India suffered an early injury scare in their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign as Shreyanka Patil was stretchered off the field with a suspected ankle injury.
The star bowler rolled her ankle while fielding during India’s clash against the Netherlands at Headingley on Wednesday.
The incident occurred in the sixth over of the Netherlands’ chase, when Patil attempted to stop the ball near mid-on off her own bowling. In the process, she twisted her ankle and was visibly in pain.
Clutching her right ankle, Patil was unable to put any weight on it. After receiving medical attention on the field, her ankle was strapped before she was stretchered off.
It remains to be seen how serious the injury is and whether she will be available for the remainder of the tournament in England.
India Thrash Netherlands By 95 Runs
Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma starred with the bat as India cruised to a commanding 95-run win over the Netherlands in their Women’s T20 World Cup match on Wednesday. The opening duo put on a 115-run stand off 70 balls, with Mandhana scoring 74 off 47 and Shafali 55 off 38, powering India to 209/5, their highest total in tournament history.
In reply, the Netherlands never looked in contention and were bowled out for 114 in 17.3 overs despite starts from Babette de Leede (28) and Sterre Kallis (18).
On debut, Nandani Sharma impressed with an early wicket, while Deepti Sharma struck in her first over. Shree Charani dominated the middle overs and was even on a hat-trick. After the openers’ blitz, cameos from Richa Ghosh (20 off 8) and Deepti (10 off 2) ensured India crossed 200 with ease.