Women’s Asia Cup 2024: India to play Pakistan in opener as revised schedule announced

Defending champions India will open their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on July 19 in the Women’s T20 Asia Cup to be held in Dambulla, Sri Lanka.

India were scheduled to open their campaign against the UAE, but they will take on Pakistan first before facing the UAE on July 21 in the updated schedule.

The Asia Cup will be held from July 19 to 28 in Dambulla and will feature 8 teams for the first time in the history of the tournament.

Defending champions India have been drawn in Group A alongside Pakistan, Nepal and the UAE. The other group features Bangladesh, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Only 7 teams featured in the 2022 edition of the tournament, which was held after a postponement due to Covid-19 pandemic.

GROUPS

A: India, Pakistan, Nepal and the UAE

B: Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Thailand

The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semifinals to be held on July 26 while the final is scheduled for July 28.

REVISED WOMEN’S ASIA CUP 2024 SCHEDULE
UAE vs Nepal, India vs Pakistan on July 19
Malaysia vs Thailand, Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh on July 20
Pakistan vs Nepal, India vs UAE on July 21
Sri Lanka vs Malaysia, Bangladesh vs Thailand on July 22
Pakistan vs UAE, India vs Nepal on July 23
Bangladesh vs Malaysia, Sri Lanka vs Thailand on July 24

Break Day on July 25

Semi-finals on July 26

Break Day on July 27

Final on July 28.

India, the 7-time champions, will look to maintain their continental dominance with another victorious campaign. India recently blanked South Africa 3-0 in an ODI series at home and will be playing a one-off Test against the tourists in Chennai later in the week.