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IND W vs THA W : The third match of the Women's Asia Cup 2026 is being played today between the women's cricket teams of India and Thailand. In this Group A match, Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur had to lose the toss. Thailand captain Naruemol Chaiwai, after winning the toss in this match, decided to bowl first and invited the Indian women's cricket team to bat. Along with this, the Indian Women's team will be seen batting first in its first match of Asia Cup 2026 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai.

India batted first after losing the toss

Pratika Rawal has made her international debut for India in this match. He has been given his T20 International debut cap by Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur. She was included in Team India as a replacement player in place of injured Jemimah Rodrigues. After this, he has now been included in his team directly in the first match.

What did Harmanpreet Kaur say after the toss?

Indian cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur said, 'We had also thought about bowling first, but batting first is also not a problem. This is our first match in Dubai. Instead of keeping a lot of things in mind, it's about going out there and giving your best. Today Pratika is making her debut because Jamie is not there. We want to play good cricket. We have talked about being ruthless and this is an important tournament for us.

Thailand captain Thipacha Puthavong won the toss and said, 'We are going to bowl first. Yes, Nannapat Koncharonkai is injured. We are planning to restrict Team India to 170 runs.

Playing-11 of India and Thailand

India: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Prateek Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh (wicket keeper), Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, N Sri Charani, Kranti Gaur, Nandani Sharma.

Thailand: Aphisara Suwanchonrathi, Nattakan Chantam, Phannita Maya, Nannapat Koncharoenkai (wk), Chanida Suthiruang, Naomi Hamilton, Suleporn Laomi, Nannaphat Chaihan, Sunida Chaturongrattana, Thipacha Puthavong (c), Onnicha Kamchomphu.

India and Thailand squad

India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wicket keeper), Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaur, Sri Charani, Nandini Sharma, Renuka Singh Thakur, Prateek Rawal, Radha Yadav, Gunalan Kamalini, Prema Rawat.

Thailand: Aphisara Suwanchonrathi, Phannita Maya, Nannapat Koncharonkai (wk), Naruemol Chaiwai (captain), Chanida Suthiruang, Naomi Hamilton, Suliporn Laomi, Nannaphat Chaihan, Sunida Chaturongrattana, Onicha Kamchomphu, Thipatcha Putthavong, Koranit Suwanchonrathi, Chayanisa Fengpen, Thanrada Seesavana, Nattakan Chantam.

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