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The countdown for the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 has started, and as always, the India vs Pakistan encounter is generating huge excitement among cricket fans. But Pakistan captain Fatima Sana does not want her team to think only about the big match against India.
India women’s national cricket team and Pakistan women’s national cricket team will face each other in the much-awaited match of the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 on June 14 at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground. This mega event will start from June 12 in England.
Fatima Sana refuses to focus only on India vs Pakistan clash in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026
Even though the India vs Pakistan rivalry always attracts extra pressure and global attention, Fatima Sana believes that every match in the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 is equally important, downplaying the hype surrounding the big game.
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Speaking during the team’s training camp in Lahore, the Pakistan captain stressed that the T20 format is so unpredictable, so focusing on just one match could be dangerous. She wants her team to be fully prepared for the entire tournament and not get distracted only by the India game.
Fatima Sana said this while talking to the media on the sidelines of a training camp in Lahore, quoting India. Aaj: “Obviously, we are well prepared, and the World Cup is an event in which every match is important. Also, T20 cricket is such that anything can change rapidly. So, we are not waiting for any specific match.”
Fatima Sana hopes to cause India an upset at Edgbaston
Also, Fatima knows how special the India vs Pakistan match is for the fans. The rivalry always creates a big stir, and emotions run high whenever the two teams meet on the field. He said, “As everyone knows, it is a good match between India and Pakistan, so God willing, we will try to play well.”
However, the statistics are clearly in India’s favor in women’s T20 cricket. Since 2009, the two sides have played 16 T20 matches, of which India has won 13. Even in the Women’s T20 World Cup, India’s women’s national cricket team is ahead of Pakistan’s women’s national cricket team by a margin of 6-2.
Pakistan ready for tough group competition
Ahead of the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, Pakistan will play a triangular series against the Ireland women’s national cricket team and the West Indies women’s national cricket team in Dublin.
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Pakistan has been placed in Group A with strong teams. Apart from India, they will also face South Africa women’s national cricket team, Australia women’s national cricket team, Bangladesh women’s national cricket team and Netherlands women’s national cricket team in the group stage.
Pakistan team for World Cup 2026:
Fatima Sana (captain), Gul Firozha, Ayesha Zafar, Iram Javed, Ayman Fatima, Aliya Riaz, Natalia Parvez, Saira Jabeen, Muniba Ali, Tuba Hasan, Ramin Shamim, Sadia Iqbal, Nashra Sandhu, Diana Baig, Tasmiya Rubab.
Pakistan’s group schedule in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 –
14th June: india vs pakistan in birmingham
17th June: South Africa vs Pakistan in Birmingham
June 20: bangladesh vs pakistan in southampton
23 June: australia vs pakistan in leeds
27 June: Netherlands vs Pakistan in Bristol