Birmingham, June 14: The Indian women’s cricket team achieved a historic milestone in the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 by scoring 170 runs against Pakistan, losing just six wickets in the high-stakes match at Edgbaston. This score marks India’s third-highest in T20 World Cup history and the highest against Pakistan.
In the 2018 T20 World Cup, India set a record of 194/5 against New Zealand in Providence, while in 2024, the ‘Women in Blue’ scored 172/3 against Sri Lanka in Dubai. The team also recorded scores of 167/8 against Australia in both 2018 and 2023, played in Providence and Cape Town, respectively.
In this match, India faced an early setback, losing Shefali Verma for just 6 runs. The team then lost Jemimah Rodrigues at a score of 18.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur partnered with Smriti Mandhana to build a crucial third-wicket partnership, scoring 91 runs off 63 balls and pushing the team past the century mark. Mandhana returned to the pavilion after scoring 68 runs off 44 balls, including 2 sixes and 9 fours. Shortly after, India lost Bharti Fulmali for 1 and Kaur for 36.
Deepti Sharma then joined Richa Ghosh, and together they added 45 runs for the sixth wicket in just 21 balls. India scored 23 runs in the 19th over and added 15 runs in the final over. Ghosh finished with 34 runs off 17 balls, hitting 1 six and 5 fours. From the opposition, Sadia Iqbal and Fatima Sana each took 2 wickets, while Tasmiya Rubab and Rameen Shameem claimed 1 wicket each.
With this victory, the Indian team aims to kickstart their T20 World Cup campaign on a high note. Historically, the Indian women’s team has played 16 T20 matches against Pakistan, winning 13 and losing 3.
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