India vs Bangladesh Prediction- Who will win today’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Match 23?

The Indian Cricket Team (IND), led by Harmanpreet Kaur, finds itself in a sticky situation after their loss to South Africa in the last game of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. The Women in Blue had begun the campaign with wins over Pakistan and the Netherlands to become early favourites to reach the semi-finals. Last Sunday, the team came undone against the Proteas to lose by six wickets. India has to beat Bangladesh to put their opponent out of reckoning for a spot in the Semi-Finals.

Bangladesh (BAN) has played well so far this campaign and has accumulated four points from three games. They began their campaign with a win over the Netherlands and followed it up with a loss against Australia. In their third game, they played exceptionally well to beat Pakistan by 23 runs. Nigar Sultana and her side will be upbeat as they face the Indian side with their hopes of making it to the final four stages on the line.

Details of the IND-W vs BAN-W Match

Match: India Women vs Bangladesh Women, Match 23

Date and Time: – 25th June 2026, 17:00 PM

Venue –Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester

Broadcast and Match: Star Sports network channels, JioStar App and Website

Old Trafford Stadium, Pitch Report

Teams chasing at this venue have won just once, and that happened during the India vs South Africa encounter last Sunday. Despite that, the captain winning the toss will look to bat first as there are decent runs on offer when the ball is hard and new. It is expected to be a hot day on Thursday, which could mean that the pitch breaks up during the latter part of the game. This will bring the spinners into play and make life difficult for batters in the second half.

IND-W vs BAN-W Head-to-Head

Matches -23

IND-W – 20

BAN-W – 3

IND-W vs BAN-W predicted playing XIs

India- Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Yastika Bhatia, Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Prema Rawat, Shree Charani. Nandani Sharma.

Bangladesh – Dilara Akter, Juariya Ferdous, Sharmin Akhter, Nigar Sultana (C), Sobhana Mostary, Ritu Moni, Shorna Akter, Rabeya Khan, Nahida Akter, Shanjida Akter Meghla, Marufa Akter

IND-W vs BAN-W predicted best performers of the match

Best batter – Smriti Mandhana

The Indian opening batter has scored 159 runs from three games so far with an average of 53. Smriti Mandhana has already scored two fifties this campaign and is ranked second in the batting charts for this campaign. Mandhana has a good record against Bangladesh in this format of the game, scoring 410 runs.

Best bowler – Shanjida Akter Meghla

Left-arm spinner from Bangladesh did the star turn in the last game vs Pakistan, taking 3/21 from her four overs. Shanjida is one of the key bowlers for her side and relies more on her variations and flight to deceive the batters. 25-year-old has picked 30 wickets so far from her 28 T20I games with an economy rate of 5.35 runs per over.

Who will win the IND-W vs BAN-W Match 23 of the T20 World Cup 2026?

Women in Blue have won 20 out of the 23 games that they have played against the Bangladeshi side. This is a key game for the current ODI World Cup winners, as a win will take them one step closer to a possible semi-final place. Considering the strength India has with bat and ball, one can expect them to win the game on Thursday.