Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Thailand Spinners Spark India Collapse in Women’s Asia Cup
India played Thailand in a Women’s Asia Cup cricket match in Dubai.
India started very quickly and scored about 100 runs in the first half of its innings.
Shafali Verma hit 64 runs with many fours and sixes.
Thailand then used accurate spin bowling to take important wickets.
Suleeporn Laomi was especially effective, taking three wickets.
India’s middle-order batters struggled to score and lost wickets close together.
Thailand’s fielders also helped with a run-out and sharp catches.
Kranti Gaud hit a few late boundaries to take India to 159 runs.
Thailand now needed 160 runs to win the match.
Shafali Verma struck 64 off 36 balls, including eight fours and three sixes, as India made a powerful start.
India reached around 100/2 at the halfway mark before losing four wickets for 21 runs and scoring only 58/6 in the final 10 overs.
Thailand leg-spinner Suleeporn Laomi led the collapse with 3/26, while Sunida Chaturongrattana took 2/31.
Smriti Mandhana scored 19 before being run out, while debutant Pratika Rawal made 22 before Laomi bowled her.
Kranti Gaud’s late unbeaten 15, alongside a last-wicket partnership, helped India reach 159/9 in 20 overs.
- Who
- India and Thailand, with Shafali Verma top-scoring for India and Suleeporn Laomi leading Thailand’s bowling.
- What
- Thailand restricted India to 159/9 after India suffered a major middle-order batting collapse.
- When
- Sunday, during the 2026 Women’s Asia Cup Group A opener.
- Where
- Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai.
- Why
- Thailand’s disciplined spin bowling and fielding triggered India’s collapse after India’s strong start.
Thailand’s Bowling and Fielding
India’s Batting Performance
Momentum after the halfway mark
Thailand’s Bowling and Fielding
Thailand’s spinners applied pressure, took wickets in clusters and restricted India to 58/6 in the final 10 overs.
India’s Batting Performance
India had appeared firmly in control after racing to around 100 runs for two wickets, but its middle order could not maintain the scoring rate.
Key individual impact
Thailand’s Bowling and Fielding
Suleeporn Laomi’s variations and stump-to-stump bowling produced three wickets, including Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh, while Sunida Chaturongrattana took two.
India’s Batting Performance
Shafali Verma’s explosive 64 gave India a strong platform, but her dismissal was followed by further wickets and a sharp decline in India’s scoring.
Fielding contribution
Thailand’s Bowling and Fielding
Thailand produced a direct-hit run-out of Smriti Mandhana and another run-out involving Deepti Sharma, complementing its bowling effort.
India’s Batting Performance
India’s batters lost wickets while attempting aggressive shots and runs, leaving the lower order to rebuild the innings late.
- India score
- 159/9 in 20 overs
- Top scorer
- Shafali Verma: 64 off 36 balls
- Thailand’s best bowler
- Suleeporn Laomi: 3/26
- Other leading bowler
- Sunida Chaturongrattana: 2/31
- India’s early score
- Around 100/2 after 10 overs; one report gives 101/2 at the halfway mark
- Smriti Mandhana
- 19 runs off 10 balls before being run out
- Late contribution
- Kranti Gaud remained unbeaten on 15 off eight balls
