India-W Vs Thailand-W Highlights, Badminton Asia Team C'ships 2026: Malvika Bansod Loses, IND Go Down 2-3 In Group Y

Hello badminton fans! Welcome to the live coverage of the group Y game between Indian women and Thailand women. Stay tuned with us for the live coverage and real-time updates of the match.

The Badminton Asia Team Championships 2026 will be telecast on the Sony Sports Network. The action will also be available on the Badminton Asia official YouTube channel.

Women: Unnati Hooda: Tanvi Sharma, Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj, Malvika Bansod, Surya Charisma Tamiri, Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand, Priya Konjengbam, Shruti Mishra, Tanisha Crasto.

Tanvi Sharma has taken a 5-2 lead in the first game against her Thai opponent. With no Sindhu or Unnati today, this will be some task for the young shuttler against an experienced opponent.

This is some dominance from the Indian shuttler. Tanvi races to 11-5 in the first game against Ongbamrungphan. Do note, the match is not being televised or streamed on any platform.

The lack of coverage of this tournament in India is really disheartening. Despite no Sindhu, there should have been effort to stream this event on any platform.

Superbly done! Tanvi Sharma takes the first game 21-14 with a nice smash against her Thai opponent, who had been struggling right throughout this game.

Tanvi loses slight focus as she allows Ongbamrungphan to get back in the 2nd game. The Thai player's serve sees Tanvi drop off in intensity as few errors from the India sees the score 4-5.

Tanvi's errors has seen Ongbamrungphan take the second by the scruff of the neck. The Thailand player lands a smash with Tanvi struggling to cope with. The Indian shuttler leads 15-14 in the second game.

A nice backhand winner from Ongbamrungphan sees the Thailand player take the second game 21-17. Despite Tanvi battling hard in this game, it's been her own doing that she has to lose from a winning position.

Uh-oh! Seems like Ongbamrungphan is facing some disciplinary warning here from the chair umpire. The Thai player takes time to tie her shoe lace but the chair umpire is having none of it and books her.

A great smash from Tanvi sees her race to 11-6 lead in the third and deciding game of the match. Ongbamrungphan, who has received a warning earlier on, has had no answer to Tanvi's service game as well as neat net plays.

Tanvi roars back in the contest with a 19-16 lead in the third game. The young shuttler has allowed the Thai player to commit mistakes .

A backhand from Tanvi sees Ongbamrungphan struggle and cannot hit back as the India lands the knockout punch and take the match 21-14, 21-17, 21-18.

Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand are in women's doubles action as they take on Tidapron Kleebyeesun/Ruethaichanok Laisuan.

Indian pair take 16 minutes to wrap up the first game 21-16 against their Thai opponents. Earlier, Tanvi Sharma won her opening match against Ongbamrungphan.

Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand lead 16-13 in the second game and seems to wrap this up very soon unless the Thai pair have other ideas. The win here could see India surge to a 2-0 lead in this Group Y encounter.

Treesa/Gayatri have lost the 2nd game 20-22 to the Thai pair and it was a close one. The Indian pair really gave them a close fight but in the end their opponents won the second game. The third game sees Treesa/Gayatri race to 9-4 lead.

India have taken a 2-0 lead in their Group Y encounter. Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand have defeated Tidapron Kleebyeesun/Ruethaichanok Laisuan.

India's singles player Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj is in action against world no 31 Pitchamon Opatniputh.

Despite India leading 2-0 in the tie, Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj seems to be struggling in her women's singles match against Pitchamon Opatniputh. The 19-year-old Thai player took the first game and is leading in the second.

Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj has lost her singles battle to Pitchamon Opatniputh. She goes down 21-19, 21-17.

If India manage to win here, this would settle the contest. And it seems the pairing of Tanisha Crasto/Shruti Mishra have taken the onus of doing just that, with a 1st game win over H Mijad/N Tungkasatan 21-19.

Shruti Mishra/Tanisha Crasto have lost their women's doubles match to H Mijad/N Tungkasatan. The pair went down 21-19, 14-21, 15-21. Now, all hopes are pinned on Malvika Bansod.

Malvika Bansod will have to clinch victory if India are to seal this tie against Thailand. After leading 2-0 earlier on, the Thai women came back strongly, to level.

Malvika Bansod lost her final women's singles match in Group Y to Pornpicha Choeikeewong and that also saw India go down 2-3 in the group. After leading 2-0, the final three games resulted in India losing all three.