Sri Lanka Women will face Pakistan Women in the second semifinal of the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday, September 11th.

How did Sri Lanka perform in the group stage?

If we talk about Sri Lanka then the team is led by Chamari Athapaththu finished at the top of Group B after winning all three of their matches. They comfortably beat the UAE and Indonesia but had to work hard to get past Bangladesh. Pakistan finished second in Group A, behind India. They recorded easy wins over Thailand and Hong Kong, China, but India beat them by seven wickets in their group match.

Which team holds the advantage based on recent matches?

Sri Lanka and Pakistan recently met in a three-match T20I series in Dambulla. Sri Lanka won the series 2-1, although Pakistan showed plenty of fight, especially with the bat. If Fatima Sana’s team can score well in the semi-final, their bowling attack could trouble Sri Lanka. However, Sri Lanka will enter the match as the slight favourites.

How will the pitch at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium behave?

The Dubai International Cricket Stadium has not been an easy ground for batters. They will need to settle in first and keep taking singles and twos, as scoring boundaries may be difficult. The opening six overs could play a key role for both teams.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Semifinal: Predicted Playing 11s

Sri Lanka Women: Imesha Dulani, Chamari Athapaththu (C), Sanjana Kavindi, Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Kaushani Nuthyangana (WK), Sugandika Kumari, Chamudi Praboda, Chethana Vimukthi.

Pakistan Women: Muneeba Ali (WK), Shawaal Zulfiqar, Gull Feroza, Ayesha Zafar, Sadaf Shamas, Fatima Sana (C), Umm-e-Hani, Eyman Fatima, Tuba Hassan, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Semifinal: Squads

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

Sri Lanka Women Squad: Imesha Dulani, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Sanjana Kavindi, Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Kaushani Nuthyangana (wk), Sugandika Kumari, Chethana Vimukthi, Chamudi Praboda, Mithali Ayodhya, Kawya Kavindi, Dewmi Vihanga, Hasini Perera

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