Women's T20 World Cup 2026: 5 reasons India can win the title

India comes into the 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in England and Wales as one of the favourites of the tournament, as they kick off their campaign against Pakistan at Edgbaston on June 14.

The Women in Blue come in as the winners of the last ICC tournament, the Women's ODI World Cup in 2025. Finally breaking their trophy drought, fans and well-wishers will be hoping that this is the start of a new era of dominance for Team India.

With teams like Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and England being in transition with multiple older names having either called time on their career or playing their swansongs, India comes into this tournament as one of the most dominant sides, favourites to lift the crown.

In a sport so heavily dependent on external environmental factors, it is always a significant plus when a team is familiar with the nature and conditions of a region before a particular tournament. India come into this tournament having already acclimatised themselves to the conditions in England.

They come off having played a three-match T20I series against World Cup hosts England. Despite losing the series 2-1, multiple players, such as the returning Yastika Bhatia, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues and N Shree Charani, put in stellar performances, aiding the team in their preparations. They will know what to expect come crunch time due to their early experience in the conditions.