Pakistan’s Natalia Pervaiz throws ball in anger after taking catch:Deepti Sharma’s bullet throw, captains avoid handshake at toss

India dished out a dominant performance to beat Pakistan by 64 runs in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 in Birmingham on 14 June. Smriti Mandhana struck a sensational 68 while Deepti Sharma scalped five wickets in India’s emphatic start to their campaign. Deepti was named Player of the Match for her superb five-wicket haul wherein she conceded just 10 runs in her four overs. The India vs Pakistan match had several top moments; let’s take a look at them. IND-W vs PAK-W top moments 1) 11th consecutive no handshake between India and Pakistan India maintained its ‘no handshake’ stance for the 11th consecutive cricket match against Pakistan, including men’s, women’s, junior, and senior teams. It was on expected lines. India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and her Pakistan counterpart Fatima Sana avoided shaking hands at the toss. India have had a no-handshake policy against Pakistan since the military tension between the two nations last year during Operation Sindoor. Harmanpreet won the toss and elected to bat first. After winning the flip of the coin, she walked straight towards Mel Jones to have a chat and avoided any interaction with Fatima. After speaking at the toss, she walked away. 2) Natalia Pervaiz throws ball in anger after taking a catch Natalia Pervaiz was pumped up and threw the ball on the ground in anger after taking a catch in the match. This happened in the fourth over of the first innings when Jemimah Rodrigues attempted to slog but instead got a top-edge. And Pervaiz gathered underneath the ball and caught it after a bit of a juggle. After completing the catch, she threw the ball onto the field and celebrated angrily. 3) Deepti Sharma’s bullet throw runs out Muneeba Ali Deepti Sharma unleashed a bullet throw to run out Muneeba Ali in the second innings. This happened in the 11th over when Pervaiz attempted a quick single. But Deepti was quick to gather the ball, and she unleashed a powerful throw, hitting the stumps at the striker’s end, catching Ali short. 4) Shreyanka Patil’s splendid diving catch to dismiss Rameen Shamim Shreyanka Patil was superb on the field in the match, picking up a magnificent catch to dismiss Rameen Shamim. This happened in the 15th over when the left-hander tried to hit the ball over covers. And Patil, fielding at backward point, did well to dive and take a good catch. IND-W vs PAK-W, top records 1) Deepti becomes the highest wicket-taker in Women’s T20i Deepti has become the highest wicket-taker in T20 Internationals. She surpassed Thailand’s Thipatcha Putthawong. Thipatcha has 165 wickets to her name. Deepti now has 166 wickets in T20 Internationals. 2) Deepti nears Jhulan’s record India’s Jhulan Goswami holds the record for the most wickets in Women’s International Cricket. She has taken 355 wickets. Deepti Sharma, who took 5 wickets against Pakistan, has now moved closer to her. Deepti has 351 wickets. 3) Harman, the highest run-scorer for India in Women’s T20 World Cup Harman scored 36 runs against Pakistan. With this innings, she has become the highest run-scorer for India in the Women’s T20 World Cup. Harman now has 762 runs in the Women’s T20 World Cup. She surpassed former captain Mithali Raj (726 runs).
4) India registered their 7th win against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup With this victory, India has defeated Pakistan for the 7th time in the Women’s T20 World Cup. This is jointly the second-highest number of wins against a single team in the tournament. Australia is at the first position. They have defeated South Africa 8 times in the tournament’s history.