Having been put in to bat first, the Indian openers added 74 runs for the opening stand off 47 balls before Ruchitha Venkatesh removed Shafali Verma.
While no other Indian batter was able to score past the 11-run mark, Mandhana took the initiative to keep the flow of runs going from one end. Her knock guided India to 193/5 in their quota of 20 overs.
Chasing 194, the Hong Kong, China batters never got going, with the Indian bowlers putting on a convincing display.
Deepti Sharma led the charge with the ball, nabbing three wickets for only nine runs. Meanwhile, Nandani Sharma, Prema Rawat and Shree Charani picked up a brace each.
The win is India’s second in a row and puts them atop Group A in Asia Cup 2026.
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