Women's Asia Cup 2024 is going to start from today. The second match of the tournament will be played between India and Pakistan at the Dambulla ground. The India vs Pakistan mega clash will start at 7 pm on Thursday. The Indian team led by Harmanpreet Kaur is the defending champion and will be eyeing to maintain its dominance. India has won the Asia Cup trophy seven times. On the other hand, Pakistan has not won a single title. Talking about the T20 head-to-head record, India has had the upper hand against Pakistan. So far 14 matches have been played between the two teams, in which India won 11. At the same time, in the Asia Cup, India has won five out of six matches against Pakistan. Dar's performance has been a bit shaky in recent times. Despite this, she is participating in the prestigious tournament as captain. She holds the record for taking the most wickets in the T20 format for Pakistan. Pakistani cricket lovers are hopeful that Dar will shine brightly in today's match and will play an important role in making the Green team win.
Head to Head Record
If we talk about the clash between the two teams in the shortest format of cricket, then the Indian women's team has an upper hand against the Pakistani women's team. So far 14 matches have been played between the women players of India and Pakistan. Where the Indian team has won 11 matches. On the other hand, the opposition team has been successful in 3 matches.
A match of the T20 World Cup 2024 was played in the capital of India, Delhi. Here, host India had to face defeat against Pakistan by a close margin of 2 runs. This is the biggest victory of the Green Team against India in any major tournament. This was also the only match between India and Pakistan which was played in each other's country.
Indian team is dominating in Asia Cup
The Indian team has always dominated the Women's Asia Cup. The Blue team has won the trophy 7 times out of 8. The last edition of the tournament was played in 2022. Where the Indian team created history by winning the title for the 7th time.
The two teams for the Asia Cup are as follows
India: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Smriti Mandhana (Vice Captain), Arundhati Reddy, Sobhana Asha, Richa Ghosh, Uma Chhetri, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Renuka Singh, Pooja Vastrakar, Shefali Verma, Shreyanka Patil, Sanjeevan Sajna and Dayalan Hemalatha.
Pakistan: Nida Dar (captain), Tasmia Rubab, Iram Javed, Omaima Sohail, Gul Feroza, Diana Baig, Tuba Hassan, Nashra Sandhu, Naziha Alvi, Fatima Sana, Muniba Ali, Aliya Riaz, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin and Syeda Arub Shah.
