{
  "type": "article",
  "title": "Pakistan crumble for a record-low 55 as bowlers run riot in Women's Asia Cup clash with India",
  "summary": "Pakistan's women's team was bowled out for just 55 against India after choosing to bat first, marking their lowest-ever T20I total. Three-wicket hauls from Shree Charani and Prema Rawat tore through the batting order.",
  "content": "Pakistan's batting fell apart in the most humiliating way possible during their Women's Asia Cup 2026 clash with India, with the side skittled out for just 55 runs after captain Fatima Sana chose to bat first upon winning the toss. The total is now the lowest a Pakistan women's side has ever posted in T20 International cricket.\n\nThe collapse eclipsed a mark Pakistan themselves had set only two years earlier. Playing against New Zealand in 2024, the team had managed just 56 runs, a total that stood as their previous lowest until this innings pushed it down to 55.\n\nFour batters fail to score, only two reach double figures\nThe entire innings lasted a mere 18.1 overs. Batting was so brittle that just two players managed to cross into double figures, while four batters were dismissed without troubling the scorers at all. Sawal Zulfiqar top-scored with 14, followed by Muneeba Ali's 13. No one else in the lineup offered any real resistance to India's bowling attack.\n\nAmong India's bowlers, Shree Charani and Prema Rawat were the standout performers, each finishing with figures of three wickets. Veteran spinner Deepti Sharma accounted for two batters, while young all-rounder Shafali Verma picked up one wicket.\n\nMuneeba and Zulfiqar couldn't convert a promising start\nOpeners Muneeba Ali and Sawal Zulfiqar had actually given Pakistan a solid platform, putting on 27 runs inside the first 4.2 overs. During that stretch, Indian fielder Pratika Rawal put down two catches off Muneeba, handing her back-to-back reprieves. It looked, briefly, as though Pakistan might turn that start into something substantial. Instead, Muneeba failed to make either life count, and once she fell, the middle order simply caved in behind her, with no partnership able to hold together.\n\nThe floodgates opened from the fifth over\nWith the score still at 27, Shafali Verma struck in the fifth over to open the wicket column, and from there Pakistan's innings unravelled rapidly. Young off-spinner Shree Charani was outstanding, removing three batters inside a span of just five runs; her four-over spell read 7 runs for 3 wickets.\n\nThe rest of the damage was shared between Prema Rawat and Deepti Sharma. Deepti dismissed two players, including captain Fatima Sana, while Prema Rawat matched Charani's impact with figures of 4-0-9-3. The combined effort from India's bowling unit dismantled Pakistan's batting order almost entirely, tilting the contest firmly in India's favour inside the opening overs.\n\nThe rout means India will head into the chase with an overwhelming advantage in this Women's Asia Cup 2026 fixture, and it reinforces just how difficult a phase Pakistan's batting unit is currently going through in T20I cricket.\n\nWhat this means for you\nPakistan's heavy collapse will have a direct bearing on the Women's Asia Cup 2026 points table and the equations ahead.\n\n• For cricket fans: A new lowest T20I total has been etched into the record books. Fans will now reference this score as a benchmark whenever a lineup collapses in future matches.\n• For Pakistan's team management: The absence of a reliable middle order has been exposed in the open. With matches still left in the tournament, the batting order and strategy will need urgent rethinking.\n• For the Indian team: Such a dominant win gives a massive boost to the net run rate, which could prove valuable in the later stages of the Asia Cup.\n• For viewers and broadcasters: Such a low total means the match is likely to finish quickly and one-sidedly, which could affect broadcast schedules and viewer expectations.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. How does this score rank in T20 International cricket for Pakistan?\nThis is the lowest total a Pakistan women's team has ever posted in T20 International cricket.\n\n2. What was Pakistan's previous lowest score?\nPakistan had scored 56 runs against New Zealand in 2024, which was their lowest total before this match.\n\n3. Who scored the most runs for Pakistan?\nSawal Zulfiqar top-scored with 14 runs, followed by Muneeba Ali with 13 runs.\n\n4. Who were India's most successful bowlers?\nShree Charani and Prema Rawat each took 3 wickets, while Deepti Sharma took 2 and Shafali Verma took 1.\n\n5. In how many overs was Pakistan's team all out?\nPakistan's entire team was bowled out for just 55 runs in 18.1 overs.\n\n6. What decision did Pakistan's captain make after winning the toss?\nCaptain Fatima Sana won the toss and chose to bat first.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/cricket/mahila-asia-cup-men-pakistan-ki-ballebaji-puri-taraha-dhera-t20-itihasa-ka-sabase-kama-skora-darja-28282",
  "category": "Cricket",
  "publishedAt": "2026-09-05",
  "tags": [
    "Women's Asia Cup 2026",
    "India vs Pakistan",
    "Pakistan cricket",
    "T20I lowest score",
    "Shree Charani",
    "Deepti Sharma",
    "Fatima Sana"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}