India vs Hong Kong Live Score: Hong Kong bowl first, India unchanged

Women's Asia Cup 2026IND vs HKG, Women’s Asia Cup Live Updates: Hong Kong have won the toss and opted to bowl first in Dubai. India are unchanged from their win against Thailand while for Hong Kong, their regular skipper Natasha Miles is back.India vs Hong Kong, Women's Asia Cup Live Score. Courtesy: BCCI WomenHello and welcome to the live coverage of the Group A match between India and Hong Kong at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. 20:09 IST:2.2: Iqra Sahar to Smriti Mandhana, Another one that should have been put away.20:08 IST:2.1: Iqra Sahar to Smriti Mandhana, Missed out! Sahar goes full in search of swing but ends up serving a full toss, outside off. Mandhana cracks the drive but picks out the fielder at cover-point.20:07 IST:1.6: Kary Chan to Shafali Verma, FOUR! Up and over. Flighted delivery, on off. Verma skips down the track and reaches across. Slams it over wide mid off for her first boundary.20:07 IST:1.5: Kary Chan to Shafali Verma, A bit short, on off, Shafali presses forward initially but then rocks back before punching it to cover.20:06 IST:1.4: Kary Chan to Smriti Mandhana, Short and on off, Mandhana punches it wide of cover and turns the strike over.20:06 IST:1.3: Kary Chan to Smriti Mandhana, Low full toss, outside off, Smriti knocks it to cover, where Natasha Miles makes a half-stop but she recovers well and prevents the single.20:05 IST:1.3: Kary Chan to Smriti Mandhana, Wide! Well wide on off, Mandhana is happy to let it go.20:05 IST:1.2: Kary Chan to Smriti Mandhana, Flirting with the tramline, on the shorter side. Smriti flashes but is beaten past the outside edge.20:05 IST:1.1: Kary Chan to Smriti Mandhana, FOUR! Mandhana hits the first boundary of the contest. Floated up, on off, Mandhana gets down on one knee and attempts the slog sweep. She does not quite get hold of it and it comes more off the inner half of the bat. Smriti gets it wide of the mid-wicket fielder and picks up a boundary.20:04 IST:1.1: Kary Chan to Smriti Mandhana, Wide. A wayward start by Chan. Sprayed beyond the tramline on off. Mandhana lets it pass.20:04 IST:It will be spin from the other end. Here's the left-arm finger spinner, Kary Chan. She is starting with a slip in place.20:03 IST:0.6: Iqra Sahar to Smriti Mandhana, Nice and full again in line with the off stump. Mandhana gets her bat down and squeezes it out to deep cover for a run.20:02 IST:0.5: Iqra Sahar to Shafali Verma, Low full toss at the sticks, Shafali presents the full face of the blade and knocks it to long on for a single to open her account.20:02 IST:0.4: Iqra Sahar to Smriti Mandhana, Bowled on a length, on off, Mandhana does not move her feet at all and extends her hands to guide it behind point. The fielder slides to her right and makes a half-stop before the short third fielder tidies up. They cross.20:01 IST:0.3: Iqra Sahar to Smriti Mandhana, Right in the blockhole and it tails back in, on middle and leg. Mandhana gets her bat down and digs it out.20:01 IST:0.2: Iqra Sahar to Smriti Mandhana, Mandhana and India are underway. Sahar keeps it full, on off. Smriti leans on and strokes it through covers. Maryam Bibi gives a long chase and slides to flick the ball behind towards her teammate. Two taken.20:00 IST:0.1: Iqra Sahar to Smriti Mandhana, Sahar steams in from around the wicket and pitches the ball up on middle. It ends up being a low full toss and it shapes back into the left-hander. Smriti reaches out in front and pushes it back to the bowler.20:02 IST:We are all set for the action to commence. The two umpires lead the way before Natasha Miles and her troops take the field. Out walk the two Indian openers, Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana. Hong Kong, China are starting with pace in the form of Iqra Sahar. Mandhana to face the first ball. Let's play...19:56 IST:Time for the national anthems. Harmanpreet Kaur and Natasha Miles lead their respective sides out onto the park. It will be the national anthem of Hong Kong, China first, followed by that of India.19:54 IST:Let's hear from India's latest T20I debutant - Pratika Rawal says the team has figured out their own ways of dealing with the heat, with her personal go-to being a smoothie and yoghurt. She says it feels like a privilege to play all 3 formats and that being handed her T20I debut cap is a blessing. She adds that the people back home are probably happier than she is about the milestone. On the team's approach, Rawal says they will go with the flow and assess the conditions. Rather than worrying about the opposition, she says it is about focusing on what they can do, competing with themselves and simply playing their cricket.19:47 IST:Hong Kong, China Women (Playing XI) - Kary Chan, Mariko Hill, Yasmin Daswani (WK), Maryam Bibi, Marina Lamplough, Shanzeen Shahzad, Natasha Miles (C) (In for Shing Chan), Joyleen Kaur, Alison Siu, Iqra Sahar (In for Charlotte Chan) and Ruchitha Venkatesh19:39 IST:India Women (Unchanged XI) - Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh (WK), Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Nandani Sharma, Sree Charani and Kranti Gaud.19:36 IST:The skipper of India Women - Harmanpreet Kaur says they would have batted first anyway, so they are happy to get the opportunity to do so. She says the key is to get used to the conditions as quickly as possible and adds that there is no particular score in mind, but they will look to execute their plans as well as they can. She feels it is a tricky wicket, with a lot on offer for the bowlers, but if the batters give themselves some time, she believes there are runs to be scored. Informs that they are going in with the same XI as the previous game.19:43 IST:The captain of Hong Kong, China Women - Natasha Miles starts by explaining that the conditions favour bowling first, which influenced her decision at the toss. She states that the team's primary goal is to restrict the opposition to a score between 140 and 150 and then chase it in the second innings. She then confirms two changes to the team's lineup, including her own return to the playing XI. Addressing the match-up against India, she describes it as an exciting occasion to compete against one of the world's top sides. On Alison Siu reaching the milestone of her 100th T20I, Natasha praises her as the spearhead of their bowling attack and congratulates her on reaching the landmark.