Women's Asia Cup: Shafali Hits Fifty, Spirited Thailand Restricts India to 159/9
Suleeporn Laomi took 3/26 and Sunida Chaturongrattana added 2/31 as Thailand’s spinners sparked India’s collapse after Shafali Verma’s 64.
- On Sunday in Dubai, seven-time champions India posted 159/9 against Thailand in their Women's Asia Cup opener, with opener Shafali Verma smashing 64 off 36 balls including eight fours and three sixes.
- India experienced a dramatic batting collapse, losing four wickets for 21 runs after being well-placed at 100 in 10 overs, as Thailand's leg-spinner Suleeporn Laomi took 3/26 to trigger the middle-order slide.
- Following a quick start from Smriti Mandhana, who scored 19 runs off 10 balls, Captain Harmanpreet Kaur fell for five; Kranti Gaud's unbeaten 15 off eight balls helped India surpass the 150-run mark.
- Thipatcha Putthawong claimed her 170th T20I wicket by dismissing Kaur, cementing her status as the leading wicket-taker in women's T20Is, while Deepti Sharma was run out for five in her 150th T20I appearance.
- Off-Spinner Sunida Chaturongrattana claimed 2/31, dismissing Bharti Fulmali and Prema Rawat in the 17th over, leaving India to defend a total that appeared significantly higher earlier in the innings.
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At one point, India was sailing at 108/2, but collapsed to 136/7 in the next five overs. Shafali (64 in 36 balls, with eight fours and three sixes) was the top-scorer for India.
Women’s Asia Cup 2026: Thailand Spinners Trigger Dramatic Collapse, Restrict India To 159/9
Dubai International Cricket Stadium: A middle-order collapse triggered by leg-spinner Suleeporn Laomi saw India squander a blazing start to be restricted to 159/9 by Thailand in their 2026 Women’s Asia Cup Group A game at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
INDW vs THAW: The Indian team scored a huge score in the first match of the Women's Asia Cup. Opener Shafali Verma (64) smashed a half-century to take down the young Thai bowlers, while Pratika Rawal (22) shone on her T20 debut.
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