In the Women's T20 World Cup 2026 match against Pakistan, Team India's skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has won the toss and elected to bat first at the Edgbaston Stadium in Birmingham.

After winning the toss, Team India's skipper Kaur said, "We will bat first. I think it's a very good pitch to bat on, so we just thought let's bat and set a decent total on the board. (Does winning a World Cup give them confidence?) Well, I think we all are very excited. The last World Cup definitely has given us a lot of confidence and we just want to carry that confidence to this World Cup. (Have you been pleased with the build-up?) Yes, definitely. We have plugged a lot of areas and now it's only about playing good cricket and we are looking forward to that. Bharti's playing today. And yeah, Yastika did really well, but today we thought of going with Bharti. We are going with three spinners and two medium pacers".