India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup highlights: IND beat THAI by 94 runs

Thailand women opted to bowl first. India had slumped from 91/1 to 137/9 with Suleeporn Laomi picking up three crucial wickets

India defeated Thailand by 94 runs in their opening game of Group A of the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Deepti Sharma and Nandani Sharma both took three wickets each to skittle out Thailand for just 65 runs. However, Deepti bowled only seven balls on the night for her three wickets while conceding zero runs. Deepti also became the leading wicket-taker in Women’s T20Is with the final wicket of the night.

Earlier, batting first, India had managed to set a target of 160 for Thailand. This, after India had slumped from 91/1 to 137/9 with Suleeporn Laomi picking up three crucial wickets (including India’s top scorer Shafali Verma, 64 off 36 balls) and effecting a run out. Laomi was on a hat-trick in her third over, after sending back Verma and Richa Ghosh off successive balls. Earlier, it looked like India had managed to shrug off the early run out of Smriti Mandhana and the wicket of debutant Pratika Rawal to reach 101/2 after 10 overs, thanks to some explosive batting from Shafali, who got to her half century in just 26 balls. Mandhana had scored 19 off 10 balls when she was run out with India on 38 runs. India were asked to bat first after Thailand won the toss.

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The Indian team’s T20I form has not been great, and the tournament offers them an opportunity to turn the narrative around. The side had already lost nine of the 16 T20 games they have played this year, including an early tournament exit at the World Cup in England in June. However, on the positive side, India enter this showpiece event as hot favourites. They have won the competition already three out of the five times.

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Aug 30, 2026 11:13 PM IST
Thailand all out

Thailand are all out for 65 in 16.1 overs! And it's Deepti Sharma who gets the final wicket!

Deepti Sharma becomes the leading wicket-taker in Women's T20Is with that wicket. She's bowled only seven balls tonight for her three wickets (and conceded zero runs).

Deepti sends back the only Thailand batter to get into double figures.

Nannapat Koncharoenkai c †Ghosh b DB Sharma 41 (48b 5x4 0x6) SR: 85.41

Aug 30, 2026 10:51 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: RUN OUT!

Thailand lose third wicket in three balls, this time in a run out. The ball is hit to Smriti Mandhana at mid on, and she throws the ball at the bowler's stump, and connects. It's a run out. Both batters were side by side in the middle of the pitch when the ball hit the stumps.

After a delay where the umpire tries to figure out which batter should be given out, Onnicha is sent back for a diamond duck (when a batter is dismissed without facing a single ball)!

Onnicha Kamchomphu run out (Mandhana) 0 (0b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

Thailand are 60/9

Aug 30, 2026 10:48 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: Nandani on hat-trick

Nandani Sharma takes the pace off the ball and Laomi ends up holing out to Shafali Verma at long on. Thailand lose their seventh wicket with 60 runs on the board. Wait! Make their eight wickets as Nandani ends the over with the wicket of Sunida, who edges the ball and Richa Ghosh takes the catch on the second attempt.

Suleeporn Laomi c Shafali Verma b NSS Sharma 6 (15b 0x4 0x6) SR: 40

Sunida Chaturongrattana c †Ghosh b NSS Sharma 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

Thailand now need 100 runs off five overs

Aug 30, 2026 10:36 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: 50 up for THA

Thailand have limped their way past the 50-run mark in the 12th over. They need 109 runs from 48 balls now with just four wickets in hand.

Nannapat Koncharoenkai, who is batting on 30 (33b 4x4), is Thailand's best hope now considering she is the set batter. Joining her in the middle is Suleeporn Laomi (batting on 3 off 8 balls) who was Thailand's miracle worker with the ball against India, almost getting a hat-trick.

Aug 30, 2026 10:29 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: MAIDEN

Another maiden for India! This time from Prema Rawat! So Thailand are 44/6 at the halfway mark of their innings.

They need 116 runs from 60 balls with just four wickets in hand.

Aug 30, 2026 10:27 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: GONE and GONE

Deepti Sharma in, Naomi Hamilton out! Deepti has a double-wicket maiden to start off in her 150th T20I. She sends back Hamilton in her first ball in the middle and then then sends back Chaihan on the third ball!

Naomi Hamilton lbw b DB Sharma 1 (3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

Nannaphat Chaihan c NSS Sharma b DB Sharma 0 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

After 9 overs, Thailand are 44/6 while chasing 160

Aug 30, 2026 10:17 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: GONE

Another wicket down! Chanida holes out to Mandhana as Shree Charani gets one more wicket. Smriti Mandhana almost fumbled the ball out before managing to hang on to the ball.

Chanida Sutthiruang c Mandhana b Shree Charani 5 (7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 71.42

Thailand are 43/4

Aug 30, 2026 10:15 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: End of powerplay

Thailand have managed to reach 39/3 at the end of powerplay. At the same stage, India had managed to reach 65/1, thanks to Shafali Verma and a blitz from Smriti Mandhana before she was run out.

Aug 30, 2026 10:08 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: GONE

Shree Charani is brought in by Harmanpreet Kaur desperate for another wicket and it takes the spinner just four balls to deliver a wicket on a platter for India! She

The length does it! Not too full, not too short and it had Aphisara in two minds whether to attack by coming in the front or stay back! In the end, it's an LBW!

Aphisara Suwanchonrathi lbw b Shree Charani 1 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 16.66

Thailand are 35/3

Aug 30, 2026 10:05 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: Nannapat powers on

Nannapat Koncharoenkai flooring her foot on the accelerator, smashing two boundaries off the first four balls from Kranti Gaud.

At the end of five overs, Thailand are 34/2

Aug 30, 2026 09:57 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: GONE!

Thailand lose their second wicket as Maya cannot make the most of her dropped catch in the previous over! She hands Rawal an easy catch!

Phannita Maya c Pratika Rawal b NSS Sharma 6 (8b 1x4 0x6) SR: 75

Thailand are 16/2

Aphisara Suwanchonrathi will come in at 4 for Thailand.

Aug 30, 2026 09:56 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: DROPPED

Maya survives a dropped catch as Deepti Sharma, fielding in first slip, drops a sitter! Phannita Maya, batting on 5, will get a second life!

Aug 30, 2026 09:55 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: run out shout

India lost two wickets to run outs and it looks like Thailand too are about to lose a wicket to run out. Nannapat Koncharoenkai was struggling to reach the crease when the direct hit from the deep hit the stumps at the bowler's end.

Close shout. But replays show that she made just a microsecond before the ball made contact with the stumps.

Thailand are 15/1 after 2.1 overs

Aug 30, 2026 09:45 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: GONE!

Kranti Gaud delivers India a wicket in the first over itself as Natthakan Chantham has an inside edge onto her stumps on the fifth ball of Over 1 after hitting the third ball for a smooth four.

Thailand are 4/1 while chasing a target of 160

Aug 30, 2026 09:43 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: here we go!

Kranti Gaud starts off India's defence of 160 with Natthakan Chantham and Phannita Maya in the middle for Thailand!

Aug 30, 2026 09:26 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score:

Shree Charani is almost stumped on the second ball of the final over but the Thai keeper missed the ball. On the third ball of the final over, Kranti Gaud hits a six which is India's first hit to the fence after 22 balls!

India cross the 150-run mark with that boundary.

On the final ball, Kranti also steps out and sends the ball to the ropes for a four. The ball is a few metres short of going for another boundary!

India end the innings with a score of 159/9

Aug 30, 2026 09:17 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: GONE

New over, same result: Another wicket gone for India as Nandani Sharma tries to push the ball towards the leg side and gets bowled instead.

Nandani Sharma b Sutthiruang 1 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 25

India lost eight wickets in the span of 46 runs! IND are 137/9 after they were 91/1 at one stage.

Aug 30, 2026 09:15 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: GONE and GONE!

Fulmali holes out! And India lose their seventh wicket. And three balls later Prema Rawat gets stumped! Chaturongrattana delivers a two-wicket over for Thailand! India are throwing away their wickets here!

Bharti Fulmali c Suwanchonrathi b Chaturongrattana 13 (14b 2x4 0x6) SR: 92.85

Prema Rawat st †Koncharoenkai b Chaturongrattana 6 (5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 120

India lost seven wickets in the span of 46 runs! IND are 137/8

Aug 30, 2026 09:06 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: GONE!

India are in freefall here!

Deepti Sharma run out in her 150th T20 game. Another run out for India, after the Smriti Mandhana run out. Oh and it's Laomi who makes the decisive throw for the run out!

Deepti Sharma run out (Laomi) 5 (7b 1x4 0x6) SR: 71.42

India are 127/6

Aug 30, 2026 09:01 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score:

After a flying start, India limp to 117/5 after 14 overs. In the last 30 balls, India have scored 26 runs and lost four wickets.

Aug 30, 2026 08:57 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: GONE!

MAKE THAT 112/5! Laomi sends back Richa Ghosh on the first ball to get two wickets in two balls and she's on a hat-trick now!

Ghosh sends the slower ball to the fielder at extra cover! And she's headed back to the hit after just one ball!

Richa Ghosh c Putthawong b Laomi 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

Laomi cannot get the hat-trick in the over, but ends up giving two runs while picking two wickets.

In her three overs, she's picked up three wickets and given away 16 runs. What an impact!

Aug 30, 2026 08:54 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: GONE!

India lose their top-scorer! The wrist spinner Laomi gets rid of the top scorer for India, Shafali who hands the bowler the tamest of catches!

Shafali Verma c & b Laomi 64 (36b 8x4 3x6) SR: 177.77

India are 112/4

Aug 30, 2026 08:48 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: GONE!

Harmanpreet Kaur departs for 5 off 8 balls. She tried to go against the spin and ended up top edging the ball for a comfortable catch!

India lose their third wicket in the 12th over with 108 runs on board!

Harmanpreet Kaur c Maya b Putthawong 5 (9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 55.55

Bharati Fulmali will come out to replace the India captain.

Aug 30, 2026 08:46 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: CHANCE!

Laomi still causing troubles! Harmanpreet almost holes out to the long off fielder! But thankfully she had not times it well, so the ball falls just in front of the fielder.

Laomi is already the best bowler for Thailand. In her two overs she's given away 14 runs while taking a wicket (and creating a couple of chances too).

After 11 overs, IND are 107/2

Aug 30, 2026 08:42 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: 100 up for India

Shafali and captain Harmanpreet Kaur power India past the 100-run mark in just the 10th over! Shafali starts and ends the 10th over with fours! The second boundary in particular was a flashy hit past the bowler!

India are 101/2 after 10 overs

Aug 30, 2026 08:40 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: GONE!

Pratika Rawal's debut innings with the bat in T20Is ends on 22 runs. And it's right after Shafali got to her half century. Shafali was showing the bowler Laomi a lot of respect at the start of the over before she tonked her for a six! But Rawal misses the ball completely and gets bowled!

Pratika Rawal b Laomi 22 (18b 2x4 1x6) SR: 122.22 | IND are 91/2

Aug 30, 2026 08:37 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: 50 for Shafali!

Shafali Verma scores another half century, this time in just 26 balls! this is the 19th T20I half century for Shafali! She's scored the most runs for India in T20Is this year! She gets to the milestone with a single, right after thwacking a maximum!

Shafali Verma 50 (26b 6x4 3x6)

Aug 30, 2026 08:32 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: Dropped

Pratika Rawal top edges the ball while trying to sweep. The ball has some serious hang time before dipping on the fielder who comes charging in from deep backward square leg. it looked like it would be a comfortable catch for a minute, but she missed the ball completely!

Just three runs in the over. A rare over without a boundary for India.

IND 83/1 after 8 overs

Aug 30, 2026 08:30 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: Shafali chugging along

Dot balls on the first ball and the final ball of the seventh over from Sunida Chaturongrattana. But in the four balls between those two balls were 15 runs, thanks to a six and two fours.

India are 80/1 after 7 overs

Shafali Verma 43 (20b 6x4 2x6) | Pratika Rawal 18 (12b 2x4 1x6)

Aug 30, 2026 08:26 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: End of powerplay

India manage to reach 65/1 at the end of powerplay. The final over of powerplay started well for Thailand with newcomer Onnicha Kamchomphu giving away just a single run in the first three balls. But then, she was hit for a boundary and ended up giving away a respectable six runs in the over.

Aug 30, 2026 08:20 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: Pratika gets in

The final two balls of the 4th over were dispatched to the ropes by Shafali, and now Pratika has sent the first ball of the 5th over from Sunida Chaturongrattana into the stands! Chaturongrattana gets a rough welcome to the middle!

The over ends with 12 runs.

India are 59/1 after 5 overs

Aug 30, 2026 08:18 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: IND close in on 50

Smriti Mandhana might have returned to the pavilion, but Shafali is in no mood to take her foot off the accelerator. Some meaty shots at the end of the 4th over as India reach 47/1 after 4 overs.

Shafali batting on 27 from just 11 balls.

Aug 30, 2026 08:15 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: RUN OUT!

Smriti what have you done! She's caught out from a throw from the deep! She's a few yards out. She will he kicking herself at that dismissal because she was batting really well! And that was a really casual dismissal!

India lose their first wicket with 38 runs on board.

Smriti Mandhana run out (Suwanchonrathi) 19 (10b 4x4 0x6) SR: 190

Pratika Rawal will make her T20 Debut! Replacing Jemi in the team.

Aug 30, 2026 08:12 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: Maya continues

After being tonked for a boundary on the second ball, Maya takes the pace off the ball and is finally able ot contain the freight train that is Smriti Mandhana's bat.

But just two balls later, Shafali is on strike and she hits the ball over the mid off fielder for India's first six of the evening! What a smooth shot. Maya cannot believe the quality of the shot!

India have raced off tor 38 runs in just the third over.

Aug 30, 2026 08:09 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: Shafali joins the party

Spin from the second over for Thailand! And Shafali plunders 13 runs off Thipatcha Putthawong as well, including two fours.

India are 26/0 after 2 overs

Aug 30, 2026 08:05 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: Smriti gets India off to flying start!

What a start for India. Maya is smashed for three boundaries by Smriti Mandhana, all three hits to the fence coming off the backfoot! Power-hitting from Smriti here, which is usually a trademark of her opening partner Shafali!

After one over, India are 13/0

Aug 30, 2026 08:02 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: Here we go!

Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Varma at the crease. Phannita Maya with the ball for Thailand after they opted to bowl first after winning the toss!

Aug 30, 2026 07:56 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: Thailand playing XI

Aphisara Suwanchonrathi, Nattakan Chantam, Phannita Maya, Nannapat Koncharoenkai(w), Chanida Sutthiruang, Naomi Hamilton, Suleeporn Laomi, Nannaphat Chaihan, Sunida Chaturongrattana, Thipatcha Putthawong(c), Onnicha Kamchomphu

Aug 30, 2026 07:56 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: Playing XI

Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Nandni Sharma

Aug 30, 2026 07:55 PM IST
India vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: Hola!

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