Match time, form, head-to-head: India vs Pakistan – Women’s T20 World Cup

South Asian rivals meet in a must-win marquee cricket match at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in hot and humid Dubai on Sunday.

Who: India vs Pakistan
What: ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Group A match
When: Sunday, October 6 at 1pm (10:00 GMT)
Where: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
How to follow: Al Jazeera’s live text coverage begins at 05:30 GMT

The blockbuster clash of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 has arrived.

An India vs Pakistan match in any tournament is an eagerly awaited one, but this one in Dubai on Sunday will be even more significant as a second loss for India will put them in a precarious position for semifinal qualification.

A win would give Harmanpreet Kaur’s team their first points and some room to breathe having lost their opener against New Zealand on Friday.

A win for Pakistan will not only give the fans rare bragging rights but also lift the team to the top of the table in Group A, arguably the tougher of the two halves of the tournament.

Pakistan’s new captain Fatima Sana, who led from the front as her team beat Sri Lanka in their opening match, is keen to go into the big match with a cool head and not let the occasion get to the team.

“When we take pressure, it doesn’t go in our favour,” she said in her pre-match press conference on Saturday. “We will try to be calm and handle the situation as well as we can.”

Sana said she was looking forward to the atmosphere that an India-Pakistan match brings, but her focus will be to ensure Pakistan play “attacking cricket”.

“I want our team to have batters who can punish the bowler from the first ball,” said the 22-year- old all-rounder, who was the player of the match against Sri Lanka.

Meanwhile, India’s assistant coach