IND vs THA LIVE Score, Women's Asia Cup 2026: Harmanpreet's India put into bat; Pratika Rawal makes debut

IND vs THA LIVE Score, Women's Asia Cup 2026: 1 Shafali Verma, 2 Smriti Mandhana, 3 Pratika Rawal, 4 Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), 5 Bharti Fulmali, 6 Richa Ghosh (wk), 7 Deepti Sharma, 8 Prema Rawat, 9 N Shree Charani, 10 Kranti Gaud, 11 Nandani Sharma

IND vs THA LIVE Score, Women's Asia Cup 2026: This is the third game on this pitch but it remains hard which means batting should be easier. It's surprising that Thailand have decided to bowl but then they played here a couple of days against Hong Kon. Maybe, they know something we don't.

IND vs THA LIVE Score, Women's Asia Cup 2026: She made the squad as a Jemima Rodrigues replacement after the latter picked up a hamstring injury. Pratika, the opening batter, has played a Test and 27 ODIs before, but this is going to be her first T20I.

IND vs THA LIVE Score, Women's Asia Cup 2026: And they decide to bowl. The Thailand captain hopes they restrict India to 120 or thereabouts. Harmanpreet says she would have bowled first too. She confirms Pratika Rawal is going to debut for India.

IND vs THA LIVE Score, Women's Asia Cup 2026: She has been handed the India cap. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur has done the honour. Big day for Rawal.

IND vs THA LIVE Score, Women's Asia Cup 2026: Make up for their disappointing show in the T20 World Cup a couple of months ago. They couldn't even reach the semis. A good show in the Asia Cup will help alleviate the hurt a bit. But, despite being the best team in the tournament, they can't afford to be complacent.

IND vs THA LIVE Score, Women's Asia Cup 2026: The match starts at 8:00 pm. Remember all matches will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The pitches here are a bit on the slow side, so India will have to be a wee careful. They need to curb their free-flowing batting style a littl.

IND vs THA LIVE Score, Women's Asia Cup 2026: This tournament provides good preparation for the Asian Games kicking off next month in Japan. India would hope to win this edition. They have won the event seven times, including thrice in the T20 format. The last time they won it in 2022. Sri Lanka won the last edition in 2024.

IND vs THA LIVE Score, Women's Asia Cup 2026: She is facing a hamstring issue. Muzumdar says the team is going to miss her. “I've always maintained that she's a clutch player for us. She will definitely be missed, but having said that her recovery is very important for us. Her rehab is well-taken care of at the Centre of Excellence at Bengaluru.”

IND vs THA LIVE Score, Women's Asia Cup 2026: The India head coach says: "This group has been a special one. We've done well in the ODI setup, in the Test matches that we've played. Last five Tests, if you see we've won four of them.

"So they're hungry for success, they're hungry to winning some tournaments. Every tournament is important, every tournament is crucial for this setup. They're really hungry for success. You'll be able to see that in the coming future."

IND vs THA LIVE Score, Women's Asia Cup 2026: To our coverage of India's first game of the Asia Cup against Thailand at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Stay tuned for the latest updates. The match kicks off at 8:00 pm IST.