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Women's Asia Cup 2026 news and updates
The senior Women's Asia Cup 2026 begins at Dubai International Stadium on 28 August. The official ACC match centre lists 15 fixtures through the 13 September final, with all matches starting at 18:30 Dubai time; complete tournament squads remain pending at the 16 August cutoff.
Tournament status
Women's Asia Cup 2026 begins on 28 August
Eight senior national teams compete in two groups before the semi-finals and final. Thailand Women face Hong Kong Women in the opening match, while the final is scheduled for 13 September.
The ACC match centre assigns all 15 fixtures to Dubai International Stadium at 18:30 Dubai time. This senior tournament is separate from the Rising Stars A-team event played in February 2026.
Confirmed announcements
Women's Asia Cup 2026 current updates
ACC lists 15 Women's Asia Cup matches
The senior tournament runs from 28 August to 13 September with 12 group matches, two semi-finals and the final.
Open the source ↗Dubai International Stadium hosts every match
The current official schedule feed assigns all 15 fixtures to one Dubai ground and lists every start for 18:30 local time.
Open the source ↗India and Pakistan meet in Group A
Thailand and Hong Kong complete Group A, while Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, the UAE and Indonesia form Group B. India play Pakistan on 5 September.
Open the source ↗PTV Sports holds Pakistan rights for ACC events
PTV Sports' first-party rights announcement covers ACC events from 2025 to 2027, including the 2026 Women's Asia Cup.
Open the source ↗Sri Lanka enter as the 2024 champions
Sri Lanka won their first Women's Asia Cup title by beating India in the 2024 final in Dambulla.
Open the source ↗Pending announcements
Squads and standings remain pending
Complete tournament-specific squads were not available from the ACC or participating boards at the 16 August cutoff. World Cup, bilateral-series and Rising Stars player lists are not substitutes for senior Asia Cup selections.
Group standings and 2026 leaderboards begin only after official results and scorecards. Until then, the points-table and statistics pages retain the honest pre-tournament state without zero-filled rows.
Results and tournament record
Where will match results and updates appear?
The matches page carries the complete official calendar and will add each result after the ACC publishes a final scorecard. Conditional semi-final and final teams will remain placeholders until group positions and knockout results confirm them.
The points table, player statistics and news record use their own visible cutoffs. A result can update the schedule without guessing net run rate, a squad or a player leaderboard that the official competition data has not yet established.
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Sources and update date
Prepared by StumpScope Cricket Desk. Season information updated 16 August 2026.