India vs Pakistan Women's T20 World Cup match today: Predicted playing XI, head-to-head, pitch report, weather update

One of the most anticipated clashes of the Women’s World Cup is set for today as India take on arch-rivals Pakistan in Match 6 of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 at Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Harmanpreet Kaur's side won their last ICC trophy by clinching the Women's ODI World Cup 2025 title for the first time in their history, and will be keen to carry that momentum into the T20 showpiece. Openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma will need to fire for India to make a strong start to their campaign.Pakistan are ranked eighth in the ICC Women's T20I rankings and face a tough challenge against India. Their recent form has also been underwhelming, having lost both warm-up matches against Ireland and West Indies.

However, Fatima Sana's side will hope to put those setbacks behind them and spring a surprise against one of the tournament favourites. For Pakistan, captain Fatima Sana has been in excellent form, averaging over 50 with the bat and under 25 with the ball over the past year.

India Women vs Pakistan Women Today Women's T20 World Cup Match: Pitch Report

The pitch at the Edgbaston cricket ground is more of a balanced one with something for all. While the pacers could get assistance with the new ball owing to Birmingham's weather, the spinners could come into play as the innings progresses and the ball gets older.

The average first innings score on this pitch in 19 Women's T20Is is 145, with teams batting first winning 10 out of those games.

India Women vs Pakistan Women head-to-head

Matches Played: 16India Women Won: 13Pakistan Women Won: 3No Result: 0

India Women vs Pakistan Women Predicted Playing XI

India Women Probable XI: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Shreyanka Patil, Nandani Sharma, Renuka Singh Thakur, Kranti Gaud, N. Shree CharaniPakistan Women Probable XI: Muneeba Ali (wk), Gull Feroza, Ayesha Zafar, Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana (c), Saira Jabeen, Natalia Pervaiz, Tuba Hassan, Sadia Iqbal, Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu

India Women vs Pakistan Women Toss Timing

The India Women vs Pakistan Women ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 match no.

6 will be held at Edgbaston in Birmingham. The match will begin at 7 PM IST, with the toss taking place at 6:30 PM IST. In local UK time, that is 1:30 PM GMT (2:30 PM local).

India Women vs Pakistan Women : Birmingham Weather Update

The weather in Birmingham is looking largely favourable for today's match. Current conditions are mostly cloudy with a high of around 65°F (18°C), and the precipitation chance for Sunday stands at just 10%, suggesting a full game is expected. Some cloud cover may help seam bowlers initially, but rain interruptions are unlikely.

India Women vs Pakistan Women Live Streaming details:

The India Women vs Pakistan Women Group A clash of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 will be broadcast live on Star Sports(TV), while live streaming will be available on JioHotsar.