What is India's record against Pakistan in the Women's T20 World Cup?
India will take on Pakistan in the seventh match of the ICC Women's 2024 T20 World Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, June 6. The arch-rivals have had contrasting starts to their campaigns in the tournament. While India went down to New Zealand by 58 runs in Dubai, Pakistan got the better of Sri Lanka by 31 runs in their opening match in Sharjah.
The match against Pakistan on Sunday will be crucial for the Men in Blue to stay alive in the hunt for a place in the semifinals. Not only do they need to beat their neighbors in Dubai, but do so by a comprehensive margin to boost their poor net run rate of -2.900. A loss to Pakistan will more or less seal India's fate in the Women's T20 World Cup.
India, though, will be buoyed by their impressive record against Pakistan in the Women's T20 World Cup. The Asian sides have met seven times in the ICC event, with the Women in Blue having a 5-2 lead in the head-to-head battle. When the two sides met in Cape Town in February last year, India registered a seven-wicket win in a chase of 150 as Jemimah Rodrigues hit an unbeaten 53 off 38 balls.
The two sides met in the Women's T20 World Cup for the first time in 2009 in Taunton. India won the game by five wickets as Priyanka Roy starred with 5-16. India also thumped Pakistan by nine wickets in Basseterre in 2010 as Punam Raut contributed a run-a-ball 54*.
Pakistan's first win against India in the Women's T20 World Cup came in Galle in 2012. They registered a thrilling one-run win as Nida Dar claimed 3-12. The Women in Blue returned to winning ways with a six-run victory in Sylhet in 2014 as Soniya Dabir claimed 3-14.
Pakistan's second triumph over India came in Delhi in 2016. In a curtailed game, the Women in Blue went down by two runs (DLS method). India hammered Pakistan by seven wickets in Providence in 2018. Mithali Raj contributed 56 off 47 as the Women in Blue chased down 134 with one over to spare.
India's overall record against Pakistan in T20Is
Overall, India have played 15 T20Is against Pakistan, winning 12 matches and losing only three. The first meeting between the arch-rivals took place in Taunton during the 2009 T20 World Cup, which India won by five wickets.
The most recent clash between them happened during the Asia Cup in Dambulla, with the Women in Blue registering a comprehensive seven-wicket triumph.