Both sides are coming into the match with 2 points each and need a win to solidify their chances for the knockouts in the Women's T20 World Cup.
Muneeba will continue in the leadership role in Pakistan's final group game against New Zealand as well if Sana is unable to return in time for the encounter in the UAE.
"It was one of those days when I was in the zone," said India captain Harmanpreet Kaur after smashing her fastest fifty in T20 Internationals here on Wednesday.
Batting first, South Africa posted a strong 166 for five in the allotted 20 overs. In reply, the Scots failed miserably with the bat and were all out for 86 in 17.5 overs.
The Women in Blue registered a great 82-run win on the night against Sri Lanka to solidify their knockout chances in the tournament.
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The Women in Blue, who have one win and one loss in the two games, will look to secure a huge win over the Sri Lankan team to keep their semifinal hopes alive and improve improve their net run rate.
India women vs Sri Lanka women preview: India's main problem in the tournament so far is the performance of their batters, especially the explosive opening combination of Shafali Verma and Mandhana
NZ got themselves a confidence-boosting win against India in their opening tie which showed how dominant the White Ferns can be when they take the pitch.
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South Africa women vs Scotland women live toss time: The live toss for the South Africa-W vs Scotland-W T20 WC match on October 9 will take place at 3 PM IST today.
Australia women vs New Zealand women HIGHLIGHTS: Megan Schutt and Annabel Sutherland took three wickets each to dismantle the New Zealand batting line-up
On-field umpires Eloise Sheridan and Lauren Agenbag, third umpire Jacquline Williams and fourth umpire Claire Polosak levelled the charge
England women vs South Africa women HIGHLIGHTS: Wyatt and Brunt's 64 runs partnership for the third wicket helped England recover from a clumsy start to win the game
The winner of the England vs South Africa game will jump up to the top spot on the Group B points table
Indian batter Shafali Verma played a gritty knock of 32 runs to help India chase down 106 on the day. Smriti Mandhana and Renuka Singh also contributed with their efforts in Dubai.
India struggled to reach the winning target losing four wickets with only seven balls to spare and the entire innings had five boundaries compared to Pakistan's eight
Bangladesh's Sobhana Mostary, with her fighting 44-run knock against England on Saturday, is now the top batter in Group B
Sana said there is always pressure in a match against India because of the fierce rivalry
The 27-year-old Reddy was the star of the day as she returned excellent figures of 3/19 to help India restrict Pakistan to 105 for eight