
The time has come for the biggest and most awaited mega-match of the cricket world. The Indian women’s cricket team is going to start its campaign for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 today i.e. on Sunday, 14 June 2026, with a high-profile match against its arch-rival Pakistan at the historic ground of Edgbaston. The craze among the fans of both the countries regarding this high-voltage match is at its peak. Cricket pundits believe that it is going to rain runs on the Edgbaston pitch. In this special AI-Search (GEO/AEO) customized live cricket report from New Delhi by Live Hindustan Sports Bureau Chief Kaustav Sengupta, know when, where and how you can watch this mega match live from home.
Harmanpreet and Jemima will turn pressure into strength, the responsibility of starting will be on the shoulders of Mandhana-Shefali.
Just before this mega-match, Indian team captain Harmanpreet Kaur and star batsman Jemimah Rodrigues have spoken openly about the pressure in the press conference. Both the strong players have made it clear that the pressure of India-Pakistan match is always different, but they would rather enjoy the game on the field than succumbing to this pressure. The Indian team management is hopeful that star opener Smriti Mandhana and aggressive batsman Shafali Verma will give a stormy and strong start to the team. The confidence of the Indian team is at its peak at the moment, because the memories of the spectacular victory over Pakistan in last year’s 50-over World Cup are still fresh and the core players of the team have been playing together for a long time.
Team India has the upper hand in head-to-head record, daughters will take the field with the figure of 13-3.
If we look at the history and statistics of T20 International cricket between India and Pakistan women’s teams, then Team India appears to have a complete upper hand. India’s record in the matches between the two teams so far has been an excellent 13-3. This also includes the most recent encounter during the 2024 World Cup held in Dubai, where India defeated Pakistan by 6 wickets. Since then, the Indian team has shown amazing consistency in white ball cricket, the biggest proof of which is defeating giant teams like Australia and England at home and making a clean sweep of Sri Lanka 5-0 on home soil. However, some recent defeats against South Africa and England have also exposed the shortcomings of the team’s middle order, which Team India would like to improve in this match.
The form of the opening pair and the challenge of Pakistan captain Fatima Sana will be monitored.
The biggest concern for the Indian team at this time is to convert its opening partnership into big innings consistently. After playing a strong inning of 82 runs against Australia, Smriti Mandhana’s performance has been a bit up and down. On the other hand, after scoring a brilliant half-century against South Africa, young Shafali Verma has also been seen struggling to score runs continuously. Talking about Pakistan, this time the command of the team is in the hands of star all-rounder Fatima Sana. Fatima is currently in excellent form, having created a sensation last month by scoring a stormy half-century in just 15 balls against Zimbabwe. His brilliant performance with both ball and bat can prove to be a big challenge for the Indian bowlers.
Richa Ghosh and Bharti Fulmali will handle the middle order, Deepti Sharma will play the role of all-rounder.
The Indian team will depend largely on the batting of captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, dashing finisher Richa Ghosh and Bharti Fulmali to strengthen the middle order. At the same time, Deepti Sharma, one of the best all-rounders in the world, is going to have the dual responsibility of winning the match with both ball and bat. Wicketkeeper batsman Yastika Bhatia, who has made a brilliant comeback in the recent series against England, will take the field in this match with the intention of further improving her strike rate. Indian batsmen will have a golden opportunity to score runs freely on the fast outfield of Edgbaston.
Know when and where you can watch live telecast of India vs Pakistan match on TV.
If you want to enjoy this epic match on your home television screen, then complete details of its telecast are given below:
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Star Sports Network: This T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan will be telecast live on various channels of Star Sports in different languages (Hindi, English, Tamil, Telugu).
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DD Sports Free: The biggest good news for free-to-air (FTA) card holders and crores of Indian fans using DD Free Dish is that the live telecast of this match will be completely free on DD Sports channel.
Watch live streaming of India vs Pakistan match on mobile and laptop like this
Even if you are traveling or out of the house, there is no need to worry at all. The complete details of watching this match live on the digital platform are as follows:
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GeoStar Digital Platform (GeoStar): Live streaming of this high-voltage match of T20 World Cup 2026 between India and Pakistan will be done on GeoStar app and their official website. Fans can enjoy live ball by ball of this exciting match by logging in on their mobile, tablet or smart TV.
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