Pakistan 55 all out: a historic low

Pakistan were bowled out for 55 in 18.1 overs against India in the Women’s Asia Cup on 5 September 2026 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. It is the lowest total in their T20 international history, one run worse than the 56 they made against New Zealand in Dubai in 2024.

India chased it down in 8.4 overs, losing three wickets, and finished the group stage with three wins from three.

The bowling

Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets
Shree Charani	4	7	3
Prema Rawat	4	9	3

Charani was named player of the match. This was Rawat’s maiden three-wicket haul in T20 internationals.

Eight overs, six wickets, sixteen runs. The rest of the analysis can wait; that line is the match.

Why spin did this

Dubai in September is dry. The pitch was slow and gripped. Pakistan elected to bat first, and the surface did exactly what surfaces like this do: it rewarded patient, flighted spin and punished batters who tried to hit their way out of trouble.

Six of the ten wickets fell to spin. Pakistan’s top scorer was Shawaal Zulfiqar with 14. No other batter reached double figures.

The pitch was not unplayable. India had made 193 for 5 on a similar surface two days earlier, with Smriti Mandhana scoring 124. The difference is execution, not conditions.

What the result means

India topped Group A and will play the second-placed team from Group B in the semi-final on 10 or 11 September. Pakistan finished second in Group A and will face the winners of Group B.

The 55 is embarrassing, but it does not eliminate them. The format allows two teams through from each group, and Pakistan had already beaten Thailand in their first match. A single bad day in a group stage is survivable; a single bad day in a knockout is not.

What it does not prove

Pakistan collapsing to spin on a slow pitch does not prove India will win the tournament. The semi-final opponent may bat better against the same bowling. The surface may behave differently. The toss may go the other way.

India’s spinners were excellent today. They were excellent against Hong Kong two days ago. Whether they will be excellent against Sri Lanka or Bangladesh in a knockout is a different question, and this match offers no evidence either way.

Historic lows make good headlines. What matters in a week is whether the semi-final produces the same outcome or a different one.

What comes next

The group stage continues until 8 September. Semi-finals are on 10 and 11 September; the final is on 13 September.

Four days after that, many of the same players fly to Japan for the Asian Games, where the format is a straight knockout and there is no recovery from a performance like this one.