Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 22 -- India rallied from behind to defeat Thailand 3-2 in a thrilling women's team table tennis Round of 16 tie at the Asian Games 2026 on Tuesday, with Sreeja Akula sealing the win in the deciding match.

India made a difficult start to the tie as Orawan Paranang came from two games down to defeat Sreeja 7-11, 1-11, 11-9, 11-6, 12-10, giving Thailand a 1-0 lead.

Yashaswini Ghorpade then levelled the contest with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Suthasini Sawettabut. Yashaswini won the opening game 11-8 but dropped the next two 5-11, 7-11 before fighting back to take the fourth and fifth games 11-9, 11-9.

Thailand regained the lead when Diya Chitale lost a closely fought five-game encounter against Jinnapan Sawettabut....