IND vs THAI Women's Asia Cup Match 2026 Live: India to take on Thailand. (FILE photo)Harmanpreet Kaur’s India will lock horns against Naruemol Chaiwai’s Thailand in their opening game of Group A of the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Sunday. The Indian team’s T20I form has not been great, and the tournament offers them an opportunity to turn the narrative around.The side has 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.Story continues below this adThailand, on the other hand, are coming off a win against Hong Kong and hope to cause an upset. Alongside these three teams, India will also face arch-rivals Pakistan in the group phase.Follow India vs Thailand live score and updates belowLive UpdatesAug 30, 2026 08:02 PM ISTIndia 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 ISTIndia vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: Thailand playing XIAphisara Suwanchonrathi, Nattakan Chantam, Phannita Maya, Nannapat Koncharoenkai(w), Chanida Sutthiruang, Naomi Hamilton, Suleeporn Laomi, Nannaphat Chaihan, Sunida Chaturongrattana, Thipatcha Putthawong(c), Onnicha KamchomphuAug 30, 2026 07:56 PM ISTIndia vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: Playing XISmriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Nandni SharmaAug 30, 2026 07:55 PM ISTIndia vs Thailand Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Live score: Hola!Hello and welcome to our live blog of India taking on Thailand. It is the first game for the Indian side after a disappointing World Cup. Earlier, they wanted to redeem themselves by winning this trophy. The conditions here in the UAE will be a lot more conducive to Indian spinners and batters than to English conditions, and it is also a tournament India has seen success in the past. It is going to be an interesting campaign, but it starts here; do stay with us to get all the live updates.Jemimah Rodrigues in action. (AP photo)India begins its Women’s Asia Cup campaign on Sunday with a nearly full-strength squad, but key top-order batter Jemimah Rodrigues has been ruled out of both this tournament and next month’s Asian Games due to a hamstring injury sustained during The Hundred Women’s. As Rodrigues undergoes rehabilitation at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, Pratika Rawal—who is yet to play a T20I or Women’s Premier League fixture—has been named as her replacement in the side. (Read more)Stay updated with the latest sports news across Cricket, Football, Chess, and more. Catch all the action with real-time live cricket score updates and in-depth coverage of ongoing matches.© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd