Sri Lanka Women vs Pakistan Women , 2nd Semi-Final at Dubai International Stadium, Dubai , Women's Asia Cup T20, 2026 , Sep 11, 2026 Scorecard

18.5: Fatima Sana to Nilakshika Silva, NO BALL, FOUR! That will do nicely. Sri Lanka reach their third successive Asia Cup final. Joy all around in the Lanka camp. In contrast, Fatim Sana is visibly distraught. It slips out of Sana's hand as she dishes out an above-waist full toss, on middle. Nilakshika is taken aback slightly but manages to get the scoop up and over the keeper's head. Not exactly where Silva intended it to go, as it comes more off the outer half, but it will not matter one bit as it races away to the deep third fence and celebrations begin in the Sri Lankan dugout.

18.4: Fatima Sana to Nilakshika Silva, A swing and a miss. Floated up there by Sana, this was there to be cashed in with the field up on the off side. Silva backs away, looking to go inside out but fails to make any connection.

18.3: Fatima Sana to Nilakshika Silva, A couple of runs more as Sri Lanka inch closer to the finishing line. Serves it full, around off. Nilakshika leans across and cracks the drive between cover and mid off. The cover fielder dives to her right but the ball evades her. It is mopped up eventually by the mid-off fielder with a dive but she cannot prevent the batters from coming back for the second run. 2 needed off 9 balls.

18.2: Fatima Sana to Kaushini Nuthyangana, On a back of a length, on middle. Kaushini Nuthyangana smears it away to deep mid-wicket for a single.

18.2: Fatima Sana to Kaushini Nuthyangana, NO BALL, SIX! A costly error by Fatima Sana, who has been on the mark all night. It could not have come at a worse time for Pakistan. The game tilts decisively in favour of Sri Lanka, with them left needing 5 runs off 11 balls. Sana goes searching for the yorker but gets it all wrong as it comes out as an above-waist full toss, on middle. Nuthyangana takes full toll as she nails the pull shot beyond the deep square leg fence for a biggie. Free Hit coming up.

18.1: Fatima Sana to Nilakshika Silva, Misfield! A clean pick-up could have resulted in a run out chance. Angled in at the pads, bowled on a length. Silva tucks it straight to square leg and sets off for a quick single. Umm-e-Hani swoops in and gets low but fails to pick the ball up cleanly and lets it through. That allows the batters to complete the single comfortably.

17.6: Sadia Iqbal to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, this is worked away for a run.

17.5: Sadia Iqbal to Kaushini Nuthyangana, 1 run, there comes the broom and the ball is swept away for a run.

17.4: Sadia Iqbal to Kaushini Nuthyangana, 2 runs, this is driven through the covers for a couple.

17.3: Sadia Iqbal to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, there comes the broom and the ball is swept away for a run.

17.2: Sadia Iqbal to Nilakshika Silva, FOUR! In the gap. Around off, fuller in length. Nilakshika Silva reaches across and rolls her wrists over the ball. Hits it hard but all along the ground to the left of deep square leg for a boundary.

17.1: Sadia Iqbal to Nilakshika Silva, No run, beaten! Lovely bowling as the batter is defeated all ends up.

16.6: Fatima Sana to Kavisha Dilhari, OUT! LBW! Pakistan go up in unison, and the finger is raised. Kavisha Dilhari does not seem happy with the decision, and the replays later show why. Angled in at the sticks, on a length. Kavisha walks across her stumps and gets low for the scoop but misses. She gets pinged on the pads but the ball deflects off the glove. No DRS in this tournament and Dilhari will have to accept the verdict. Both set batters back in the hut. Talk about leading from the front, and Fatima Sana is the epitome of it tonight, first with the bat and now with the ball to keep Pakistan in the contest.

16.5: Fatima Sana to Kavisha Dilhari, FOUR! Lovely shot. Slower one, on a length, on off. Dilhari presses forward and launches it back over the bowler's head with a high elbow. Neither long off nor the long-on fielder can cut it off.

16.4: Fatima Sana to Kavisha Dilhari, Stumping chance missed! Pace off ball, angled into the pads. Dilhari hops inside the line for the tickle but misses and her back leg gets dragged out of the crease. Muneeba Ali moves to her left and gets her body behind the ball but fiddles with it and cannot gather it cleanly. That allows Kavisha a window to plonk her back leg in.

16.3: Fatima Sana to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, that is flicked away through mid wicket for a single.

16.2: Fatima Sana to Nilakshika Silva, FOUR! Fatima Sana is not happy with the effort there. Skidding through, on a short of a length, outside off. Nilakshika Silva waits back and uses the pace as she steers it to the right of the short third fielder. Shawaal Zulfiqar is late to get the dive in and the ball goes under her body before going into the fence.

16.1: Fatima Sana to Harshitha Samarawickrama, OUT! CAUGHT! Who else but Fatima Sana to provide a timely breakthrough? Pakistan needed that. Bowled on a good length from around the wicket, outside off. Samarawickrama walks across the stumps and tries to use the pace and scoop it over short fine leg. Ends up spooning it towards short fine leg, where Shawaal Zulfiqar reacts well as she moves forward and dives to take the catch inches off the turf. End of a 67-run stand. Sri Lanka Women are 100/5, needing 31 runs off 23 balls.