Deepti Sharma’s Five-Wicket Masterclass Powers India to 64-Run Win Over Pakistan
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur lauded Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma and Richa Ghosh after India opened their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign with a dominant 64-run win over Pakistan at Edgbaston.
Mandhana anchored the innings with a brilliant 68, while Harmanpreet contributed 36 to help India post 170/6. Richa Ghosh provided the late fireworks with a quickfire 34 off 17 balls. In reply, Pakistan were bowled out for 106 in 17 overs as Deepti Sharma produced a career-best spell of 5/10 and N Sree Charani claimed 3/21.
Harmanpreet praised the trio for consistently delivering under pressure and expressed satisfaction with India’s overall performance, fielding effort and strong start to the tournament.
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