- Big innings by Thailand winning the toss
- Bowling first against India
- Pratika Rawal debut
India and Thailand will face each other today in Women's Asia Cup 2026. This match will be played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. India will be playing their first match in the tournament today, while Thailand have entered here having won their first match. The match will start shortly. Before that both team captains Thipacha Putthavong and Harmanpreet Kaur have entered the field for toss. Thailand have won the toss and elected to bowl first. In this match, Pratika Rao has been given a chance to debut in Team India in place of Jemima.
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Thailand's Nannapat Koncharoenkai is currently suffering from a disaster. In her place, Thipacha Putthavong has been made Thailand's stand-in captain. Thipacha won the toss and decided to bowl. According to Thipacha Puttawang, they will have to restrict India to 120-130 runs.
What did Harman say during the coin toss?
After losing the toss, Harmanpreet Kaur said, 'We also thought of bowling first, but there is no problem in batting first. Pratika is making her debut today as Jamie is not in the squad. We want to play good cricket. We have talked about playing aggressively and this tournament is very important for us.'
International debut of Pratika Rawal
Pratika Rawal made her T20 international debut in the match against Thailand. Pratik was given the cap by captain Harmanpreet Kaur before the coin toss. There was constant talk about Pratik's selection, but she finally made her T20 international debut for India today. Pratika Rawal has been given a chance to debut in place of the injured Jemima.
Head to head
Although the Indian team looks dominant on paper, any team can beat any team at any time in this format. India have won all three matches played so far. India had defeated Thailand in the 2018 and 2022 matches.
Both team playing 11
India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Bharti Phulmali, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Sri Charani, Kranti Goud, Nandini Sharma
Thailand: Nannapat Koncharoenkai, Natthakan Chantham, Naruemol Chaiwai, Fannita Maya, Chanida Sutthiruang, Sutthiruang Laomi, Onnicha Kamchomfu, Thipacha Puthavong, Sunida Chaturongrattana, Apisara Suwanchonrathech Yanisa Fengpain.
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