India Today Hindi Harper's Bazaar Reader’s Digest Women's T20 World Cup Sri Lanka Women vs Pakistan Women MATCH HIGHLIGHTS CRICKET MATCH TEAMS Sri Lanka Women Chamari Athapaththu (C) Sanjana Kavindi Harshitha Samarawickrama Kavisha Dilhari Nilakshika Silva Kaushini Nuthyangana (W) Sugandika Kumari Chamudi Praboda Mithali Ayodhya Muneeba Ali (W) Shawaal Zulfiqar Fatima Sana (C) Sri Lanka Women vs Pakistan Women 2nd Semi-Final T20 - Women's Asia Cup T20, 2026 Live Scorecard The live scorecard for the 2nd Semi-Final T20 between Sri Lanka Women and Pakistan Women, being played at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai, is available here. Sri Lanka Women beat Pakistan Women by 4 wickets. At the moment, Sri Lanka Women are at 134/6 after 18.4 overs. Nilakshika Silva are currently at the crease. Sri Lanka Women Squad: Imesha Dulani, Chamari Athapaththu (C), Sanjana Kavindi, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Kaushini Nuthyangana (W), Sugandika Kumari, Chamudi Praboda, Mithali Ayodhya Pakistan Women Squad: Muneeba Ali (W), Shawaal Zulfiqar, Gull Feroza, Ayesha Zafar, Sadaf Shamas, Fatima Sana (C), Eyman Fatima, Umm-e-Hani, Tuba Hassan, Nashra Sundhu, Sadia Iqbal Stay tuned for all key updates, including wickets, overs, run rate, bowling details, and ball-by-ball commentary. SRI LANKA WOMEN Team Players PAKISTAN WOMEN Team Players 4 18.5: Fatima Sana to Nilakshika Silva, NO BALL, FOUR! That will do nicely. FOUR! That will do nicely. Sri Lanka reach their third successive Asia Cup final. Joy all around in the Lanka camp. In contrast, Fatim Sana is visibly distraught. 18.5: Fatima Sana to Nilakshika Silva, NO BALL, FOUR! That will do nicely. FOUR! That will do nicely. Sri Lanka reach their third successive Asia Cup final. Joy all around in the Lanka camp. In contrast, Fatim Sana is visibly distraught. 0 18.4: Fatima Sana to Nilakshika Silva, A swing and a miss. Floated up there by Sana, this was there to be cashed in with the field up on the off side. Silva backs away, looking to go inside out but fails to make any connection. 18.4: Fatima Sana to Nilakshika Silva, A swing and a miss. Floated up there by Sana, this was there to be cashed in with the field up on the off side. Silva backs away, looking to go inside out but fails to make any connection. 2 18.3: Fatima Sana to Nilakshika Silva, A couple of runs more as Sri Lanka inch closer to the finishing line. Serves it full, around off. Nilakshika leans across and cracks the drive between cover and mid off. The cover fielder dives to her right but the ball evades her. It is mopped up eventually by the mid-off fielder with a dive but she cannot prevent the batters from coming back for the second run. 2 needed off 9 balls. 18.3: Fatima Sana to Nilakshika Silva, A couple of runs more as Sri Lanka inch closer to the finishing line. Serves it full, around off. Nilakshika leans across and cracks the drive between cover and mid off. The cover fielder dives to her right but the ball evades her. It is mopped up eventually by the mid-off fielder with a dive but she cannot prevent the batters from coming back for the second run. 2 needed off 9 balls. 1 18.2: Fatima Sana to Kaushini Nuthyangana, On a back of a length, on middle. Kaushini Nuthyangana smears it away to deep mid-wicket for a single. 18.2: Fatima Sana to Kaushini Nuthyangana, On a back of a length, on middle. Kaushini Nuthyangana smears it away to deep mid-wicket for a single. 6 18.2: Fatima Sana to Kaushini Nuthyangana, NO BALL, SIX! A costly error by Fatima Sana, who has been on the mark all night. It could not have come at a worse time for Pakistan. The game tilts decisively in favour of Sri Lanka, with them left needing 5 runs off 11 balls. Sana goes searching for the yorker but gets it all wrong as it comes out as an above-waist full toss, on middle. Nuthyangana takes full toll as she nails the pull shot beyond the deep square leg fence for a biggie. Free Hit coming up. 18.2: Fatima Sana to Kaushini Nuthyangana, NO BALL, SIX! A costly error by Fatima Sana, who has been on the mark all night. It could not have come at a worse time for Pakistan. The game tilts decisively in favour of Sri Lanka, with them left needing 5 runs off 11 balls. Sana goes searching for the yorker but gets it all wrong as it comes out as an above-waist full toss, on middle. Nuthyangana takes full toll as she nails the pull shot beyond the deep square leg fence for a biggie. Free Hit coming up. 1 18.1: Fatima Sana to Nilakshika Silva, Misfield! A clean pick-up could have resulted in a run out chance. Angled in at the pads, bowled on a length. Silva tucks it straight to square leg and sets off for a quick single. Umm-e-Hani swoops in and gets low but fails to pick the ball up cleanly and lets it through. That allows the batters to complete the single comfortably. 18.1: Fatima Sana to Nilakshika Silva, Misfield! A clean pick-up could have resulted in a run out chance. Angled in at the pads, bowled on a length. Silva tucks it straight to square leg and sets off for a quick single. Umm-e-Hani swoops in and gets low but fails to pick the ball up cleanly and lets it through. That allows the batters to complete the single comfortably. SL-W Batting N Silva 11(6) K Nuthyangana 3(2) 1 17.6: Sadia Iqbal to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, this is worked away for a run. 17.6: Sadia Iqbal to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, this is worked away for a run. 1 17.5: Sadia Iqbal to Kaushini Nuthyangana, 1 run, there comes the broom and the ball is swept away for a run. 17.5: Sadia Iqbal to Kaushini Nuthyangana, 1 run, there comes the broom and the ball is swept away for a run. 2 17.4: Sadia Iqbal to Kaushini Nuthyangana, 2 runs, this is driven through the covers for a couple. 17.4: Sadia Iqbal to Kaushini Nuthyangana, 2 runs, this is driven through the covers for a couple. 1 17.3: Sadia Iqbal to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, there comes the broom and the ball is swept away for a run. 17.3: Sadia Iqbal to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, there comes the broom and the ball is swept away for a run. 4 17.2: Sadia Iqbal to Nilakshika Silva, FOUR! In the gap. Around off, fuller in length. Nilakshika Silva reaches across and rolls her wrists over the ball. Hits it hard but all along the ground to the left of deep square leg for a boundary. 17.2: Sadia Iqbal to Nilakshika Silva, FOUR! In the gap. Around off, fuller in length. Nilakshika Silva reaches across and rolls her wrists over the ball. Hits it hard but all along the ground to the left of deep square leg for a boundary. 0 17.1: Sadia Iqbal to Nilakshika Silva, No run, beaten! Lovely bowling as the batter is defeated all ends up. 17.1: Sadia Iqbal to Nilakshika Silva, No run, beaten! Lovely bowling as the batter is defeated all ends up. SL-W Batting K Dilhari 33(33) N Silva 5(2) 0 16.6: Fatima Sana to Kavisha Dilhari, OUT! LBW! Pakistan go up in unison, and the finger is raised. Kavisha Dilhari does not seem happy with the decision, and the replays later show why. Angled in at the sticks, on a length. Kavisha walks across her stumps and gets low for the scoop but misses. She gets pinged on the pads but the ball deflects off the glove. No DRS in this tournament and Dilhari will have to accept the verdict. Both set batters back in the hut. Talk about leading from the front, and Fatima Sana is the epitome of it tonight, first with the bat and now with the ball to keep Pakistan in the contest. 16.6: Fatima Sana to Kavisha Dilhari, OUT! LBW! Pakistan go up in unison, and the finger is raised. Kavisha Dilhari does not seem happy with the decision, and the replays later show why. Angled in at the sticks, on a length. Kavisha walks across her stumps and gets low for the scoop but misses. She gets pinged on the pads but the ball deflects off the glove. No DRS in this tournament and Dilhari will have to accept the verdict. Both set batters back in the hut. Talk about leading from the front, and Fatima Sana is the epitome of it tonight, first with the bat and now with the ball to keep Pakistan in the contest.

4 16.5: Fatima Sana to Kavisha Dilhari, FOUR! Lovely shot. Slower one, on a length, on off. Dilhari presses forward and launches it back over the bowler's head with a high elbow. Neither long off nor the long-on fielder can cut it off. 16.5: Fatima Sana to Kavisha Dilhari, FOUR! Lovely shot. Slower one, on a length, on off. Dilhari presses forward and launches it back over the bowler's head with a high elbow. Neither long off nor the long-on fielder can cut it off. 0 16.4: Fatima Sana to Kavisha Dilhari, Stumping chance missed! Pace off ball, angled into the pads. Dilhari hops inside the line for the tickle but misses and her back leg gets dragged out of the crease. Muneeba Ali moves to her left and gets her body behind the ball but fiddles with it and cannot gather it cleanly. That allows Kavisha a window to plonk her back leg in. 16.4: Fatima Sana to Kavisha Dilhari, Stumping chance missed! Pace off ball, angled into the pads. Dilhari hops inside the line for the tickle but misses and her back leg gets dragged out of the crease. Muneeba Ali moves to her left and gets her body behind the ball but fiddles with it and cannot gather it cleanly. That allows Kavisha a window to plonk her back leg in. 1 16.3: Fatima Sana to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, that is flicked away through mid wicket for a single. 16.3: Fatima Sana to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, that is flicked away through mid wicket for a single. 4 16.2: Fatima Sana to Nilakshika Silva, FOUR! Fatima Sana is not happy with the effort there. Skidding through, on a short of a length, outside off. Nilakshika Silva waits back and uses the pace as she steers it to the right of the short third fielder. Shawaal Zulfiqar is late to get the dive in and the ball goes under her body before going into the fence. 16.2: Fatima Sana to Nilakshika Silva, FOUR! Fatima Sana is not happy with the effort there. Skidding through, on a short of a length, outside off. Nilakshika Silva waits back and uses the pace as she steers it to the right of the short third fielder. Shawaal Zulfiqar is late to get the dive in and the ball goes under her body before going into the fence. 0 16.1: Fatima Sana to Harshitha Samarawickrama, OUT! CAUGHT! Who else but Fatima Sana to provide a timely breakthrough? Pakistan needed that. Bowled on a good length from around the wicket, outside off. Samarawickrama walks across the stumps and tries to use the pace and scoop it over short fine leg. Ends up spooning it towards short fine leg, where Shawaal Zulfiqar reacts well as she moves forward and dives to take the catch inches off the turf. End of a 67-run stand. Sri Lanka Women are 100/5, needing 31 runs off 23 balls. 16.1: Fatima Sana to Harshitha Samarawickrama, OUT! CAUGHT! Who else but Fatima Sana to provide a timely breakthrough? Pakistan needed that. Bowled on a good length from around the wicket, outside off. Samarawickrama walks across the stumps and tries to use the pace and scoop it over short fine leg. Ends up spooning it towards short fine leg, where Shawaal Zulfiqar reacts well as she moves forward and dives to take the catch inches off the turf. End of a 67-run stand. Sri Lanka Women are 100/5, needing 31 runs off 23 balls. PAK-W Batting F Sana 47(36) T Hassan 12(10) 1 19.6: Sugandika Kumari to Fatima Sana, Short and on the leg side, Fatima Sana stays deep in her stance and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder collects comfortably, and they get just a single. Pakistan Women finish on 130/5 after 20 overs. 19.6: Sugandika Kumari to Fatima Sana, Short and on the leg side, Fatima Sana stays deep in her stance and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder collects comfortably, and they get just a single. Pakistan Women finish on 130/5 after 20 overs. 2 19.5: Sugandika Kumari to Fatima Sana, Fuller and around off, driven to covers where the fielder fumbled and they got the chance to take another couple of runs. Sana is again down on her haunches, struggling with fitness in these humid conditions. 19.5: Sugandika Kumari to Fatima Sana, Fuller and around off, driven to covers where the fielder fumbled and they got the chance to take another couple of runs. Sana is again down on her haunches, struggling with fitness in these humid conditions. 2 19.4: Sugandika Kumari to Fatima Sana, Loopy and full around leg, Fatima Sana gets underneath it and sends it towards deep mid-wicket. She spots the chance for two and turns sharply to make the second, ensuring she retains the strike. 19.4: Sugandika Kumari to Fatima Sana, Loopy and full around leg, Fatima Sana gets underneath it and sends it towards deep mid-wicket. She spots the chance for two and turns sharply to make the second, ensuring she retains the strike. 4 19.3: Sugandika Kumari to Fatima Sana, FOUR! That is struck beautifully! Fatima Sana skips down the pitch, meets the flighted delivery in her arc and drives it crisply back past the bowler. The ball races away to the boundary. 19.3: Sugandika Kumari to Fatima Sana, FOUR! That is struck beautifully! Fatima Sana skips down the pitch, meets the flighted delivery in her arc and drives it crisply back past the bowler. The ball races away to the boundary. 0 19.2: Sugandika Kumari to Fatima Sana, Quicker through the air, short and on off, Fatima Sana tries to punch but gets a bottom edge and it rolls back to the bowler. 19.2: Sugandika Kumari to Fatima Sana, Quicker through the air, short and on off, Fatima Sana tries to punch but gets a bottom edge and it rolls back to the bowler. 1 19.1: Sugandika Kumari to Tuba Hassan, Flatter and shorter, wide outside off, Hassan reaches out and punches it to wide long off, for a run. Brings Fatima Sana on strike. 19.1: Sugandika Kumari to Tuba Hassan, Flatter and shorter, wide outside off, Hassan reaches out and punches it to wide long off, for a run. Brings Fatima Sana on strike. PAK-W Batting T Hassan 11(9) F Sana 38(31) 1 18.6: Mithali Ayodhya to Tuba Hassan, Full and on middle, Tuba tries to flick but gets a leading edge. It loops behind the bowler and they get one. 14 from the over! 18.6: Mithali Ayodhya to Tuba Hassan, Full and on middle, Tuba tries to flick but gets a leading edge. It loops behind the bowler and they get one. 14 from the over! 2 18.5: Mithali Ayodhya to Tuba Hassan, DROPPED! A huge let-off for Tuba Hassan! She gets plenty of the bat on a full delivery around middle and sends it straight down the ground, but there is not enough power behind it. The ball sails gently towards long on, where the fielder, Imesha Dulani, gets into position but cannot stay balanced underneath it. The chance goes begging. Two runs taken. 18.5: Mithali Ayodhya to Tuba Hassan, DROPPED! A huge let-off for Tuba Hassan! She gets plenty of the bat on a full delivery around middle and sends it straight down the ground, but there is not enough power behind it. The ball sails gently towards long on, where the fielder, Imesha Dulani, gets into position but cannot stay balanced underneath it. The chance goes begging. Two runs taken. 0 18.5: Mithali Ayodhya to Tuba Hassan, FIVE WIDES! Mithali Ayodhya loses the radar, sending a full toss down the leg side. Tuba Hassan cannot get a touch on it, and Kaushini Nuthyangana has no chance of stopping the delivery as it races away to the fine-leg fence. Five added to the Pakistan total. 18.5: Mithali Ayodhya to Tuba Hassan, FIVE WIDES! Mithali Ayodhya loses the radar, sending a full toss down the leg side. Tuba Hassan cannot get a touch on it, and Kaushini Nuthyangana has no chance of stopping the delivery as it races away to the fine-leg fence. Five added to the Pakistan total. 1 18.4: Mithali Ayodhya to Fatima Sana, Slows it down and serves it full on middle. Fatima Sana looks to work it into the leg side, but the ball takes the inside edge and rolls away towards deep mid-wicket. They pick up a single. 18.4: Mithali Ayodhya to Fatima Sana, Slows it down and serves it full on middle. Fatima Sana looks to work it into the leg side, but the ball takes the inside edge and rolls away towards deep mid-wicket. They pick up a single. 0 18.3: Mithali Ayodhya to Fatima Sana, Sharp pace, full and drifting down the leg side again, Fatima is early into her attempted flick and misses. It goes off her pads to point. 18.3: Mithali Ayodhya to Fatima Sana, Sharp pace, full and drifting down the leg side again, Fatima is early into her attempted flick and misses. It goes off her pads to point. 0 18.2: Mithali Ayodhya to Tuba Hassan, Mithali Ayodhya fires it full and down the leg side, Tuba tries to flick but misses. It goes off her pads to square leg and they take a leg bye. 18.2: Mithali Ayodhya to Tuba Hassan, Mithali Ayodhya fires it full and down the leg side, Tuba tries to flick but misses. It goes off her pads to square leg and they take a leg bye. 4 18.1: Mithali Ayodhya to Tuba Hassan, FOUR! FINE SHOT! Tuba Hassan creates the room she needs, sinks onto her back knee and gets underneath a full delivery outside off. She lifts it cleanly over mid off, picking up a boundary with ease. 18.1: Mithali Ayodhya to Tuba Hassan, FOUR! FINE SHOT! Tuba Hassan creates the room she needs, sinks onto her back knee and gets underneath a full delivery outside off. She lifts it cleanly over mid off, picking up a boundary with ease. PAK-W Batting F Sana 37(29) T Hassan 4(5) 0 17.6: Chamari Athapaththu to Fatima Sana, No run, the batter cuts the ball square but it is intercepted at covers. 10 from the over, Chamari Athapaththu finishes with 2 for 24. 17.6: Chamari Athapaththu to Fatima Sana, No run, the batter cuts the ball square but it is intercepted at covers. 10 from the over, Chamari Athapaththu finishes with 2 for 24. 2 17.5: Chamari Athapaththu to Fatima Sana, Flatter and fuller, on off, hit in the air behind the bowler, and it drops in no-man's land between long on and long off. They take a couple. 17.5: Chamari Athapaththu to Fatima Sana, Flatter and fuller, on off, hit in the air behind the bowler, and it drops in no-man's land between long on and long off. They take a couple. 4 17.4: Chamari Athapaththu to Fatima Sana, FOUR! That's muscled away! Fatima Sana gets a gift in her hitting arc and wastes no time putting it away. She plants her front foot and launches the full delivery over mid-wicket, beating the field comfortably for four. 17.4: Chamari Athapaththu to Fatima Sana, FOUR! That's muscled away! Fatima Sana gets a gift in her hitting arc and wastes no time putting it away. She plants her front foot and launches the full delivery over mid-wicket, beating the field comfortably for four. 1WD 17.4: Chamari Athapaththu to Fatima Sana, Wide! Short and wide outside off, Sana tries to cut but misses. 100 up! 17.4: Chamari Athapaththu to Fatima Sana, Wide! Short and wide outside off, Sana tries to cut but misses. 100 up! 1 17.3: Chamari Athapaththu to Tuba Hassan, Aerial but safe. Slower through the air, full and outside off, Tuba Hassan goes for the slog-sweep but gets a top edge. It loops towards deep mid-wicket and drops safely in front of the fielder. They settle for one. 17.3: Chamari Athapaththu to Tuba Hassan, Aerial but safe. Slower through the air, full and outside off, Tuba Hassan goes for the slog-sweep but gets a top edge. It loops towards deep mid-wicket and drops safely in front of the fielder. They settle for one. 1 17.2: Chamari Athapaththu to Fatima Sana, Fires it in, full and around leg, Sana brings her bottom hand into play and whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 17.2: Chamari Athapaththu to Fatima Sana, Fires it in, full and around leg, Sana brings her bottom hand into play and whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 1 17.1: Chamari Athapaththu to Tuba Hassan, Loopy and full, dropping on middle, Tuba lofts it over mid off, for a run. 17.1: Chamari Athapaththu to Tuba Hassan, Loopy and full, dropping on middle, Tuba lofts it over mid off, for a run.