India Women: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Nandani Sharma, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Gunalan Kamalini, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav.

Pakistan Women: Muneeba Ali(w), Shawaal Zulfiqar, Gull Feroza, Ayesha Zafar, Sadaf Shamas, Fatima Sana(c), Umm-e-Hani, Eyman Fatima, Tuba Hassan, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal, Saira Jabeen, Momina Riasat, Eman Naseer, Waheeda Akhtar

Having already made the semifinals, a far superior India will be expected to step up the intensity against traditional foes Pakistan in their final league game. Men or women, routinely scheduled Indo-Pak fixtures in multi-team events have not lived up to the off-field hype for a while now.

Pakistan need drastic improvement in their batting to compete with India. The shortcomings in the batting department have let the team down for a number of years.

Here's how Group A of the Women's Asia Cup 2026 shapes up, ahead of the India-Pakistan clash:

Today, Smriti Mandhana can achieve the record of becoming the highest-ever run-scorer in women's T20I cricket. She is just 78 runs away from overtaking New Zealand great Suzie Bates' tally of 4,758 runs. 

India's superstar batter Smriti Mandhana will be at the centre of attention today. Mandhana smashed a scintillating 124 in their previous game against Hong Kong, breaking multiple records in the process. The biggest among those was that she became the highest-ever run-scorer in women's international cricket across all formats.

While India are already through, Pakistan are looking to book their own berth in the Women's Asia Cup semi-finals. After a win over Thailand in their first match, Pakistan need just one more point to qualify. Hence, a win or even a no-result would see them go through.

India have made a fantastic start to their Women's Asia Cup campaign, brushing aside Thailand and Hong Kong in their opening two games and booking their place in the semi-finals. Harmanpreet Kaur and co. are the runaway favourites to win the trophy.

A very warm welcome to one and all for the live coverage of the Women's Asia Cup 2026 clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan. It is the final match in Group A, but as always, stakes will be way beyond just two points when these two nations face off.

Stay tuned to NDTV Sports for all the live updates from the match!