India win toss, elect to bat first against Pakistan in Women's T20 World Cup 2026

BIRMINGHAM: India won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in their campaign opener of the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Sunday.

Playing XIs

Pakistan: Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali (wk), Ayesha Zafar, Saira Jabeen, Natalia Pervaiz, Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana (c), Rameen Shamim, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal and Tasmia Rubab.

India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani and Shreyanka Patil.

Head-to-Head

Historically, India have held a dominant record in this rivalry, winning 13 of the 16 T20 internationals played between the two sides. Pakistan, meanwhile, have managed only three victories.

Meanwhile, in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, India lead the head-to-head record with six wins, while Pakistan have two victories.

• Matches played: 16
• Pakistan women won: 03
• India women won: 13

Form Guide

Despite their historical dominance over Pakistan in the shorter format, India enter this phase on the back of a two-match losing streak, having recently suffered a heavy defeat in a three-match T20I series against England.

However, they will be eager to reassert their authority against the Girls in Green and begin their campaign on a winning note.

Meanwhile, Pakistan have recently returned from their T20I tri-series featuring West Indies and Ireland. 

Despite underperforming in that series, they will look to bounce back strongly against India and aim to start their campaign with a morale-boosting victory.

India women: L, L, W, L, W (most recent first)

Pakistan women: A, NR, L, L, W