IND vs PAK, Women T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Deepti Sharma's 5/10 powers India to 64-run victory

“I am very thrilled, very grateful and I like these kinds of wickets, All credit goes to the team. Hanuman Ji is great. I like the ICC tournaments, I started here and today I am here as well. It was turning a bit, so I just bowled slower in the air and just believed in myself. I just bowled in the right areas. Amazing crowd, a lot of Indians have come out to support us. I want them to continue supporting us. I want to thank Smriti for her innings which gave us the momentum. I wasn't worried about not getting wickets, but I believed in myself and knew that I could perform whenever required.”

OUTTT!!! Deepti Sharma gets her fifth wicket as India beat Pakistan by 64 runs to start their World Cup campaign with a win.

More wickets for India. After Shree Charani removed Rameen Shamim, Deepti Sharma strikes twice in an over to get India closer to the win. Aliya Riyaz and Tasmia Rubab depart within a space of three balls. PAK-W 106-9(16.5)

OUTTT!!! Three wickets in three overs for India. Shree Charani gets her second as Natalia Pervaiz holes out to Harmanpreet Kaur. From 75/3, Pakistan have slumped to 79/6 in no time. From this point, it will be really difficult for Pakistan. PAK-W 83/6 (13)

OUTTT!! The game is slowly tilting towards India as Shafali Varma strikes in her first over. Pakistan captain Fatima Sana throws her arms for the shot only to see it go straight at Smriti Mandhana. PAK-W 79/5 (12)

OUTTTT!!!!! India finally get their wicket. Muneeba Ali, who was holding one end, is run out for 41. Natalia Pervaiz shimmies down the pitch against Shreyanka Patil, but the ball takes an outside edge to the to the left of backward point to Deepti Sharma. Deepti hits the bullseye at the striker's end with Muneeba falling short. PAK-W 75/4 (11)

OUTTTT!!! The wickets have started coming in from India. After Deepti Sharma's two wickets, Shree Charani gets her first. Saira Jabeen gets a leading edge as Harmanpreet Kaur makes no mistake in completing the catch. PAK-W 59/3 (8)

OUTTTT!!! Another wicket for India and its Deepti Sharma again. Ayesha Zafar walks across and gets low to sweep. Smriti Mandhana, stationed at short fine-leg, gets forward for a low diving catch. The spinners are ruling in Birmingham. PAK-W 53/2 (6.4)

OUTTTT!!! Deepti Sharma gets the breakthrough for India in the fifth over. Gull Feroza sweeps straight at the hands of Bhati Fulmali for 12. Muneeba Ali can't believe it. PAK-W 38-1 (4.5)

Pakistan have gotten off to a good start in the powerplay. While the spinners have been brilliant on this wicket, the likes of Arundhatib Reddy and Kranti Gaud have leaked runs. PAK-W 37/0 (4)

DROPPEDDD!!! Shreyanka Patil comes into the attack in the second over itself, and straightaway gets the turn. Muneeba Ali, trying to play a late cut, edges one, only for it to kiss the gloves of Ghosh and fall on the ground. PAK-W 11/0 (2)

And the chase is back. Muneeba Ali and Gull Feroza walks out in chase for Pakistan. Just eight runs from Arundhati Reddy's first over. PAK-W 8/0 (1)

Richa Ghosh does what India needed at the last moment. With a strike rate of over 200, Ghosh took 23 runs off Tasmia Rubab's 19th over to tilt the game in India's favour. She was cleaned up for 34 runs off just 17 balls by Fatima Sana in the final over. India finish at 170/6 in 20 overs. Pakistan need 171 runs to win.

OUTTTT!!!!! Another big wicket for Pakistan. Harmanpreet Kaur, trying to flick towards deep square led finds the fielder in Natalia Parvaiz at the edge of the boundary. Harmanpreet goes back for 36. Deepti Sharma joins Richa Ghosh with three overs remaining. IND-W 126/5 (17)

OUTTTT!!!! Two wickets in two overs for Pakistan as Bharti Fulmali is stumped by Muneeba Ali for just 1. Richa Ghosh walks in to bat. IND-W 110/4 (14.2)

OUTTTTT!!!! Finally, Pakistan get the wicket of Smriti Mandhana, a third time lucky. The Indian opener dances down the ground for a lofted drive, and Fatima Sana completes the catch running. Mandhana goes back after 66. Bharti Fulmali joins Jemimah Rodrigues. IND-W 110/3 (14)

DROPPEDDD AGAAIN!!! Smriti Mandhana dances down the ground against Sadia Iqbal and launches over long-on. Saira Jabeen, stationed at the boundary, had the easiest of chances but she drops the catch and lets it tip over the rope. At the other end, Harmanpreet Kaur continues her form with two back-to-back fours as India cross 100-run mark. IND-W 104/2 (13)

Fifty for Smriti Mandhana! The Indian opener, who stood tall at a time when India lost two early wickets, reached her fifty with a four off just 34 balls off Rameen Shamim. Four more added to the total by Mandhana. In the process, Mandhana went on level with Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur for most fifties for India in women's T20 World Cups - all having five each. IND-W 84-2 (11.4)

Elegance personified. Smriti Mandhana makes some room to launch Tasmia Rubab over mid-off for the first maximum of the game. She dances down the ground and lofts it over long-off. The whole crowd erupts in joy. IND-W 65/2 (10)

DROPPEDDDD!!!! Aliya Riyaz puts down Smriti Mandhana, in which is a massive moment in the game. The Indian opener lofts over bowler Tasmia Rubab's head, but the ball goes up. Riyaz runs backwards, didn't position herself only to put it down. IND-W 46/2 (8)