Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:41pm on 14 Jun 2026,Sunday Sports
India began their Women's T20 World Cup campaign with a commanding 64-run victory over Pakistan at Edgbaston on Sunday. After being put under early pressure, Smriti Mandhana steadied the innings with a fluent 68, while captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh made important contributions to help India post 170/6. Pakistan started the chase positively but collapsed against India's spin attack. Deepti Sharma produced a match-winning spell of 5/10, while Shree Charani also chipped in with crucial wickets as Pakistan were bowled out for 106 in 17 overs. The victory gave India a perfect start to the tournament and strengthened their net run rate, with a record Women's T20 World Cup group-stage crowd of 18,814 watching the high-profile clash. (PC: X/ICC)
