Overview

• Udita Duhan and Beauty Dung Dung scored two apiece as nine different players found the net for India.
• India led 5-0 at half-time and piled on six more goals in the second half to complete the rout.
• The team is competing without injured veterans Savita Punia in goal and ace drag-flicker Deepika.
• World No. 9 India opened against 30th-ranked Thailand in Pool B of the eight-team tournament.
• Top two from each pool advance to the Super 4s, the final is on September 14, and the champions qualify for the 2026 Women’s World Cup; Singapore follow Japan as India’s remaining pool opponent.