does not quite get hold of it but manages to get it over mid-wicket. Two taken.

A loud shout for LBW, but turned down. Scrambled seam ball, on a good length at the sticks. Sharma has a tentative prod at the ball as she plays around her front pad. She just about ekes out an inside edge onto the front pad, the replays indicate.

Pushed across the left-hander, on a length. Sharma smears it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

No run, the batter has just blocked that from the crease.

On a fullish length, on off, kept out by Kaur.

Full, around off, defended off the front foot into covers.

Lands it full in front of the stumps, Harmanpreet Kaur leans on and defends it back at the bowler.

Serves a full ball, on off, Harmanpreet Kaur uses her feet and clips it to widish mid-wicket for a single.

Tempts the batter with a full ball, outside off, Deepti Sharma leans across and drives it to cover.

Closer to the off pole, on a fuller length, Deepti Sharma runs it down to long on for an easy single.

 Beauty! Absolute ripper from Fatima. In the channel on off, and it holds the line. Harmanpreet Kaur plays inside the line to block and is beaten on the outside edge.

Lands it on a length, outside off, Kaur hangs back and steers it to backward point.

Full and sliding on the pads. Harmanpreet Kaur gets across and flicks it behind square leg for an easy single.

On a fuller length, on off, Smriti Mandhana drives it firmly off the front foot, but straight to the fielder at mid off.

 FOUR! What a beautiful shot! Length-delivery on the leg stump. Smriti Mandhana responds with an elegant pick-up shot. She walks out of the crease and jabs it nicely over mid-wicket for a boundary. One bounce and into the fence.

OUT! LBW! Sana picks up her third wicket and is cock-a-hoop. She aims the stumps and lands it fuller in length, around middle and leg. Smriti Mandhana is cramped for space as the ball skids on and beats her inside edge to brush the front pad before it hits the back pad. Sana lets out a vociferous appeal and up goes the finger. India Women have slid down to 29/3, needing 27 more runs to win.

Nice and full from around the stump. Smriti leans on and eases it into covers.

Down the leg stump, on a fuller length. Mandhana misses her sweep and the ball clips her front pad and rolls to the short fine leg region. They cross for a leg bye.

Pitched up, on middle, Kaur plays with the spin and clips it gently to widish mid-wicket for a single and gets off the mark.

In-dipping full ball, on middle, Mandhana drives it inside out to short cover.

A bit short, on off, spinning in. Mandhana backs away and knocks it straight to the cover fielder.

FOUR! Graceful and confident from Mandhana! Slot-ball from Sadia, there to be put away. Smriti Mandhana gets on the front foot and marvellously lofts it inside out over extra cover for a boundary. India need 32 more runs to win.

Short of a length, outside off, Shafali Verma hangs back and punches it towards cover, but fails to pierce the gap.

 FOUR! Up and over! Absolutely smacked! Outside off, on a shorter length, Shafali Verma stays leg side of the ball, transfers her weight onto the back foot and hammers it over extra cover for a cracking boundary.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Sana strikes and gives a bit of a send-off to Shafali, who looked in an attacking mood. On a back of a length, on middle, nipping in slightly. Shafali Verma hangs back and looks to turn it across into the leg side, but the ball certainly holds onto the surface and arrives at an awkward height. Lobs off the leading edge and Fatima takes a simple return catch. India Women are 13/1, needing 43 more runs to win.

Back of a length, outside off, dabbed off the back foot to backward point.

WIDE! Miles down the leg stump, on a length. Rawal misses her flick and the keeper, Muneeba Ali, also fumbles to grab the ball cleanly as it deflects off her gloves and rolls towards first slip fielder.

MISFIELD, FOUR! Casual, very casual from Sadia in the deep. Wide outside off, on a fractionally fuller length. Pratika Rawal throws her hands at it to access the off side. She swings her bat hard and gets a fat outside edge. The ball shoots through the vacant slip cordon and runs towards deep third. Sadia Iqbal ambles to her left but does not bend low enough to stop and pick the ball up. It clips her fingertips and seeps into the fence. Fatima lets her frustration known to the fielder, as that should have been stopped.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Another failure for Pratika in this Asia Cup. Sana lands it on a length, and gets the ball to straighten up from the pitch, outside the off stump. Pratika Rawal stays put and dangles her bat away from her body. Tries to punch it away to the off side but gets a faint nick and Muneeba Ali takes a sharp catch behind the stumps. A confident appeal goes up and up goes the finger as well. India Women are 18/2, chasing 56 runs.

SIX! Outrageous and audacious from Shafali to get the chase underway. Full into the slot from Iqbal, on off, Shafali Verma plants the front foot forward and launches it cleanly over long off for a cracking six.

3000 T20I runs for Shafali Verma! Only second to Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur. Full and drifting into the batter, Shafali Verma effortlessly clips it through wide mid-wicket for a single.

Massive appeal for caught behind, but turned down by the umpire. Goes straight on with the arm, on a length. Smriti Mandhana has a lazy attempt at the cut shot and is beaten on the outside edge. Mandhana was beginning to walk off, but then spotted the umpire not raising her finger and stopped in her tracks.

Full and around off, Smriti creams it between extra cover and mid off for a quick single.

Full and onto the pads, Shafali Verma clips it behind mid-wicket for a single.

Beaten! Dropped short and outside the off stump. Smriti Mandhana again goes for the cut shot off the back foot but gets completely beaten on the outside edge.