India beat Pakistan by 64 runs to open Women’s T20 World Cup campaign
Key takeaways
- Smriti Mandhana scored 68, and Deepti Sharma took five wickets as India thrashed Pakistan in front of a sellout crowd.
- Sharma spun out the last three wickets in five balls as India defended 170 on Sunday in front of a heavily partisan sellout crowd at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
- Seven months after Sharma starred in India’s victory in the final of the Women’s ODI World Cup with five wickets and 58 runs, she started this T20 World Cup with another standout performance.
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Smriti Mandhana scored 68, and Deepti Sharma took five wickets as India thrashed Pakistan in front of a sellout crowd.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Smriti Mandhana was the top scorer in India's match against Pakistan in the Women's T20 World Cup 2026 [Darren Staples/AFP]By APPublished On 14 Jun 202614 Jun 2026Deepti Sharma took five wickets, and India bowled out Pakistan for 106 to successfully begin their latest quest for a first Women’s Twenty20 World Cup title with a 64-run win over their archrivals.
Sharma spun out the last three wickets in five balls as India defended 170 on Sunday in front of a heavily partisan sellout crowd at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham, United Kingdom.