India Vs Pakistan LIVE Score, Women's T20 World Cup: PAK-W Dismiss Jemimah In Early Breakthrough | IND-W: 20/2 (4 Overs)

Jemimah Rodrigues managed to mishit and it ended up in the hands of Natalia Pervaiz who celebrates wildly as the whole of PAK-W contingent go berserk. Some start for the women in green, given they were asked to bowl.

IND-W: 20/2 (4 Overs)

Smriti Mandhana will be key for IND-W as her form could provide the impetus for the Women in Blue if they are to get going in this vital clash. Smriti hammers Sadia Iqbal for a couple of fours as PAK-W feel the heat.

IND-W: 18/1 (3 Overs)

Wow! What a start to the IND-W vs PAK-W contest in Birmingham. Shafali Verma hammers Sadia Iqbal for a first-ball six but the PAK bowler dismisses soon after.

National Anthems time and its first for Pakistan followed by India's 'Jana Gana Mana....'

In the meantime, here's something for the stat followers - This is the first toss win for India Women after 8 successive losses in T20Is, and this is also their first toss win after 12 consecutive toss losses on English soil in T20Is since 2022.

Pakistan Women: Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali(w), Ayesha Zafar, Saira Jabeen, Aliya Riaz, Natalia Pervaiz, Fatima Sana(c), Rameen Shamim, Nashra Sandhu, Tasmia Rubab, Sadia Iqbal

India Women: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud

India Women have won the toss and have opted to bat.

PS - There were no handshakes between the two captains at the toss.

“We prepare differently for every game. We’ve been putting ourselves in uncomfortable situations, whether in training or on the field. We have a lot of sessions where we play out different scenarios. Everyone says you have to thrive under pressure, but how do you do that? You do it by repeatedly putting yourself under pressure in practice and making those situations as challenging as possible, so that when you go into a match, you feel prepared.

India and Pakistan teams have faced each other 16 times in T20Is, with India holding a clear upper hand in this contest. India have won 13 of those encounters, while Pakistan have claimed three wins.

India Women Squad: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Shreyanka Patil, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh Thakur, Shree Charani, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Yastika Bhatia, Nandani Sharma

Pakistan Women Squad: Gull Feroza, Muneeba Ali(w), Saira Jabeen, Ayesha Zafar, Iram Javed, Fatima Sana(c), Aliya Riaz, Natalia Pervaiz, Eyman Fatima, Diana Baig, Nashra Sandhu, Rameen Shamim, Sadia Iqbal, Tuba Hassan, Tasmia Rubab