How Number 18 Has Become Pakistan's Biggest Nightmare in T20 World Cups?
India Women secured a thumping win over Pakistan Women to start the T20 World Cup 2026 campaign with a win. Smriti Mandhana, Number 18, scored 68 runs, which became the highest score by any Indian player against Pakistan Women in T20 WC. And in Men's cricket, this list is dominated by Virat Kohli.
India and Pakistan have always been a thriller in the T20 World Cup, whether it's men or women. Both teams are able to give tough competition to each other, only for India to come out on top. And in these games, players with jersey number 18 dominating for India has been a lot more common.
Yesterday, when India Women's team went against Pakistan Women, Smriti Mandhana dominated with the bat. She went on to score 68 runs off 44 balls, which powered India to a strong total. Eventually, Smriti Mandhana became the record holder for the highest score by an Indian women in India vs Pakistan matches in the T20 World Cup.
And for the men's, this record is being held by another player who wears jersey number 18, Virat Kohli. The King scored 82 runs against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2022, marking the greatest chase ever in the history of the game.
Our Take
With this, it can be said that the jersey number 18 has been a lucky number for the Indian team and a nightmare for Pakistan. Even yesterday in the Women's T20 World Cup clash, Pakistan struck twice in the powerplay, only for Smriti Mandhana to rule in the middle overs. The same even happened in Men's T20 World Cup 2022, when Pakistan struck three times in the powerplay, only for Virat Kohli to complete the chase.
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