India Women secured a dominant 95-run victory over the Netherlands in the T20 World Cup. Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma's opening partnership powered India to their highest T20 World Cup total of 209/5, before their bowlers restricted the Dutch to 114.
Smriti Mandhana became the first player in T20 internationals to hit 600 fours during India's match against the Netherlands. She scored 74, partnering with Shafali Verma (55) for a 115-run stand, helping India post a record 209/5.
India defeated Pakistan by 64 runs in their opening ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 clash. Despite a strong spin attack, former spinner Ravichandran Ashwin predicts India may struggle against stronger teams like Australia and England due to a lack of power-hitting.
Deepti Sharma took a career-best 5/10 and became the highest wicket-taker in Women's T20Is as India defeated Pakistan by 64 runs in their T20 World Cup opener. Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh also starred with the bat for India.
Smriti Mandhana's 68 off 44 balls, her fifth T20 World Cup fifty, helped India post 170/6 against Pakistan. She equaled Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur's record of five 50+ scores in the tournament. India won by 64 runs.
Smriti Mandhana scored 68 and Deepti Sharma took 5 wickets as India defeated Pakistan by 64 runs in their Women's T20 World Cup opener at Edgbaston. Pakistan were bowled out for 106 in reply to India's 170/6.
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur promises a fearless approach as her team begins its ICC Women's T20 World Cup campaign against Pakistan in Birmingham. Despite a mixed warm-up, the team is confident, with Richa Ghosh's batting a key positive.
Richa Ghosh's brilliant 68 off 36 balls wasn't enough as England narrowly defeated India by five runs in a Women's T20 World Cup warm-up match. India fell short chasing 172, with Ghosh's dismissal in the final over proving decisive.
