IND W Vs PAK W Match Highlights: India started its campaign in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 with a resounding win against Pakistan. Batting first, India made a strong score of 171 runs, in response to which Pakistan team could not stand against the Indian spin bowling.
The biggest star of the match was Deepti Sharma, who bowled lethally and took five wickets and broke the back of Pakistan’s batting. India started the tournament with a win, taking complete control of the match.
1- India won the toss and got the chance to bat first and the team played cautiously in the beginning and scored a big score. Smriti Mandhana’s brilliant innings gave a strong base to the team and India set a target of 171 runs for Pakistan.
2- Smriti Mandhana scored 68 runs in 44 balls, which included 9 fours and 2 sixes. At the same time, captain Harmanpreet Kaur scored 36 runs in 35 balls with the help of 4 fours, while Richa Ghosh scored 34 runs in 17 balls, which included 5 fours and 1 six.
3- The Pakistan team, which came to chase the target, showed momentum in the beginning. Opener Muniba Ali scored fast runs in the power play and tried to put pressure on the Indian bowlers. Muniba scored 41 runs in 35 balls with the help of 5 fours.
4- However, there were some mistakes in Indian fielding, due to which Pakistan got the advantage, but after the power play, the Indian team made a great comeback. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur took charge of the team and the spin bowlers did not give Pakistan batsmen a chance to score runs.
5- Deepti Sharma bowled brilliantly and completely destroyed Pakistan’s innings by taking five wickets. Shree Charani supported him well by taking three wickets and Shafali Verma also achieved a success.
6- Deepti Sharma, who was chosen Player of the Match, said that she likes such wickets where the ball turns a little. He told that he had confidence in himself and tried to bowl on the right line-length.
7- Deepti credited the entire group for the team’s victory and praised Smriti Mandhana’s innings and said that her batting gave the necessary momentum to the team. She said that even after not getting wickets, her confidence did not diminish and she was confident that she could perform for the team at the time of need.
8- A huge crowd reached the stadium to watch the India-Pakistan match. 18,814 spectators were present in this match, which is a new record for the highest attendance in any group stage match of the Women’s T20 World Cup. Earlier this record was also in the name of India-Pakistan match, when 15,935 spectators had reached the match played in Dubai in 2024.
9- Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur expressed happiness over the team’s performance after its spectacular win against Pakistan. He first thanked the Indian fans and said that the way the audience supported the team was very special. Praising the performance of Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma, the captain said that whenever the team needs, both the players are always ready to take responsibility.
10- Harmanpreet Said that in the beginning the team had put a little pressure on itself, but later during the batting, they handled the situation and scored as per their strategy. Talking about the pitch and conditions, he said that the wicket was good for batting. After the initial pressure, the team remained patient and took control of the match.
Regarding fielding, Harmanpreet Kaur said that every catch and every ball is important in cricket. There were some mistakes in the beginning, but later the players tried their best on every ball, due to which the team got the advantage. At the same time, on the question asked on Richa Ghosh’s batting, Harmanpreet jokingly said that if the decision was in her hands, she would have sent her to bat on the first ball itself, but Richa has a special role in the team and she is playing it well.
The captain also said that every league match of the tournament has its own importance, because in the end the net run rate can also play a very important role. Therefore every victory is important for the team. At the end of the match, he was seen limping a bit, to which he said that he was completely fine and there was nothing to worry about.
