BIRMINGHAM: Cricket fans around the world are eagerly awaiting another chapter of the historic Pakistan-India rivalry as Pakistan Women take on India Women in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Sunday. The Group A encounter is among the most anticipated matches of the tournament.
Match Expectations
Predicted Key Battle
Fatima Sana vs Smriti Mandhana could be one of the most decisive contests of the match, while Pakistan’s spinners will look to challenge India’s aggressive batting lineup.
Team news and likely XIs
Pakistan (probable): 1 Muneeba Ali, 2 Gull Feroza, 3 Ayesha Zafar, 4 Saira Jabeen, 5 Rameen Shamim, 6 Aliya Riaz, 7 Fatima Sana (capt), 8 Eyman Fatima, 9 Diana Baig, 10 Nashra Sandhu, 11 Sadia Iqbal
India (probable): 1 Smriti Mandhana, 2 Shafali Verma, 3 Yastika Bhatia, 4 Jemimah Rodrigues, 5 Harmanpreet Kaur, 6 Richa Ghosh (wk), 7 Deepti Sharma, 8 Arundhati Reddy/Renuka Singh, 9 Kranti Gaud, 10 Shree Charani, 11 Nandani Sharma
