The Indian skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur, became the highest run scorer in a T20 Women's World Cup for India. Kaur achieved the record on June 14 in the match against Pakistan in Edgbaston. India started the '26 T20 Women's World Cup campaign today with their match against their archrival, Pakistan. And in the match, Kaur made a record in the very first ball of her innings. Earlier, she had 726 runs in the T20 World Cup. This had put her in an equal position with the former Indian captain Mithali Raj, with 726 runs. Kaur's innings ended with 36 runs under her name, which brought her tally to 798 runs. Most runs in the T20 Women's World Cup Player Span Innings Runs HS Harmanpreet Kaur 2009-2026 34* 798 103 Mithali Raj 2009-2018 23 726 57 Smriti Mandhana 2014-2026 26 550 87 Jemimah Rodrigues 2018-2026 20 408 59 Poonam Raut 2009-2014 15 375 56 Shafali Verma 2020-2026 15 368 47 Deepti Sharma 2018-2026 14 218 49* Richa Ghosh 2020-2026 11 187 47* Sulakshana Naik 2009-2012 11 170 59 Veda Krishnamurthy 2016-2020 13 158 36* Mandhana Leads India to 170/6 Smriti Mandhana's fluent 68 off 44 balls powered India Women to 170/6 in their Women's T20 World Cup Group A clash against Pakistan in Birmingham. Mandhana struck nine fours and two sixes at a strike rate of 154.54, anchoring the innings after India slipped to 18/2 inside four overs. Partnering Harmanpreet Kaur, who made 36 off 35 deliveries, Mandhana added 91 runs for the third wicket to rebuild the innings. She reached her half-century in just 34 balls and guided India past the 100-run mark in the 13th over. Richa Ghosh then provided late acceleration with a blistering 34 off 17 balls, including five fours and a six, scoring at 200. Deepti Sharma remained unbeaten on 12 as India collected 61 runs in the final six overs. For Pakistan, Sadia Iqbal and Fatima Sana picked up two wickets each. Rameen Shamim and Tasmia Rubab claimed one wicket apiece, while Nashra Sandhu returned economical figures of 0/25 from four overs.