India vs Pakistan Women: By how many runs did India defeat Pakistan in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 and who was the hero of the victory? How did Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur lead the team to a strong score during India’s batting? Where did the Pakistan team fall behind while chasing the target and what role did the Indian bowlers play?
Whether it is a cricket match between India and Pakistan between men’s teams or women’s teams, the excitement is always at its peak. The Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 also saw a similar much-awaited match between the two arch-rivals. In this match played at Edgbaston ground in England, the Indian women’s team performed brilliantly and made a strong start in the tournament by defeating Pakistan by 64 runs.
Batting first, India scored 170 runs in 20 overs. In response to this, the entire Pakistan team was reduced to 106 runs. The biggest heroines of Indian victory were Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma, who completely turned the match in India’s favor with bat and ball respectively.
Smriti Mandhana took over the innings after the initial shocks
The start of the Indian team was not as expected. The team lost the wickets of Shefali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues in the initial overs, due to which Pakistan tried to put pressure. But experienced batsman Smriti Mandhana held one end and formed an important partnership with captain Harmanpreet Kaur. Mandhana played a brilliant inning of 68 runs in 44 balls, which included many attractive fours and excellent shots. His innings took India out of a difficult situation and towards a strong score.
Harmanpreet played the captaincy innings
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur also batted responsibly and handled the middle order. Although she could not play big innings, her useful partnership played a vital role in taking India to a respectable score of 170 runs. The bowlers from Pakistan did take some wickets in the middle overs, but they did not look completely effective in front of Mandhana’s aggressive batting.
Pakistan got a fast start, then the entire batting fell apart
The Pakistan team, which set out to chase the target of 171 runs, showed some positive signs in the beginning. Both the openers scored quickly in the first few overs and tried to put pressure on the Indian bowlers. But as soon as the spin bowlers were introduced into the attack, the entire complexion of the match changed. Deepti Sharma gave a brilliant display of her experience and shook Pakistan’s batting order. He put brakes on Pakistan’s run rate by taking important wickets.
Deepti Sharma wreaked havoc, took five wickets
Indian spinner Deepti Sharma proved to be the biggest challenge for Pakistan’s batsmen. Pakistani batsmen were seen struggling in front of his precise line-length and variety. Deepti bowled brilliantly and took five wickets and destroyed Pakistan’s entire batting. This performance proved to be the turning point of the match.
Shri Charani also played an important role
Young spinner Shri Charani also demonstrated excellent bowling. He applied continuous pressure and took three important wickets and did not give any chance to Pakistan to make a comeback. Indian bowlers together bundled out Pakistan for 106 runs and won the match by a huge margin of 64 runs.
India’s dominance over Pakistan continues
India’s record against Pakistan in women’s T20 international cricket has already been excellent. With this victory, India further strengthened its lead. The Indian team has been consistently performing better in the matches between the two teams and its dominance over Pakistan is clearly visible even in big tournaments.
Great start to the World Cup campaign
The Indian women’s team, which won the ODI World Cup last year, is being considered a strong contender for the title in this T20 World Cup also. This big victory against Pakistan will further strengthen the confidence of the team. The way the batsmen and bowlers performed collectively, it has indicated that the Indian team is a strong contender to win the trophy this time too.