After suffering a shocking defeat by 58 runs against New Zealand on Friday (October 4) in their first match of the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the United Arab Emirates, the Indian women’s cricket team will face archrivals Pakistan in the second match on Sunday (October 6). The match between India and Pakistan is scheduled to take place at Dubai International Stadium. India, which sits in the last position in Group A, would like to beat Pakistan and keep alive its chances of qualifying for the semi-finals.
India enjoys a dominant record against Pakistan in international cricket, but despite that, it won’t be an easy task for Women in Blue to get the better of Women in Green on Sunday. Pakistan is coming into the match after defeating Asia Cup winners Sri Lanka by 31 runs in their first match, which was played in Sharjah on Thursday (October 3).
Ahead of the high-profile match between India and Pakistan on Sunday, here’s a look at how these two sides have performed against each other in seven matches played so far in the Women’s T20 World Cup:
2009: India’s first-ever match in the Women’s T20 World Cup against Pakistan was played in Taunton on June 13, 2009, and in that game, India defeated Pakistan by five wickets. Priyanka Roy’s 5 for 16 in 3.5 overs helped Jhulan Goswami-led Team India dismiss Pakistan for 75 runs in 19.5 overs, and then riding on Anjum Chopra’s unbeaten 37 from 52 balls, India chased down the 76-run target in 17.4 overs to win the match by five wickets.
2010: India hammered Pakistan by 9 wickets in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2010 match played in Basseterre on May 8, 2010. After opting to bat first, Pakistan posted a total of 104 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. For India, opener Punam Raut scored an unbeaten 54, and Mithali Raj contributed 33 runs to help the Jhulan Goswami-led side beat Pakistan for the second year in a row.
2012: In the 2012 Women’s T20 World Cup match played between India and Pakistan in Galle on October 1, 2012, Pakistan defeated India by 1 run. In reply to Pakistan’s total of 98 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 20 overs, India could only manage to score 97 runs in 20 overs and thus fell short by one run. For Pakistan, Nida Dar picked up 3 wickets for 12 runs in that match, and two Indian batters were sent back to the pavilion by Bismah Maroof.
2014: India took revenge for the 2012 T20 World Cup defeat by getting the better of Pakistan by six runs in the 2014 Women’s T20 World Cup match played between the two teams in Sylhet on April 2, 2014. Thanks to a super bowling show by Soniya Dabir (3/14), Sravanthi Naidu (2/12), and Poonam Yadav (2/25), India successfully managed to defend the total of 106 runs.
2016: Pakistan secured its second and last win over India in the Women’s T20 World Cup during the 2016 edition of the tournament, which was played entirely in India. In the match, which took place at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on March 19, 2016, Pakistan defeated India by two runs. In the rain-hit match, India could only manage to score 96 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs, and Pakistan scored 77 runs in 16 overs, after which they were declared as winners by two runs due to the D/L method.
2018: India hammered Pakistan by 7 wickets in the 2018 Women’s T20 World Cup match played in Providence on November 11, 2018. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side restricted Pakistan to 133 runs first and then, riding on Mithali Raj’s 56, chased down the 134-run target in 19 overs for the loss of three wickets.
2023: India opened its campaign in the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup against Pakistan on February 12 in Cape Town and went on to win the match by seven wickets. Jemimah Rodrigues remained unbeaten on 53 runs from 38 balls to help the Women in Blue chase down the target of 150 runs in 19 overs for the loss of just three wickets.
In the last T20I match played between India and Pakistan women’s cricket team in Dambulla on July 19, 2024, Women in Blue defeated Women in Green by 7 wickets.
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