भारत vs पाकिस्तान, मैच 6, एजबैस्टन, बर्मिंघम, 14 June 2026 - लाइव कमेंट्री

Short and on off, a bit of turn for Iqbal. Bharti hangs back to deal with it. The ball goes off the outer half to short third.

OUT! st Muneeba Ali b Sadia Iqbal.

Nearly dragged it back onto the stumps! Loopy ball, full and a bit of turn, around the off stump. Kaur hangs low and tries to power it through the off side. Ekes out an inside edge onto the back pad and the ball dribbles past the right boot of the keeper.

Continues to toss it up, on middle. Harmanpreet Kaur uses her feet and works it to long on for a single.

Oh, that has thudded into the helmet. From around the wicket, offers flight, on a length, outside off. Mandhana shuffles across and goes hard on the sweep. It goes off the top edge and catches Smriti on the grill of the helmet. It drops on the strip.

FOUR! Up and over! Rameen gives the ball a lot of air, full and outside off. Mandhana is quick to dance down the track and opens up the front hip to go over cover for a four.

OUT! CAUGHT! 'Catch it' is the cry, and Fatima Sana answers the call. Rameen Shamim breaks through for Pakistan. Shamim serves a flighted delivery, around the off stump, full in length. Mandhana shimmies down the strip again but looks to go down the ground this time. Ends up getting this one off the lower half of the bat towards long on. Fatima charges across to her right and slides to gobble it up. Pakistan's skipper made a tough catch look easy. End of a 91-run stand. India Women are now 109/3.

Shorter and on middle. Bharti nudges it through square leg for a single to get off the mark.

Wide! Down leg by Sadia, on the shorter side. Smriti Mandhana misses out on the pull.

DROPPED, SIX! Saira Jabeen shells it and to make matters worse, it has gone for a six. Floated up from over the wicket, full and on middle. Smriti Mandhana dances down the track and clubs it towards deep mid-wicket. She does not get the desired distance and Jabeen is in business in the deep. She tries to take the reverse cup catch over her left shoulder, but it bursts through and drops beyond the fence.

Full and quick, on off. Mandhana gets inside the line and sweeps it behind square leg for a single.

FOUR! Nicely done! Darted in, on a good length, on middle. Kaur walks inside the line and plays the lap down to the deep fine leg fence for a boundary.

FOUR! Gets it through! Not a great option from Iqbal with the field up on the off side. This is full and outside off. Kaur hangs back, gets her hands through the line of the ball and drills it past cover-point for four more. The 100 is up for India.

Around the off stump, on a length, this is eased to long off for a single.

Good effort! Flighted delivery, on off. Smriti makes room and goes inside out. She plays it towards wide long off, where Fatima Sana is quick across the turf to her right and slides to cut it off. Two runs taken. The most expensive over of the innings. 19 runs off it.

Fuller around off, Smriti Mandhana jumps down and away and lofts this over extra cover for two this time. She is peppering the off-side. 

 FOUR! FIFTY FOR MANDHANA! From 34 balls. A well-compiled half-century from India's star batter and she has paced her innings smartly. Tossed up, around off, yet again, Smriti steps out and away and plays it inside out over covers for four runs this time. Excellent knock under pressure from Smriti. She started off slowly as a couple of wickets fell around her, got her eyes settled in on a sluggish pitch and is looking very fluent now.

 FOUR! Boundaries galore from the bat of Smriti. Quicker one, around the pads, Smriti Mandhana jumps out of the crease, swings through the line, and this time, she lofts this over mid on for a boundary. Mandhana is toying with the field. 

A lot more air this time from Rameen, tossed up, top-spinner, around off, extracting an extra bit of bounce here. Smriti swings at it but misses. Muneeba Ali fails to gather this cleanly and maybe a chance of stumping goes begging as Smriti did appear to have stretched a bit. Smriti is in some trouble holding her groin. The team physio rushes out in the middle. 

Quicker one, flatter as well, around off. Smriti Mandhana punches this off her back foot to point. 

Rameen intentionally bowls this full and wide of off, keeping it away from the hitting arc of the batter. Smriti Mandhana shuffles across the stumps and drives this to sweeper cover for one. 

Tossed up, around off, Smriti Mandhana sweeps this to deep backward square leg for a single. 

Fuller and on off, Harmanpreet Kaur drives this to sweeper cover for one. 

Flighted around off, Smriti Mandhana steps across the stumps, goes for a sweep but gets an inside edge onto the pads. 

Sundhu bowls this full and around off, Smriti Mandhana drives this to wide long off for two. The 50-run partnership comes up between these two. 

 FOUR! Ball-striking of the highest order from Smriti. Tossed up, around off, Smriti Mandhana backs away, exposes her stumps and lofts this inside out over extra cover for a boundary. 

Pushed through on the pads, Smriti milks this through mid-wicket for a single. 

 SIX! Things are starting to motor along for India Women. Pitched-up delivery, around off, Smriti Mandhana steps down and creates room to free her arms. Extends her hands while presenting a full face of her bat to loft this over the long off fence for a biggie. 

Good length, on the pads, Smriti Mandhana flicks this through square leg for one.

Mandhana was gone had the throw hit. A tad full but on the pads, Harmanpreet Kaur nudges this gently through mid-wicket, and the batters commit themselves to the second run. Smriti Mandhana was struggling at the non-striker's end and even the dive that she did at the end wouldn't have saved her had this been a direct hit.

Back of a length, on middle and leg, Harmanpreet Kaur stays deep inside her crease to pull this through square leg for one.

Rubab bowls this on a length, following the batter to her leg side. Smriti Mandhana pushes this down the ground from the inner portion of her bat for a single towards long on. 

A polite appeal for caught behind but the umpire shrugs it down. Good length, going across the batter, not that far outside the off stump. Kaur looks to play the square cut but misses. Muneeba Ali catches this behind the stumps and appeals for it, but this is not given. After giving it a thought, Fatima Sana decides against the DRS. 

Flighted, around off, Harmanpreet Kaur moves away from the stumps and drives this well but straight to Fatima Sana at covers. 

 FOUR! 50 comes up for India Women in the 9th over. Tossed up, around off, Harmanpreet Kaur drives this all along the carpet through the gap between cover and cover-point for four runs. 

Short of a length, around off, turning away from the batter. Kaur cuts this to point. She will feel she missed out on a scoring opportunity here. 

Fuller around off, Harmanpreet Kaur goes down on a knee and sweeps this straight to square leg this time. Tasmia Rubab fields this one. Kaur is hitting the ball well, but she is not finding the gaps.

 FOUR! Kaur nails the conventional sweep and finds the fence. Tossed up, around off, Harmanpreet Kaur steps across and sweeps this. Plays it over square leg for four runs. 

Pushed through, at a flatter trajectory, around off, Harmanpreet Kaur rocks back and cuts this on the bounce to the fielder at point.

Short of a length, on the leg stump. Harmanpreet Kaur presses back and controls the pull shot through square leg for a single.

Length-delivery, around off, Mandhana hangs back and cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

On a back of a length, angling across, Harmanpreet Kaur rocks back and pulls it to deep square leg's left for an easy run.

Slips in a shin high full toss, on middle. Mandhana exposes the stumps by backing away, and drives it straight to the fielder at cover.

 In the air... PUT DOWN! That's a massive drop, and Aliya Riaz is the guilty party. This is bowled on a fuller length by Rubab, on off. Smriti again backs away to create room and loft it down the ground, but has barely any power behind the shot as she mistimes it off the toe end of the bat. Sails over mid off, where Aliya Riaz runs over her left shoulder and gets both hands stretched forward, but cannot get them to the ball. They cross. A huge let-off for Mandhana.

Lands it fuller on the leg stump, Kaur turns it off the pads to widish mid-wicket for a single.

Spins in from off, short in length. Kaur goes back and across and knocks it away to long on for a single.

Loopy delivery, too full on off. Smriti drills it back to the bowler.

Flighted on a fuller length, on middle. Mandhana works it through mid on for a run.

Slower through the air, full in length, on middle. Kaur is drawn forward and eases it back to the bowler's right.

A touch fuller, on off, stays low. Kaur opts to go back and nudges it with soft hands to short mid-wicket.

On the pads, Kaur clips the full ball along the carpet to long on for a run.

 Beaten! A hint of away shape, full and outside off. Harmanpreet Kaur tries to slap it away off the front foot but the ball keeps curving away and beats her outside edge. Uh, oh! The siren goes off and it's called a No Ball for overstepping. Free Hit coming up...

Well-bowled! A yorker, tailing on the leg stump. Harmanpreet Kaur moves in the crease and flicks the ball through square leg for a single.

Back of a length, around off, Smriti Mandhana plays off the back foot and punches it down the ground. Only a single as the mid off fielder dives to her left to cut it off.

Slightly short, on the off stump line. Harmanpreet Kaur hops across and nudges it with soft hands to the square leg region for a quick single.

On a short of a good length, around off. Mandhana presents the full face of the bat, stands tall and punches it straight to mid off.

Good stuff from Sana! Fuller now, on the imaginary fourth stump line. Smriti Mandhana presses forward and blocks it to the off side.

 FOUR! Half a chance and it races away! Pitched fuller and on the off stump line. Smriti Mandhana brings her bat vertically down but cannot keep the straight drive along the ground. Chips it to the right of the bowler. It goes at a catchable height to Sana's right, who extends her right hand out on the follow-through. But the ball stays out of her reach and runs down the ground. The mid off fielder gives it a chase, but the ball wins the race. 

Full and on the stumps, Smriti leans and clips it to mid-wicket.

 FOUR! Races away! Pushed through, full and on the leg stump, drifting in. Smriti Mandhana sits across and sweeps it to the right of Saira Jabeen at short fine leg. The ball teases her all the way to the ropes and she dives to haul the ball back in, but in vain. She ends up flicking the ball onto the back of her head. The physio is out for the concussion check.

 FOUR! A loose ball and Mandhana accepts it gleefully. Too short and way too slow on leg. Smriti Mandhana has all the time in the world to swivel and pull it over backward square leg for a boundary.

Flatter and shorter, at 73.1 kph, on the leg stump. Mandhana tucks it to the square leg region for a quick single.

Tossed up, full on middle. Harmanpreet Kaur gets on the front foot and clips it down to long on for a run.

Drifting in and around off, Smriti lunges forward and drives it straight to the mid off fielder. 

Tasmia goes full in search of swing and finds a hint of away shape, on middle. Rodrigues firms the drive to mid on and sets off for the run. Smriti is caught ball-watching and Jemimah has to retreat.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Taken on the second attempt by Natalia Pervaiz. India find themselves in a bit of early trouble. Angled across the off stump and keeps it on the fuller side. Rodrigues collapses her back knee and gets low. She swings across the line of the ball and ends up slicing it high in the air towards cover. Natalia Pervaiz moves forward and settles under it. The ball pops out of her grasp initially but she keeps her calm. She gets low and stretches her right hand out to grab the ball.

Fuller and on the pads. Kaur flicks it square on the leg side and opens her account. With this single, Harmanpreet Kaur goes past Mithali Raj for the most runs for India in T20 World Cups.

Bowls it on a short of a length, on off. Smriti Mandhana punches it to cover.

Tailing back in late, on a good length, on middle. Smriti tucks it behind square leg and gets to the other end.

Going away, on a back of a length. Kaur bunts it down the strip from the crease.

Flighted delivery from over the wicket, around off. Mandhana pushes it to the right of the bowler.

FOUR! Aliya Riaz's effort goes in vain. Fired in by Sadia, very full, on off. Smriti swipes at it and gets it away towards wide long on. Aliya sprints and dives to her left but cannot push it back in and ends up parrying the ball onto the fence.

Stays full, on off. Mandhana strokes it to cover.

FOUR! Sublime from Smriti. Tossed up by Iqbal, a bit too full, on off. Mandhana does not try to overhit this one. She presses forward and caresses it all along the ground to the right of mid off for four more.

Drags the length back a bit, on the off stump. Mandhana stabs it down.

Bowled full at 82.4 kph, on off. Smriti pushes it to the fielder at a catching cover.

Into the surface first up by Sana, across the off stump. The ball keeps low, but Smriti Mandhana manages to swivel and pull it behind square leg for a single to get off the mark.

Pushes the length up, around the off stump. Rodrigues steps out of crease and pushes it to mid on.

Nearly chopped it back onto the stumps. Muneeba Ali comes up to the stumps to keep Jemi in her crease. This is fractionally short, outside off. Rodrigues makes room to force it through the off side. Chops it down off a bottom edge and it goes on the bounce to the keeper.

Angled in, on a good length, on middle. Jemimah pats it to mid on.

Had to hurry! Moving back in, on a nagging length, on middle. Rodrigues taps it to mid on and sets off for the run. Smriti had to run around Sana, but the throw from Aliya Riaz goes to the bowling end and she misses. Jemimah dived and she was safe even if the throw had hit the stumps.

Lands it on a back of a length, on middle. Mandhana pivots and pulls it through backward square leg for a single. A tidy first over from Pakistan's skipper.

SIX! BANG! No sighters needed for Shafali Verma. India are on their way. Floated up from around the wicket, on off and middle. Verma clears the front leg and launches it over mid off for a biggie.

Pushed through, full and quick, on middle. Shafali knocks it to mid off.

Flatter and darted in on a length, on middle and leg. Verma backs away to go inside out. She swings a bit too hard and loses her shape in the process. Shanks it off the inner half to mid-wicket.

Sliding in at the pads, on the fuller side. Shafali is beaten on the flick and wears it on the front pad. Going down leg.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Sadia Iqbal strikes back. A sharp grab by Muneeba Ali. Iqbal bowls it flat and short, following the batter as she backs away. Verma makes room and swings at it, but the ball kicks up and gets big on her. It grazes the top edge of the blade. The keeper, Muneeba, moves in line with the ball to her left, gets her hands high and takes a fine catch.

Wide! Speared down leg, on the fuller side. Jemimah Rodrigues misses out on the tickle.

Fuller and angled in at the pads. Jemimah Rodrigues reaches out and pushes out in front. Chips it uppishly but it lands well in front of the cover fielder.