India notched a cautious six-wicket win over its sub-continent archrival Pakistan for its first points at the Women’s T20 World Cup.

India began their Women's T20 World Cup journey with a tight six-wicket win over Pakistan. To progress to the semifinals, India needs victories against Sri Lanka and Australia, while enhancing their run rate.

Pakistan have a better NRR than India despite the defeat and the defeat against NZ means India need to register big wins to reach the semis