India will lock horns against arch rivals Pakistan in their campaign opener in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026, on Sunday, June 14 at Edgbaston in Birmingham. It will be a high voltage game between the two Asian sides, considering their history.
Big opportunity for Harmanpreet Kaur
The hot clash of the tournament will start at 7:00 PM IST, where Harmanpreet Kaur will have an opportunity to become India's highest run-scorer in the Women's T20 World Cup.
Most runs for India in Women's T20 World Cup:
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Best Score | 100/50 |
| Mithali Raj | 24 | 23 | 726 | 72 | 0/5 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | 39 | 33 | 726 | 103 | 1/4 |
| Smriti Mandhana | 25 | 25 | 524 | 87 | 0/4 |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | 19 | 19 | 407 | 59 | 0/2 |
| Punam Raut | 15 | 15 | 375 | 56 | 0/3 |
| Shafali Verma | 14 | 14 | 362 | 47 | 0/0 |
| Deepti Sharma | 19 | 14 | 218 | 49* | 0/0 |
| Richa Ghosh | 11 | 11 | 187 | 47* | 0/0 |
| Sulakshana Naik | 12 | 11 | 170 | 59 | 0/1 |
| Veda Krishnamurthy | 14 | 13 | 158 | 36* | 0/0 |
As of now, Former India captain Mithali Raj stands at the first place in the list of top-run scorers for India in the history of Women's T20 World Cup with 726 runs in 24 matches with the help of five half-centuries and a best score of 57.
Notably, Harmanpreet Kaur needs just one run to dethrone Mithali Raj from the first place. Currently, the India skipper has 726 runs from 39 matches with the help of four half-centuries and one century. With 103 being her top score against the arch rivals. At the third place, India's vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has 524 runs in 25 matches, hitting four half centuries and 87 being her best score.
How Harmanpreet has fared against Pakistan in T20Is?
In T20Is, Harmanpreet has enjoyed considerable success against Pakistan in her career. Ahead of Sunday's clash, the India captain has gathered 194 runs from 15 games against the Arch-rivals.
On the other hand, Mithali Raj and Smriti Mandhana have scored more T20I runs for India against Pakistan than Harmanpreet Kaur. The India skipper sits third on the list and is within touching distance of overtaking Mithali during Sunday's high-voltage clash.