‘Germany in Punjab?’: Pakistani fan slams broadcaster after broadcast of IND vs PAC match allegedly switched to FIFA World Cup

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KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• India beat Pakistan by 64 runs to open the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup at Edgbaston.

• Deepti Sharma scores 5/10, the best score by an Indian women’s bowler in T20Is.

• PTV is reportedly telecasting the India-Pakistan match live and switching to telecast of the World Cup.

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India beat Pakistan in Women’s T20 World Cup 2026; PTV switches to FIFA match mid-game

PTV has drawn the ire of Pakistani fans after it changed the live coverage of the T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan to Germany’s game in Curacao in the World Cup.

India began their 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup campaign with a convincing 64-run win over Pakistan at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Sunday, with Smriti Mandhana’s elegant half-century and Richie Ghosh’s explosive finishing with the bat setting up a total that Pakistan never looked like chasing.

MORE:India-Pakistan match became the most attended group match in the history of the Women’s T20 World Cup

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Batting first, India posted 170 for 6 in 20 overs after losing early wickets. Mandhana anchored the innings well, making 68 runs off 44 deliveries, while captain Harmanpreet Kaur contributed a valuable 36.

The last two overs produced 38 runs with Richa Ghosh scoring 34 runs off just 17 balls, taking the total well beyond Pakistan’s reach.

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Deepti and Charani thwart Pakistan’s pursuit

In response, Pakistan were bowled out for 106 in 17 overs and thus failed to reach the target by 64 runs.

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Deepti Sharma was the architect of the collapse, claiming five wickets for just 10 runs in four overs, considered the best bowling performance by any Indian woman in international T20 cricket.

She also intervened by hitting a straight shot during Pakistan’s innings to further slow down the chase. World Cup debutant Shri Charani took two wickets to complete a comprehensive victory over Pakistan.

MORE: ‘New normal in IND-PAK matches’: No handshakes continue during the toss and after the match

PTV pulls the match and fans are furious

While the match was on the field, a separate drama unfolded in the living rooms of the Pakistanis.

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PTV, which owns the rights to broadcast both the Women’s T20 World Cup and the Pakistan 2026 World Cup, has reportedly stopped broadcasting the India-Pakistan cricket match as Pakistan’s innings began to crumble and replaced it with coverage of the FIFA World Cup group stage match against Curacao in Germany.

The channel switch quickly sparked outrage on social media, with a video by Pakistani YouTuber Furqan Bhati going viral.

“What is this? Why did they switch to a FIFA match? Is this a live broadcast? Why did PTV switch to a FIFA match?

“What’s happening? What’s happening? The Pakistan-India match is taking place there and they are broadcasting the World Cup match. Whose match is this? Germany? Is Germany located in Punjab? Is it in Sindh, Balochistan or KPK? Where is Germany?

“PTV Sports, go drown yourself! Shame on you! This is our national channel and it doesn’t even broadcast the Pakistan-India match. And our tax money goes to these PTV people. PTV, you wasted our match, wasted our money. All the taxes we paid to PTV were wasted by them today. Was Alia Riaz fired? We missed it.”