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Stay updated with the latest sports news across Cricket, Football, Chess, and more. Catch all the action with real-time live cricket score updates and in-depth coverage of ongoing matches. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur hit the winning runs with a six in her record 150th T20I match as skipper as India beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the 2026 Women’s Asia Cup. India only had to chase a target of 56 runs but they needed to survived a top-order wobble, with Harmanpreet and Deepti calming things down for them. India paid the price for trying to finish the chase off as quickly as possible, with Pakistan captain Fatima Sana taking three wickets in the powerplay. Fatima took two wickets in the second over and then one in the third to leave India with a score of 29/3 in the fourth over. Her first strike was of the big-hitting Shafali Verma after which she dismissed Pratika Rawal later in the over. She then dismissed Smriti Mandhana with the last ball of the fourth over. AS IT HAPPENED | India vs Pakistan, Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma then brought calm to the proceedings. The former eventually took India over the line with a six in the ninth over. Earlier, Shree Charani and Prema Rawat dismantled Pakistan as India blew them away for just 55 runs. Both Charani and Rawat took three wickets each as Pakistan were dismissed for their lowest ever women’s T20I total. Charani returned excellent figures of 3 for 7, while Rawat took three wickets for just nine runs. Shafali Varma started the rout by dismissing opener Muneeba Ali in the fifth over. The 27-run opening stand was pretty much the only partnership of note for Pakistan. Pakistan’s previous lowest T20I total was 63, scored in 19.1 overs against India in Guangzhou during the group stage of the 2012 Women’s Twenty20 Asia Cup. India have won both their previous matches and are sitting atop Pool A with four points, having already secured a place in the semifinals. Pakistan, meanwhile, were playing their second match of the tournament and have two points after winning their opener. They remain favourites to reach the semifinals as well despite the defeat. Stay updated with the latest sports news across Cricket, Football, Chess, and more. Catch all the action with real-time live cricket score updates and in-depth coverage of ongoing matches.