IND-W vs THA-W Match 3 Results

5:51 PM IST The captain of India Women - Harmanpreet Kaur shares that her team played well overall, acknowledging the solid effort put in across the match. She gives credit to the Thailand bowlers for their performance, stating that they bowled exceptionally well and deserved full recognition for their efforts. Notes that while the new ball was coming on nicely to the bat, scoring became increasingly difficult as the ball grew older. She also says that their batting unit could have performed better, but gave credit to the Thailand bowlers for consistently hitting difficult lengths that were hard to attack. Turning to individual performances, she praises Shafali Verma for finding her rhythm with a beautiful innings, and highlights Deepti Sharma as a key player for the squad, expressing hope that she continues her fine form.

5:50 PM IST That's a wrap - India kick off their campaign with a win, but there continue to be concerns around their middle order. Up next, India face Hong Kong, China on September 3, while Thailand take on Pakistan on September 1. The Asia Cup action continues on August 31 when Bangladesh take on Indonesia at 2.30 pm GMT (8 pm IST). Until next time, take care and goodbye!

5:45 PM IST A mixed outing - Thailand Women put in a superb effort with the ball, one that made everyone sit up and take notice. Even after the kind of start India had to their innings, they did not let their heads drop and fought hard in the second half to put the cat among the pigeons in the Indian camp. Coming to their batting effort, the challenge was made even tougher by the absence of their designated skipper, Naruemol Chaiwai, who was the standout in the campaign opener against Hong Kong, China. Nannapat Koncharoenkai showed plenty of intent despite wickets falling at the other end, and she was the lone bright spot with the bat.

5:44 PM IST PLAYER OF THE MATCH - Shafali Verma has been given the award for her entertaining knock of 64 runs from 36 balls. She says that she initially focused on finding the gaps and felt the ball came nicely onto the bat with the new ball. Mentions that once it got older and began to hold a little, she adjusted by playing it later and continuing to target the gaps.

5:42 PM IST The stand-in skipper of Thailand Women - Thipatcha Putthawong says that she is quite proud of how her team performed, describing it as a very encouraging outing against a formidable side like India. Reflecting on the match, she believes that they executed their plans extremely well in the first innings by restricting the opposition to a manageable score. She concludes by acknowledging that their batting could have been better, emphasising that it will be a key area for improvement moving forward.

5:38 PM IST Time for the presentation ceremony...