- Player of the match Anosha Nasir picked up three wickets, while Shawaal Zulfiqar top-scored with 38 not out
- Scorecard is available here
Lahore, 17 February 2026: Pakistan ‘A’ sealed their semi-final berth with a dominating nine-wicket win over United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the final Group A match in ACC Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars here at the Terdthai Cricket Ground in Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon.
After being asked to bat first, UAE were bowled out for a meagre 79 in 17.2 overs, which Pakistan were required to chase in 15.5 overs or less to qualify for the semi-final. Pakistan ‘A’ and UAE finished with four points each but Pakistan maintained a better net run-rate after chasing the target in 11 overs.
The semi-finals will be played on Friday, 20 February. The two semi-finalists from the Group B are likely to be Bangladesh ‘A’ and Sri Lanka ‘A’ and will be confirmed on Wednesday.
Eman Naseer (12, 16b, 2x4s) was promoted to open the batting with Shawaal Zulfiqar and the duo put on 25 runs before the former fell in the sixth over. From this juncture, Shawaal and Huraina Sajjad came together to seal the chase for Pakistan ‘A’ with an unbeaten 56-run stand.
Shawaal finished with 38 not out off 31 balls hitting five fours and one six, while Huraina hit five fours in her 19-ball 26 not out. Heena Hotchandani picked up the only wicket for UAE.
Earlier, player of the match Anosha Nasir picked up three for 18 to leave UAE 58-5 in 10.1 overs. Waheeda Akhtar drew the first blood as she castled Esha Oza for a mere three. Opening batter Theertha Satish top-scored with a five fours-laden 27-ball 32.
Rinita Rajith was the only other UAE batter to enter double figures as she contributed 14 off 19 balls hitting two fours. UAE lost five for 11 in the end as skipper Hafsa Khalid picked up two for four in her two overs, while Gull Rukh and Momina Riasat dismissed one batter each.
Scores in brief:
Pakistan women’s ‘A’ beat UAE women by nine wickets at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok
UAE 79 all out, 17.2 overs (Theertha Satish 32, Rinitha Rajith 14; Anosha Nasir 3-18, Hafsa Khalid 2-4)
Pakistan ‘A’ 81-1, 14 overs (Shawaal Zulfiqar 38 not out, Huraina Sajjad 26 not out)
Player of the match - Anosha Nasir (Pakistan women’s ‘A’)
Schedule of Pakistan ‘A’ matches: (all matches at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok)
Group A
13 February – Pakistan ‘A’ beat Nepal by 30 runs
15 February – India ‘A’ beat Pakistan ‘A’ by eight wickets
17 February – Pakistan ‘A’ beat UAE by nine wickets
20 February - Semifinal 1 and 2 – 9am and 2pm local time
22 February – Final
