So far only England has been able to qualify for the semi-finals in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. Four teams including Pakistan are out. Meanwhile, the problems of the Indian team have increased in Group A. Team India is said to be at second place in the points table, but its semi-final qualification depends on other teams. Team India is on the verge of being out of the World Cup despite losing only one match in the tournament so far.

Australia remains on top in the points table of Group A with 8 points. Whereas both India and South Africa have 6 points but Team India is ahead in terms of net run rate. All three teams have one match each left in the group stage and such a situation may arise that India, Australia and South Africa will be tied with 8 points. In such a situation, the decision will be based on net run rate.

India lost only one match, will still be out

Actually the story is that India’s last group match is against Australia, which will be played on June 28. If 6-time champion Australia is in front, then Team India’s headache would have increased. At the same time, South Africa’s last match is with Bangladesh, seeing which the headache of the Indian team will double.

Two matches of Group A will be played on June 28. If South Africa wins over Bangladesh in the first match, then Africa will get 8 points. In this situation, Team India will have only one way to reach the semi-finals, that is to defeat Australia at any cost. If South Africa reaches 8 points, then Team India will be out of the World Cup if they lose to Australia.

There is also an aspect that India can go to the semi-finals even without defeating Australia. But for this, Team India will have to hope that South Africa loses the match against Bangladesh.

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An unwanted record has been added to the name of the Indian team in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. In T20, records are usually made for hitting big sixes and taking a lot of wickets in bowling, but Team India has made a record for dropping catches. In fact, in the match against Bangladesh on Thursday, Indian fielders dropped three catches during the powerplay. This is the second time in this World Cup tournament that a team has dropped 3 catches within the powerplay and Team India has done so both times.

India dropped four catches

In the match against Bangladesh, India’s first catch was dropped in the third over. Shri Charani was bowling and on the fifth ball of the over, Yastika Bhatia dropped the catch of Juwairiya Firdous. Juwairiya Firdous once again got a lease of life on the last ball of the fourth over and this time she was caught by Radha Yadav. Let us tell you that Firdous was the top scorer of Bangladesh, who scored 33 runs.

Shri Charani came to bowl in the fifth over of the innings. There were 2 chances of catch on the second and third ball of this over and Nandini Sharma made a mistake both the times. The Indian team missed four catches in the powerplay.

Today, Indian Women’s Team dropped 4 catches in Powerplay

1.3 – Yastika Bhatia dropped
3.5 – Radha Yadav dropped
4.2 – Nandini Sharma dropped
4.4 – Nandini Sharma dropped

If dropping catches is an art, then Indian women’s team is the Picasso of it pic.twitter.com/o7NsTrI2No

— Ajay Jadeja (@AjayJadeja171) June 25, 2026

An unwanted record was made

This is the second time in this World Cup tournament that a team has dropped three or more catches within the powerplay. Team India has done this both the times. In the match against Pakistan, Indian fielders had dropped three catches in the first 6 overs and now they have dropped 4 catches in the powerplay against Bangladesh.

This is only the second time in the history of women’s T20 cricket that a team has dropped four catches in the first 6 overs. The first team to do this was Bangladesh, which dropped four catches within the first 6 overs in the match against Sri Lanka in April this year. India has now become the second country to do so.

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India registered its first win in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 on Sunday. Team India defeated Pakistan by a margin of 64 runs, which is its biggest victory over the Pakistani team in the history of T20 World Cup. Meanwhile, Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma has made a world record. She has become the highest wicket-taker in women’s T20 cricket.

Deepti Sharma took 5 wickets in the match against Pakistan. With this, she has left all the legends behind in terms of taking the most wickets in women’s T20 cricket. He dismissed Gul Firozha, Ayesha Zafar, Alia Raj, Nashra Sandhu and Tasmiya Rubab in the match against Pakistan.

Most wickets in women’s T20 cricket

Deepti Sharma broke the record of Thailand’s Thipacha Puttavong, who has taken 165 wickets in T20 cricket so far, while after taking the wicket against Pakistan, Deepti’s total has become 166 wickets. How much dominance Deepti has in T20 can be gauged from the fact that the second Indian to take the most wickets is Radha Yadav, who currently has 103 wickets to her name.

Apart from Deepti and Radha, till now no other Indian has been able to reach 100 wickets in T20. The closest to this is Poonam Yadav, who currently has 98 wickets in her account.

Became the first Indian to do so

Deepti Sharma is the first Indian player in the history of women’s T20 cricket to take 5-wicket haul twice. Before them, Jhulan Goswami, Priyanka Roy, Renuka Singh had taken 5-wicket hauls in T20, but till now no Indian had been able to do so twice.

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Captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s reaction on whether the Indian cricket team will shake hands with Pakistani players or not is going viral. Today the match between India and Pakistan (IND W vs PAK W) is to be played in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. Before the big match, when Harmanpreet was asked whether Team India would shake hands with Pakistani players or not, the captain clearly replied that they are here to play cricket.

Since last year’s Men’s Asia Cup 2025, Indian players have adopted a no-handshake policy with the Pakistan team. After that, the Indian women’s cricket team also continued this trend in the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup.

Will there be a handshake in the India-Pak match?

On the question of shaking hands with Pakistani players, captain Harmanpreet Kaur said, “I think we have come here just to play cricket and we will talk only about cricket. Apart from cricket, we will not talk about any other topic. I too am not thinking about any other topic apart from cricket.”

Captain Harmanpreet said that playing cricket has been her dream since day one and she talks about the same and she is watching the match against Pakistan like any other match.

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Will there be pressure on Team India?

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur also accepted the pressure of the match between India and Pakistan. Harmanpreet said that whenever there is an India-Pakistan match, there is definitely pressure. The captain said that Team India will play it like other matches and will try to give its 100 percent.

Let us tell you that the Indian women’s cricket team is coming after winning the 2025 ODI World Cup and now its aim is to hoist the Indian flag in the T20 World Cup.

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City of Birmingham, Edgbaston ground, where today the great match between India and Pakistan will be played in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. This match will start at 7 pm Indian time. Let us tell you that Team India has strong teams like Australia and South Africa in its group. In that sense, Team India would like to start its World Cup campaign with a big win.

Before the teams of India and Pakistan enter the field, know on the basis of statistics who has had the upper hand in history. You will be surprised to know the head-to-head statistics of both of them in the World Cup.

Who has the upper hand?

In the history of women’s T20 cricket, India and Pakistan have clashed 16 times. The Indian team has won 13 times, whereas Pakistan has been able to win only on three occasions.

Talking about the Women’s T20 World Cup, the two neighboring countries have clashed 8 times. Here too, Team India has had the upper hand, because India has won 6 times out of eight, whereas the Pakistani team has won only 2 times.

In this format, Pakistan women’s cricket team last won over the Indian team in 2022. In that match of Women’s Asia Cup, Pakistan defeated the Indian team by 13 runs. After that, Team India has defeated Pakistan team in 3 consecutive T20 matches.

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India’s squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Shree Charani, Yastika Bhatia, Nandani Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh, Kranti Gaur, Shreyanka Patil, Radha Yadav.

Pakistan squad: Fatima Sana (captain), Gul Firozha, Ayesha Zafar, Iram Javed, Ayman Fatima, Aliya Riaz, Natalia Parvez, Saira Jabeen, Muniba Ali, Tuba Hasan, Ramin Shamim, Sadia Iqbal, Nashra Sandhu, Diana Baig, Tasmiya Rubab.

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Today India and Pakistan are going to start their respective World Cup campaigns. The match between India and Pakistan in the Women’s T20 World Cup will be played in Birmingham. This is the ninth time in the history of the World Cup that these two teams are coming face to face.

Let us tell you that this time 12 teams are participating in the World Cup. India, Pakistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Netherlands, South Africa have been placed in Group A. Today Team India will play its first match with Pakistan. Can fans watch this match for free, know all the telecast and live streaming details here.

When will the match start?

The match between India and Pakistan will be played in Birmingham. This match will start at 7 pm Indian time.

Where will you be able to watch the match live?

The match between India and Pakistan in the Women’s T20 World Cup will be streamed live on JioHotstar.

How to watch the match for free?

The good news for Indian fans is that the live matches of T20 World Cup 2026 are being telecasted on DDSports. Here fans can watch live telecast of World Cup matches for free.

india vs pakistan head to head

India and Pakistan have come face to face 8 times in the Women’s T20 World Cup, out of which Team India has won 6 times and Pakistan team has won only 2 times.

Talking about the overall record of T20 cricket, India and Pakistan have clashed 16 times. Team India has defeated Pakistan 13 times. Pakistan team has been able to defeat the Indian team only 3 times.

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India’s squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Shree Charani, Yastika Bhatia, Nandani Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh, Kranti Gaur, Shreyanka Patil, Radha Yadav.

Pakistan squad: Fatima Sana (captain), Gul Firozha, Ayesha Zafar, Iram Javed, Ayman Fatima, Aliya Riaz, Natalia Parvez, Saira Jabeen, Muniba Ali, Tuba Hasan, Ramin Shamim, Sadia Iqbal, Nashra Sandhu, Diana Baig, Tasmiya Rubab.

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The 10th edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup has become historic even before it has started. In fact, this is going to happen for the first time in 2026, when a total of 12 countries of the world will be participating in the Women’s T20 World Cup. This World Cup tournament, hosted by England and Wales, will start from June 12 to July 5, in which a total of 33 matches will be played.

Meanwhile, everyone’s eyes will be on the India vs Pakistan match. Whether the men’s team or the women’s team is playing, the India-Pakistan match has a different thrill. This time this high-voltage match will be played in Birmingham on 14 June. Along with this, take a look at India’s entire World Cup schedule here.

India’s complete T20 World Cup schedule

• 14 June – India vs Pakistan (Birmingham)
• 17 June – India vs Netherlands (Leeds)
• 21 June – India vs South Africa (Manchester)
• 25 June – India vs Bangladesh (Manchester)
• 28 June – India vs Australia (London)

India vs Pakistan – Head to Head

The Women’s T20 World Cup tournament was started in 2009. Till now the World Cup has been played 9 times, in which India and Pakistan have faced each other 8 times. Of these, Team India has won 6 times and Pakistan has won only 2 times. When the India-Pak match took place in the 2024 World Cup, Team India defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets.

If we look at the history of women’s T20 cricket, till now India and Pakistan have clashed 16 times. Here too, India has dominated because Team India has won 13 times in 16 matches and Pakistan women’s cricket team has been able to defeat India only 3 times.

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Today the final is to be played between India and England. Yes, the third and decisive match of the T20 series will be played between the women’s cricket teams of India and England, which is no less than a final. So far the series is tied 1-1 and the last T20 match will be played in Taunton.

Team India won the first T20 match by 38 runs. Team India registered a big win thanks to the half-century innings of Yastika Bhatia and Jemimah Rodrigues. In the second T20 match, England made a comeback and won by 26 runs and leveled the series at one each.

The Indian team has already defeated England in its own home. In the series held in 2006 and 2025, the Indian women’s cricket team had defeated England in the T20 series at their home. So far, 36 T20 matches have been played between the two teams, in which England has won 24 times and the Indian team has won only 12 times.

pitch report

The pitch at Taunton is generally considered conducive to batting. Due to the small boundary of the ground, high-scoring matches are often seen here. The new ball may help the fast bowlers in the beginning, but as the pitch gets older, the spinners can make a big difference in the match. The average score of the first innings in women’s T20 cricket here is 155-160 runs.

India’s probable playing eleven: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Kranti Gaur, Renuka Singh, Shree Charani, Nandini Sharma

Probable playing eleven of England: Dannii Wyatt-Hodge, Sophia Dunkley, Amy Jones (wk), Alice Capsey, Heather Knight, Freya Kemp, Danielle Gibson, Charlotte Dean (c), Sophie Ecclestone, Lynsey Smith, Lauren Bell

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India’s women’s cricket team achieved the feat which it had been waiting for for decades. Team India has registered its name in golden letters in the pages of history by defeating South Africa by 52 runs in the final of Women’s ODI World Cup 2025. After a long wait of 52 years, India has won the Women’s ODI World Cup trophy for the first time. With this victory, not only did the Cup come to India, but the team was also showered with rewards. Both BCCI and ICC have spent crores of rupees on players. Let us know how much money each player will get after deducting taxes.

How much amount did Team India get?

ICC has given a reward of about 4 million US dollars (about Rs 33 crore) to the World Cup winning team. At the same time, BCCI has doubled this happiness and announced to distribute approximately Rs 51 crore among the players and support staff. That means there is a game with a total prize money of around Rs 84 crore.

Who will get how much?

According to media reports, BCCI has decided that an amount of up to Rs 9 crore will be given to each player. The captain and vice-captain may get a little additional amount, while the coaching staff’s share will be Rs 3 to 4 crore. The remaining staff, analysts and physios will also get an amount ranging from a few lakhs to crores.

How much will be left after tax?

Now let us come to the part which every Indian understands, tax deduction. Players have to pay up to 30% tax on the prizes they receive. That means, if a player gets a prize of Rs 9 crore, then after deducting tax, he will get only about Rs 2 crore 70 lakh in his hands. But yes, this amount is also enough to buy several bungalows in a city.

How are ICC awards distributed?

ICC’s money goes directly to the cricket board, and from there it is distributed among the players. The board decides how much amount is given to whom. This time BCCI itself has given a huge bonus from its own pocket, which is the biggest compared to any tournament till now.

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