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- Pakistan beat Nepal by nine wickets with 49 balls to spare on Sunday
- Bottom-placed UAE have lost both of their matches in the tournament
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan women’s national cricket team is facing the United Arab Emirates in Sri Lanka today, Tuesday, as the two sides clash in another fixture of the ongoing Women’s T20 Asia Cup tournament.
Pakistan will head into the match confident after routing Nepal by nine wickets at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Sunday. Pakistan achieved Nepal’s modest target of 109 runs with little trouble, making 110 for one in just 11.5 overs and with 49 balls to spare.
“In Women’s Asia Cup 2024, Pakistan will face the United Arab Emirates at Dambulla, Sri Lanka today,” state broadcaster Radio Pakistan said.
The match between the two teams is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. Pakistan Standard Time (PST), it added.
Pakistan lost their tournament opener against arch-rivals India on Friday. Batting first, the green shirts were bowled out for 108 runs from 19.2 overs which was chased down by India in 14.1 overs and with seven wickets in hand.
Deepti Sharma was the pick of the Indian bowlers, returning figures of 3-20 while Renuka Singh and Shreyanka Patil both ended up with figures of 2-14. India are at the top of the tournament table with two wins from as many matches while Pakistan are placed at number two, with one loss and a win under their belt.
The UAE have so far lost both their matches in the tournament against India and Nepal. They are at the bottom of the table.