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ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026

India Women vs Pakistan Women Prediction & Match Preview – Women’s T20 World Cup

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India Women

India’s spin attack and deep batting should be too strong for a Pakistan side whose scoring tends to dry up in the middle overs.

Toss pick: India Women

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026Edgbaston

India Women meet Pakistan Women in the sixth match of the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup at Edgbaston. Harmanpreet Kaur leads an Indian side still settling its best batting order. She has 291 runs at an average of 48.50 this year and is expected at No. 4. Smriti Mandhana will want to rebound from 40 runs in three innings against England, while Shafali Verma struck at 152 in that series.

India’s middle-order combinations are the question mark, with Jemimah Rodrigues possibly returning to No. 3 and Yastika Bhatia fitting in around her. Spin is the strength, with Shree Charani taking 11 wickets in her last nine T20Is, Radha Yadav, Deepti Sharma and Shreyanka Patil, while Renuka Singh and Arundhati Reddy lead the pace group and Nandani Sharma took 3/34 on debut.

Pakistan arrive hoping to break through in a rivalry that has long favoured India. Fatima Sana is central, and Muneeba Ali and Gull Feroza are expected to open. Sadia Iqbal and Nashra Sandhu, who has over 70 T20I wickets, lead a disciplined attack, with Diana Baig offering pace. They will need to rotate strike better against India’s spinners.

Probable XIs

India Women

  1. Smriti Mandhana
  2. Shafali Verma
  3. Jemimah Rodrigues
  4. Harmanpreet Kaur (c)
  5. Yastika Bhatia
  6. Richa Ghosh (wk)
  7. Deepti Sharma
  8. Shreyanka Patil
  9. Shree Charani
  10. Nandani Sharma
  11. Renuka Singh

Pakistan Women

  1. Muneeba Ali (wk)
  2. Gull Feroza
  3. Saira Jabeen
  4. Fatima Sana (c)
  5. Aliya Riaz
  6. Ayesha Zafar
  7. Iram Javed
  8. Tuba Hassan
  9. Sadia Iqbal
  10. Nashra Sandhu
  11. Diana Baig

Pitch report

Edgbaston generally offers a balanced surface. Fast bowlers can expect swing and seam early, particularly under cloud, then batting improves as the pitch settles with true bounce. It can slow slightly later, bringing spinners and slower bowlers into play. Medium-sized boundaries should reward timing over raw power, and early discipline with the ball is often decisive.

Frequently asked questions

Who is India’s in-form batter?

Harmanpreet Kaur, who crossed 4,000 T20I runs during the England series and has scored 291 runs at 48.50 in 2026.

What is Pakistan’s main concern?

Their scoring rate drops in the middle overs, which India’s spinners could exploit.

Who is Pakistan’s most dangerous player?

Captain Fatima Sana, who has scored 298 runs in 2026 at a strike rate of 186.25 and holds the record for the fastest fifty in women’s T20Is, off 15 balls.

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