"We thought of batting first because I personally believe we want to get used to these conditions as soon as possible. We are not keeping anything in mind. Let's just go there and execute ourselves in a positive way and let's see what we achieve at the end of the day," said India captain Harmanpreet Kaur. 

"It's a very tricky wicket, and as a batting unit we have to just keep looking at the ball and execute ourselves in a positive way. We're going with the same eleven," she added.

"We're going to have a bowl first. I think the conditions would suit that. Very confident with our batting lineup to come out here and chase down any score. So, let's make the most of these conditions. I think we've seen, as an average score, it's been about 120 -130. They're obviously a very accomplished side, so, looking at 140, 150, we've had a couple of chases like that this year. So, if we can keep them to 140, 150," said Hong Kong captain Natasha Miles.

"We have two changes. I'm coming in for Dorothea, and Iqra Sahar is coming in," she added.

Hong Kong, China Women (Playing XI): Natasha Miles(c), Maryam Bibi, Mariko Hill, Joyleen Kaur, Marina Lamplough, Yasmin Daswani(w), Shanzeen Shahzad, Kary Chan, Ruchitha Venkatesh, Iqra Sahar, Alison Siu

India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Nandani Sharma, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud

Hong Kong win the toss and opt to bowl against India in the Women's Asia Cup 2026. This is good news from India's perspective as they will get an opportunity to make amends for their batting performance from the previous game.

Whiel the batting collapse against Thailand did not affect the outcome of the match as India comfortably defeated the side by 94 runs, it surely left them with a lot to ponder, as against a top team, it could prove costly. However, Hong Kong being a minnow team, India will have more leeway to iron out their issues ahead of bigger battles, including against Pakistan in their last Group A game.

India will need to sort out their batting frailties for a more complete performance when they face Hong Kong today. The seven-time champions, who won four Asia Cup titles in the ODI format and three in the T20 format, survived some anxious moments after a batting collapse in the second half of the first innings in their opening match against Thailand.

Sitting pretty at 101 for two after 10 overs, India were looking good for a 200-plus total but lost seven wickets for just 29 runs to finish at 159.

India Women Squad: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Nandani Sharma, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Gunalan Kamalini, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav.

Hong Kong Squad: Kary Chan, Mariko Hill, Yasmin Daswani(w), Maryam Bibi(c), Marina Lamplough, Shanzeen Shahzad, Joyleen Kaur, Shing Chan Dorothea, Ruchitha Venkatesh, Alison Siu, Charlotte Chan, Kaur Mahekdeep, Hailey Wong, Iqra Sahar, Natasha Miles.

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