Team India’s Dominant Victory Over Thailand

India Women made a winning start to their Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2026 campaign with a commanding 94 run victory over Thailand in Dubai. Put in to bat, India posted 159 for nine in 20 overs. Shafali Verma led the scoring with a blazing 64 off 36 balls, while Pratika Rawal contributed 22 off 18 balls on her T20I debut.

Chasing 160, Thailand were bowled out for 65 in 16.1 overs. Nannapat Koncharoenkai offered some resistance with 41, but the rest of the batting lineup struggled against India’s attack. Deepti Sharma and Nandani Sharma claimed three wickets each, while Shree Charani took two and Kranti Gaud picked up one. The emphatic win gives India a strong start to their Asia Cup campaign.