2.6 Direct hit and Thailand are celebrating! Mandhana has already started walking back. Slower length ball on middle, Shafali whipped it through wide mid-on and there was an easy two on offer. But Suwanchonrathi is quick to rush to her right from long-on and nails the stumps down at the bowler's end. Mandhana is well out. Was she jogging the second? Looked in good touch but has to walk back early 38/1

12.4 Oh, that's a huge moment! Thailand are coming back strong into this game! Tossed up slower on off and it grips in the surface as Shafali is early into the shot. Ends up chipping it back to the bowler for the simplest of catches, and suddenly, the momentum has shifted completely to Thailand's side! 112/4

8.6 Laomi strikes! She was threatening to pick up a wicket with her flight in this over. Finally does. Lobs it up. Lands it on a length on middle. Rawal goes back instead of coming forward. It was slightly on the fuller side. The ball stays a tad low, goes under her defensive blade and strikes middle. Rawal's impressive start to T20Is has been cut short 91/2

11.3 Oh, leading edge and the point fielder takes it! Putthawong adds one more to her list of wickets, and this is a high-profile one! Kaur looks to sweep this full ball outside off, trying to hit against the spin, but the ball lobs up to her right off the leading edge and it's a simple catch. The Indian skipper was struggling to get going, and Thailand kept up the pressure and it's paid dividends 108/3

16.3 Oh my, Fulmali has holed out at deep midwicket! This was a hit-me ball, a long hop, but Sunida Chaturongrattana won't mind, as Fulmali rocks back and mishits her pull to the fielder. What a comeback this has been by Thailand! 136/7

12.5 Two in a row, and Richa Ghosh is gone for a golden duck! Laomi on a roll! This is tossed up full and slow again by Laomi, inviting Ghosh into the drive, who hits it straight to extra cover! Three wickets for just 11 runs in the last three overs, and Thailand will feel they have every chance to restrict India to a total much lower than what we were thinking of at the half-way mark! 112/5

15.2 Direct hit as Deepti dives! This could be interesting. The Thailand fielders are up in celebration, and yes indeed, Deepti is well short! Another big boost for Thailand, as Deepti falls for 5 in her 150th T20I appearance. Yorker outside off, squeezed out square on the off side. They try to steal the single, but Laomi is not done yet in changing the course of the innings as she is quick to collect the ball and throw the stumps down at the non-striker's end 127/6

16.6 Oh, beaten her in flight and Sunida has two in the over! Sees Rawat skipping out and tosses it out wide. Rawat is beaten all ends up and Nannapat does the rest. Now India might struggle to get to 150! Don't I look like a right fool for predicting 200-plus? 137/8

17.2 Knocks her over! What a peach from Chanida Sutthiruang! Slower ball, full around middle and off, and Nandani misses it completely with her flick as the ball sneaks between bat and pad to crash into the stumps! Thailand just need one more wicket to bowl India out! 137/9

0.5 Played on and Gaud is on the board early! Pitches this up, invites the drive with a ball that is outside the fifth stump. Chantham goes for the drive away from the body and gets a thick inside edge back onto the stumps 4/1

3.1 A leaping take by Rawal at covers! Nandani rewarded for her swing with the new ball. Pitches it up and outside off. Invites the drive. Maya looks to go over the in-field but Rawal times the jump perfectly in the ring 16/2

16.1 Seven balls, three wickets and no run conceded and Deepti Sharma is once again the leading wicket-taker in Women's T20Is, and India begin their campaign with a thumping victory! Tossed up on a length outside off and it spins in sharply to cramp Nannapat, who was looking back away to cut. It hits the outside edge high on the bat and lobs up to her right. Ghosh runs to her right and dives with an outstretched right arm and the ball settles in her gloves. India had a mini-scare with the bat, but the bowling display has been absolutely professional! 65/10

5.4 Plumb in front! Umpire raises the finger as a mere formality. Charani bowls it on a length on middle. Aphisara goes back to pull. Should have been forward perhaps. She misses and is hit on the back thigh that is in front of the stumps 35/3

7.4 Straight up... catching practice under the Dubai lights for Mandhana! Flighted ball outside off, spinning away. Sutthiruang goes for the slog but only manages a top edge. It goes only as far as mid-on where India's vice-captain hangs on despite a fumble 43/4

8.1 Deepti strikes with her first ball in her 150th T20I! Starts off by landing the ball on a full length just outside off. Gives it enough air. Hamilton goes back to play it but it spins in and traps her in front 44/5

8.3 A very short stay for Chaihan and Deepti has two in three balls! Length ball outside off, she goes back to pull over midwicket but hits it straight to Nandani there 44/6

14.5 And Laomi holes out to long-on! Slower delivery in the blockhole and she backs away to hit it down the ground. No pace to work with there and she can only pick out the fielder 60/7

14.6 Nandani has two in two! A thin edge and it's gobbled up by Ghosh standing up to the stumps on the rebound. On a length just outside off, Sunida pushes at it and gets a thin outside edge. It bounces up off Ghosh's gloves, and she grabs it easily. India closing in on the win now 60/8

15.1 Direct hit, and Thailand lose three wickets in three balls. On a length around off and Nannapat backs away to loft it down the ground. Can only get it to mid-on on the bounce, where Mandhana gets to the ball and sees both batters stranded in the middle of the pitch due to a mix-up and easily throws down the stumps at the non-striker's end. They are now just checking who is the batter out. Nannapat wanted the single, but the new batter Onnicha didn't start off immediately. By the time Onnicha started running, Nannapat stopped and was ready to run back, ending up with both of them very close to each other when Mandhana nailed her throw. Looks like Onnicha is the one who is out. And indeed, that's the decision by the third umpire. Diamond duck for Onnicha, and Mandhana after being out thanks to a direct hit, effects a nice direct hit of her own 60/9