Women's T20 World Cup HIGHLIGHTS: India beat Pakistan by 7 wickets - Updates, Results, Scores, Blog

PAKISTAN PLAYING 11

Javeria Wadood, Muneeba Ali (wk), Bismah Mahroof (c), Nida Dar, Ayesha Naseem, Aliya Riaz, Fatima Sana Khan, Sidra Amin, Aiman Anwar, Nashra Sundhu, Sadia Iqbal

INDIA PLAYING 11

Shafali Verma, Yastika Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Thakur

"Extra batter will help us in the chase"

"Having an extra batter in the mix with Harleen Deol will help with the chase. Shikha, Mandhana, Anjali, and Devika miss out," says Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur.

Pakistan wins the toss

Pakistan have won the toss and have decided to bat first.

Gooood Eveninggg!

The Indian women's cricket team open their 2023 ICC T20 World Cup campaign against Pakistan today. The women in blue had endured a heartbreak against Australia at the final hurdle in the previous edition of the tournament.

That, though, was in a pre-covid-19 era. A lot has changed since then - both across the globe and within the Indian team. Shikha Pandey - the wrecker in chief in last edition, barely made it to the team this time. Shafali Verma is no more a rookie. Renuka Singh is the pace-attack leader. Indian women have an ICC Trophy albeit in the U19 section.

The only thing similar is the hunger to win a Senior World Cup. A lot to play for Harmanpreet and co over the next few days.

Stay tuned for all the latest updates!