Birmingham: India won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the campaign opener of the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Sunday.
Playing XIs
Pakistan: Gul Feroza, Muneefa Ali (week), Ayesha Jafar, Saira Zabeen, Natalia Pervaiz, Alia Riaz, Fatima Sana (catch), Ramin Shamim, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal and Tasmia Roop.
India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemima Rodriguez, Harmanpreet Kaur (catch), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh (WK), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Kranthi Gaut, Sri Sarani and Sreyanka Patil.
head-to-head
Historically, India have had a dominant record in this tournament, winning 13 of the 16 T20 Internationals played between the two sides. Meanwhile, Pakistan managed to pick up only three wins.
Meanwhile, in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, India lead the head-to-head record with six wins, while Pakistan has two wins.
- Matches played: 16
- Pakistan Women Win: 03
- Indian Women Wins: 13
Form Guide
Despite their historic dominance over Pakistan in the shortest format, India enter this phase on the back of a two-match losing streak, most recently suffering a heavy defeat in the three-match T20I series against England.
However, they will be keen to reassert their authority against the ladies in green and start their campaign on a winning note.
Meanwhile, Pakistan recently returned from a T20I tri-series with West Indies and Ireland.
Despite their underperformance in that series, they will be aiming to bounce back strongly against India and start their campaign with a morale-boosting win.
Indian Women: L, L, W, L, W (Most recent first)
Pakistan Women: A, NR, L, L, W