India and Pakistan will kickstart their Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 campaign at Newlands, Cape Town on February 12. As the arch-rivals take on each other, few records are likely to be broken. Pakistan all-rounder Nida Dar also has a chance to break one of those records with the ball.
Former India leg-spinner Priyanka Roy holds the record for most wickets in India vs Pakistan World Cup encounters. She has had a brilliant record against Pakistan with the ball taking eight wickets from just two appearances in T20 World Cup.
This includes a fifer in 2009 edition of T20 World Cup. At Taunton, Priyanka took five wickets for just 16 runs in 3.5 overs to bundle out Pakistan for 75. The Jhulan Goswami-led Indian side won the game comprehensively by five wickets. Also, Priyanka has a phenomenal bowling average of 4.37 against Pakistan in T20 World Cup.
More than a decade later, 36-year-old Nida needs three more wickets to surpass Priyanka's tally. The 36-year-old has featured in five out of six India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup encounters. The Pakistan off-spinner has six wickets at an average of 12 with best bowling figures of 3/12.
In 2012 edition of T20 World Cup, Nida's economical three-fer helped Pakistan defend a total of 98 and beat India by one run. This was Pakistan's first win over India in women's T20 World Cup.
Nida also needs five more wickets to become leading wicket-taker in the format. She has 121 wickets from 126 T20Is at an average of 18.09 including one fifer. She will dethrone West Indies' Anisa Mohammed who has 125 wickets from 117 games at an average of 17.64 including three fifers.
Over the years, India and Pakistan have faced each other in women’s T20 World Cup six times. India have won four out of six encounters. Pakistan’s last win against India in the tournament came in 2016 at Delhi as rain played spoilsport and the outcome of the game was ascertained by DLS method.
