{"id":18267,"date":"2026-08-30T15:39:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T15:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=18267"},"modified":"2026-08-30T15:39:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T15:39:43","slug":"after-odi-success-pratika-rawal-makes-t20i-debut-in-womens-asia-cup-opener-against-thailand-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=18267","title":{"rendered":"After ODI success, Pratika Rawal makes T20I debut in Women&#8217;s Asia Cup opener against Thailand | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133632110,imgsize-118752,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/womens-asia-cup.jpg\" alt=\"After ODI success, Pratika Rawal makes T20I debut in Women's Asia Cup opener against Thailand\" title=\"Pratika Rawal handed debut (Image: IANS)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Pratika Rawal handed debut (Image: IANS)\">Pratika Rawal handed debut (Image: IANS)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pratika Rawal made her T20I debut for India in the Women&#8217;s Asia Cup opener against Thailand, getting her opportunity after being added to the squad as a replacement for the injured Jemimah Rodrigues.<!-- --> The right-hander made an immediate impact, scoring a brisk 22 off 18 balls, including two fours and a six, before Suleeporn Laomi bowled her with one that stayed low.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>The right-hander has not played a T20 match since 2024. She was also part of the UP Warriorz squad for the 2026 Women\u2019s Premier League but did not feature as she continued her recovery from injury.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Rawal has earned her T20I opportunity on the back of an impressive start to her ODI career. <!-- -->In 27 ODIs, she has scored 1,189 runs in 26 innings at an average of 47.56 and a strike rate of 82.34. Her ODI record includes two centuries and eight fifties, with a best of 154. She has also struck 141 fours and 10 sixes in the format, underlining her ability to build substantial innings while maintaining a healthy scoring rate.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Her rise continued during the 2025 ODI World Cup, where she scored her maiden World Cup century against New Zealand. She also became the joint-fastest woman to reach 1,000 ODI runs, achieving the feat in 23 innings.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Deepti Sharma Reaches 150 T20Is<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The match was also a landmark occasion for Deepti Sharma, who became only the third Indian woman after Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana to feature in 150 T20Is.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>India vs Thailand teams for Asia Cup<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">India: <\/span>Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Shree Charani, Nandani Sharma, Kranti Gaud.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Thailand: <\/span>Natthakan Chantham, Nannapat Koncharoenkai (wk), Chanida Sutthiruang, Suleeporn Laomi, Onnicha Kamchomphu, Thipatcha Putthawong (c), Phannita Maya, Aphisara Suwanchonrathi, Sunida Chaturongrattana, Nannaphat Chaihan, Naomi Hamilton.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/womens-asia-cup\/after-odi-success-pratika-rawal-makes-t20i-debut-in-womens-asia-cup-opener-against-thailand\/articleshow\/133632051.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pratika Rawal handed debut (Image: IANS) Pratika Rawal made her T20I debut for India in the Women&#8217;s Asia Cup opener against Thailand, getting her opportunity after being added to the squad as a replacement for the injured Jemimah Rodrigues. 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