🏏ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026: Group A: Ind W vs Pak W, M6 - Page 18

India kickstart start their campaign with a convincing win. 170 looked like an above-par total at the halfway stage. But Pakistan got off to a brisk start and they were aided by the Indian fielders as well. Muneeba Ali was dropped twice off Shreyanka Patil's bowling and the left-handed opener scored close to 50% of the team's runs in the powerplay. Deepti provided the breakthrough in the 5th over but Harmanpreet Kaur had an intense chat with her team-mates at the end of the sixth over. There were too many fielding lapses but India stepped up after the powerplay. India strangled Pakistan with spin and the latter couldn't find a way to get out of it. Deepti bagged a fifer, Shree Charani impressed with three wickets and Shafali Verma chipped in with a wicket as well. Clearly, Deepti stole the show. Her career-best figures (4-0-10-5) say it all and don't forget her rocket throw to remove Pakistan's top-scorer.

"Today’s attendance - 18814 - this is highest ever in any group stage match in a Women’s T20 World Cup ever. Previous highest was 15935 (also India vs Pakistan, Dubai, 6 Oct 2024)"

Deepti Sharma | Player of the Match - I am very thrilled, very grateful and I like these kinds of wickets, All credit goes to the team. Hanuman Ji is great. I like the ICC tournaments, I started here and today I am here as well. It was turning a bit, so I just bowled slower in the air and just believed in myself. I just bowled in the right areas. Amazing crowd, a lot of Indians have come out to support us. I want them to continue supporting us. I want to thank Smriti for her innings which gave us the momentum. I wasn't worried about not getting wickets, but I believed in myself and knew that I could perform whenever required.

Fatima Sana: In the batting, very disappointed. We have to step up in the next match. We were good, we gave some extra runs, the extra fielder coming in didn't help us. (On the slow over-rate) It might be because of the left-right. Catches win matches. Senior players dropped the catches. We'll try to execute our plans. We won the powerplay but we collapsed.

Tmrw Sooooooryavanshi s match.....with the dim background...🎊

Yaar meltdown is too much...pak men asking these girls to go to kitchen and cook, wear bangles, mehendi and marry soon..bakwas baate kar rahe hai sab

She could have done Namaste. Jay Shah himself shook hands.

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Congratulations to Team India 🎉 and Deepti Sharma for POTM

Originally posted by: Rosyme

She could have done Namaste. Jay Shah himself shook hands.

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Jay shah is icc chairman..so he has to do no matter if it is asim munir even ..harmaan doesnt need to na..

Originally posted by: Swathi_7

Jay shah is icc chairman..so he has to do no matter if it is asim munir even ..harmaan doesnt need to na..

True.

background s also sensitive with them.. difficult to face them.