The Indian women’s cricket team will face arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. The high-voltage clash between the two Asian rivals is scheduled to take place at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Sunday (June 14).
In the much-anticipated fixture, which is set to begin at 7:00 PM IST, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur will have the opportunity to create history.
If the right-handed batter from Moga scores at least one run against Pakistan, she will surpass Mithali Raj’s tally of 726 runs and become India’s highest run-scorer in Women’s T20 World Cup history.
At present, both Mithali and Harmanpreet have scored 726 runs in the tournament.
In the list of India’s leading run-scorers in the Women’s T20 World Cup, Mithali
and Harmanpreet are followed by Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues.
Most runs for India in Women’s T20 World Cup
| PLAYER | MATCHES | INNINGS | RUNS | BEST SCORE | 100/50 |
| Mithali Raj | 24 | 23 | 726 | 57 | 0/5 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | 39 | 33 | 726 | 103 | 1/4 |
| Smriti Mandhana | 25 | 25 | 524 | 87 | 0/4 |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | 19 | 19 | 407 | 59 | 0/2 |
| Punam Raut | 15 | 15 | 375 | 56 | 0/3 |
| Shafali Verma | 14 | 14 | 362 | 47 | 0/0 |
| Deepti Sharma | 19 | 14 | 218 | 49* | 0/0 |
| Richa Ghosh | 11 | 11 | 187 | 47* | 0/0 |
| Sulakshana Naik | 12 | 11 | 170 | 59 | 0/1 |
| Veda Krishnamurthy | 14 | 13 | 158 | 36* | 0/0 |
Mandhana, who is India’s highest run-scorer in Women’s T20 Internationals, has amassed 524 runs in 25 Women’s T20 World Cup matches, while Jemimah has scored 407 runs in 19 matches.
The overall record for the most runs in Women’s T20 World Cup history is held by New Zealand batter Suzie Bates. The veteran cricketer has scored 1,216 runs in 42 matches for the White Ferns.
Most runs in Women’s T20 World Cup
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | MATCHES | RUNS | BEST SCORE | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzie Bates | New Zealand | 42 | 1216 | 94* | 0/8 |
| Stafanie Taylor | West Indies | 35 | 1014 | 59 | 0/6 |
| Alyssa Healy | Australia | 42 | 1008 | 83 | 0/7 |
| Meg Lanning | Australia | 35 | 992 | 126 | 1/4 |
| Sophie Devine | New Zealand | 39 | 807 | 75* | 0/4 |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | England | 30 | 784 | 81* | 0/7 |
| Deandra Dottin | West Indies | 36 | 776 | 112* | 1/3 |
| Charlotte Edwards | England | 24 | 768 | 80 | 0/5 |
| Beth Mooney | Australia | 29 | 759 | 81* | 0/6 |
| Mithali Raj | India | 24 | 726 | 57 | 0/5 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | India | 39 | 726 | 103 | 1/4 |
Harmanpreet’s Record Against Pakistan in Women’s T20Is
Harmanpreet, who is set to become the first Indian cricketer to feature in all 10 editions of the Women’s T20 World Cup on Sunday, has played 15 T20Is against Pakistan so far. In those matches, she has scored a total of 194 runs.
Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana are the only Indian batters to have scored more runs than Harmanpreet against Pakistan in Women’s T20 Internationals.
