India Women vs Pakistan Women, 6th Match, Group A, ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 - CommentaryINDW vs PAKW, 6th Match, Group A, ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 - Commentary

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Deepti Sharma to Nashra Sandhu, out Caught by Harmanpreet Kaur!! Fittingly, Deepti Sharma wraps up the proceedings for India. Fifer for the Indian allrounder and India win by 64 runs. She receives a bear hug from captain Harmanpreet Kaur. This is Deepti's career-best figures as well. Full delivery from round the wicket, Nashra Sandhu gets down to sweep hard. Doesn't get the required elevation and finds Harmanpreet at short midwicket. Nashra Sandhu c Harmanpreet Kaur b Deepti Sharma 4(5)

Shree Charani to Rameen Shamim, out Caught by Shreyanka Patil!! Two catches were dropped off her bowling but Shreyanka Patil takes a blinder at backward point! Flighted outside off, Rameen Shamim shimmies down and tries to reach for it as she drives away from the body. Outside-edges it to the right of backward point. The ball not only goes away from Shreyanka but it's also dying down. But she times her dive perfectly to her right and snaffles it with both hands. Excellent. Rameen Shamim c Shreyanka Patil b Shree Charani 4(6)

Shreyanka Patil to Natalia Pervaiz, out Muneeba Ali Run Out!! Deepti in action once again, this time with a direct-hit to remove the set batter. 75.4kph, tossed up delivery, Natalia Pervaiz shimmies down to drive and outside-edges to the left of backward point. Deepti moves across, gathers the ball, takes aim and hits the bullseye at the keeper's end. Muneeba Ali is short of her ground. Big blow for Pakistan. Deepti took her time, set herself up and sent in a bullet throw. That small pause allowed her to take aim and hit the target. Muneeba Ali run out (Deepti Sharma) 41(35) [4s-5]

Shreyanka Patil to Natalia Pervaiz, out Muneeba Ali Run Out!! Deepti in action once again, this time with a direct-hit to remove the set batter. 75.4kph, tossed up delivery, Natalia Pervaiz shimmies down to drive and outside-edges to the left of backward point. Deepti moves across, gathers the ball, takes aim and hits the bullseye at the keeper's end. Muneeba Ali is short of her ground. Big blow for Pakistan. Deepti took her time, set herself up and sent in a bullet throw. That small pause allowed her to take aim and hit the target. Muneeba Ali run out (Deepti Sharma) 41(35) [4s-5]

Deepti Sharma to Ayesha Zafar, out Caught by Smriti Mandhana!! Second wicket for Deepti Sharma! 71.9kph, flighted delivery outside the leg-stump, Ayesha walks across and gets low to sweep. Decent contact but doesn't hit it into the gap. Smriti Mandhana dives forward at short fine leg and takes a sharp two-handed catch. The ball was dying on her and she did well to hold onto it. Ayesha Zafar c Smriti Mandhana b Deepti Sharma 12(8) [4s-2]

Deepti Sharma to Gull Feroza, out Caught by Bharti Fulmali!! Another chance and India have taken it - the reverse sweep from Gull Feroza and she's found the fielder at backward point. India needed this wicket, they looked very sluggish in the field - was the right idea from the right-hander, but the execution went awry, couldn't get on top of the bounce and a nice reverse-cupped catch. Gull Feroza c Bharti Fulmali b Deepti Sharma 12(9) [4s-2]

Fatima Sana to Richa Ghosh, out Bowled!! That's the end of Richa Ghosh, but that's a brilliant hand for India. On a good length and at the stumps, looked like the leg-cutter as it fractionally moved away from the right-hander - Richa was down the pitch as she swung and missed, the ball clatters into the off-stump. Superb cameo from Richa though, she has lifted India to an above par score. Richa Ghosh b Fatima Sana 34(17) [4s-5 6s-1]

Tasmia Rubab to Richa Ghosh, FOUR, swatted. The attempted slower ball, but it's a tad too short and at the stumps - Richa swivels across and then hammers the pull through mid-wicket, bisecting the gap between the two fielders in the deep. 23 off the over

Tasmia Rubab to Richa Ghosh, FOUR, more runs, fuller length delivery and just outside off - Richa swipes hard and slices a thick edge, has enough to loop over backward point and the ball bounces away to the ropes

Tasmia Rubab to Richa Ghosh, SIX, just over long-on, turning out to be a big over for India - pitched up and right in the slot, Richa swung hard and through the line, didn't get hold of the shot, but she's got enough to clear Fatima's leap, dropping over the ropes for a 77m hit

Tasmia Rubab to Richa Ghosh, FOUR, nicely played, on a good length and just outside off - Richa backs away, opens up the off-side and then carves the drive over cover for a boundary

Tasmia Rubab to Deepti Sharma, FOUR, .. that's a good start to the over, a boundary after 22 deliveries, short of a good length and angling into the left-hander - Deepti gets inside the line and then whips it over short fine for a boundary

Fatima Sana to Harmanpreet Kaur, out Caught by Natalia Pervaiz!! Catching practice at deep square leg and India are losing their way once again. Harmanpreet Kaur will be livid though, this was there to be put away and she has found the fielder instead. Was a leg-stump half-volley and she nonchalantly flicked it onto the on-side, didn't keep it down and it's right down Nathalia's throat in the deep. Harmanpreet Kaur c Natalia Pervaiz b Fatima Sana 36(35) [4s-4]

Sadia Iqbal to Bharti Fulmali, out Stumped!! Rush of blood and India have lost two on the bounce now. Sadia Iqbal possibly pre-empted Bharti's charge, slowed down the pace and drifted one across the right-hander, Bharti was undone in the flight, swung desperately across the line and is left stranded in the middle as Muneeba Ali breaks the stumps. Bharti Fulmali st Muneeba Ali b Sadia Iqbal 1(3)

Rameen Shamim to Smriti Mandhana, out Caught by Fatima Sana!! A 3rd chance and Smriti Mandhana isn't third time lucky. Excellent running catch from the Pakistani skipper, ran in from long-on, slid forward and completed a fine catch under pressure. End of a superb hand from Smriti Mandhana though. Came down the pitch, got a tad too close to the ball and didn't get the elevation on the lofted drive, dragged it slightly and down to long-on. Smriti Mandhana c Fatima Sana b Rameen Shamim 68(44) [4s-9 6s-2]

Rameen Shamim to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR, fifty for Smriti. She was given a reprieve a few overs ago and she's making the most of it. Raises her bat and acknowledges the applause. She's also stepped on the accelerator in the last couple of overs. Flighted delivery, Smriti dances down the pitch and lofts it inside out over extra cover. This time she middled it and the ball raced away

Tasmia Rubab to Smriti Mandhana, SIX, glorious shot! Last over Smriti tried to make room and go over mid-off. But this ball - she shimmies down the pitch, converts it into a half volley and lofts beautifully over long-off

Rameen Shamim to Smriti Mandhana, 1 run, 72ks once again very full and Smriti clips it to long-on

Tasmia Rubab to Jemimah Rodrigues, out Caught by Natalia Pervaiz!! India in trouble. Jemimah is gone inside the powerplay. This is an ungainly shot very unlike Jemimah. Fuller and angled across, Jemimah looks to heave it into the leg-side and gets a top-edge. The ball goes straight up and Natalia comes in from cover. She allows the ball to pop out but recovers quickly to snatch it with her right hand. Pakistan are pumped and why not, they have India two down inside the fourth over. Jemimah Rodrigues c Natalia Pervaiz b Tasmia Rubab 1(7)

Sadia Iqbal to Shafali Verma, out Caught by Muneeba Ali!! What a comeback! She got hit for a six first ball but has struck a big blow. Shortens the length this time, Shafali once again backs away to access the off-side field, but the ball bounces more than she anticipated, takes the outside-edge and it is an excellent catch by Muneeba Ali. That was not an easy catch with the ball bouncing but Muneeba kept her eyes on the ball and took it right in front of her helmet. Shafali moved away and got cramped for room, she still went through with the big shot and nicked it behind. Shafali Verma c Muneeba Ali b Sadia Iqbal 6(5) [6s-1]

Sadia Iqbal to Shafali Verma, SIX, nerves, what nerves? Shafali launches the first ball over the rope. But this was asking to be hit. Mid-off was inside the ring and the ball was pitched right in her arc, Shafali lofts it cleanly and sends it all the way

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