Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma sizzled with the bat as India coasted to an emphatic 95-run win over the Netherlands in their Women's T20 World Cup match

Deepti Sharma achieved this feat during India's second Group A Women's T20 WC match against Netherlands at Leeds, where she took 1/26 in three overs.

Smriti Mandhana may have smashed successive half-centuries to rediscover her touch, but the India vice-captain insists she is still nowhere near her best.

The Indian team medical staff attended to her on the field before she was stretchered off, with Shreyanka Patil looking visibly distressed and covering her face.

Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma sizzled with the bat as India coasted to an emphatic 95-run win over the Netherlands in their Women's T20 World Cup match in Leeds on Wednesday.

Richa Ghosh's 17-ball 34 was pivotal in taking India to a competitive 170, and to a thumping 64-run win over Pakistan last Sunday at Birmingham.

Pakistan have been fined five per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against India in their Group A match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup played at Edgbaston in Birmingham

India will aim to put an improved performance with the bat when they face Netherlands in their second group game of the Women's T20 World Cup in Leeds on Wednesday.

Shreyanka Patil has revealed that she struggled with depression and even considered quitting cricket during a challenging injury layoff that kept her out of action for more than a year.

No handshakes were exchanged between the Indian and Pakistani women's teams before or after the match, with Pakistan coach Wahab Riaz declining to comment on the relationship.

R Ashwin made a huge prediction about India's chances in the ongoing ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 following their win over Pakistan in Birmingham on Sunday.

A viral video showing a Pakistani player attacking an Indian batter during the match was fake and created using AI, with no such incident reported.

On Sunday, Deepti Sharma, one of the world's premier all-rounders, was vindicated as her career-best figures of 5 for 10 in 4 overs contributed largely to India's 64-run win over arch-rivals Pakistan in their T20 World Cup opener

The peerless Deepti Sharma strangulated an out of sync Pakistan with a five-wicket haul after Smriti Mandhana's delectable half-century as India thrashed Pakistan by 64 runs to make a winning start to their Women's T20 World Cup

After claiming the best bowling figures of her T20 World Cup career and earning the Player of the Match award, Deepti Sharma credited the blessings of 'Hanuman Ji' for India's emphatic 64-run victory over Pakistan at Edgbaston on Sunday.

Shafali Verma's stay in the India vs Pakistan Women's T20 World Cup clash on Sunday lasted just five balls. But it was enough for the batter to be the first to slam a six on the first ball of a Women's T20 World Cup match

Harmanpreet Kaur surpassed Mithali Raj for a momentous milestone in the Women's T20 World Cup during a Group A match against Pakistan in Birmingham on Sunday

Maintaining the unwritten policy of the BCCI, the Indian women's cricket team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur did not shake hands with her Pakistan counterpart Fatima Sana at the toss.