Pakistan face India in Women’s T20 Asia Cup final today

By Liu Shiwen

GUANGZHOU, China (TheSportsNEXT) October 31, 2012: Arch-rivals Pakistan and India will lock horns again in cricket field, this time in China for the ACC Women’s Asia Cup Twenty20 title where the two bitter rivals will meet in the final at Guangzhou on Wednesday.

Pakistan outclassed Bangladesh by six wickets on Tuesday to join India in final of the Asian Cricket Council Women’s Twenty20 Asia Cup who entered into final after their semi-final against Sri Lanka was washed out due to heavy rain.

There was no such problem with the second semi-final where Bangladesh batted first and scored 82 for seven which Pakistan achieved from 17.4 overs for the loss of four wickets.

India will be without their injured star-performers Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami for the final showdown.

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BCCI gets home ministry clearance for Pakistan tour

By Abhishek Manroa

NEW DELHI, India (TheSportsNEXT) October 31, 2012: The Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) said Tuesday that it has received clearance from India’s home ministry regarding Pakistan’s upcoming high-profile tour to India.

The BCCI and Indian home ministry officials held a meeting on Tuesday where the green signal was awarded to the most-anticipated series in the cricket world.

After the official go-ahead the Pakistan cricket team will play three One Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals in India in December. Pakistani cricketers will arrive here on December 22.

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