India vs Sri Lanka Highlights, Asian Games final: IND-W defend crown, win nation's 1st gold in Aichi-Nagoya

IND-W vs SL-W Highlights, Asian Games final: Harmanpreet Kaur’s women defend Asian Games crown with thumping win over Sri Lanka

India's players celebrate a wicket in the women's gold medal cricket match between India and Sri Lanka during the 2026 Asian Games at Korogi Athletic Park (AFP)

IND-W vs SL-W Highlights, Asian Games final: India Women defend the crown successfully in cricket and win the nation's first gold medal at this Asian Games. That takes India's tally to seven at the Asiad....Read More

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• 22 Sept 2026, 01:25:59 PM IST

  IND-W defend crown!

  For the second time in Asian Games, India Women have won the cricket gold. They beat Sri Lanka convincingly (by 147 runs). And that comes on the back of a spin show. Deepti picked three, while Shafali, Charani and Shreyanka snared two apiece as Sri Lanka fold for just 69 runs.

• 22 Sept 2026, 01:21:29 PM IST

  NINE DOWN!

  Run-out! The last thing you can expect from Sri Lanka. India now just one wicket away.

• 22 Sept 2026, 01:19:37 PM IST

  Bronze medalists watch the game

  The Pakistan women's cricket team are watching the game in Nisshin. Of course, there is the medal ceremony right after the match ends.

• 22 Sept 2026, 01:17:07 PM IST

  Sri Lanka's misery

  It has been 3 deliveries since their last boundary, which was scored in the powerplay. Sri Lanka have since lost wickets in five consecutive overs.

  And then comes a six from Kaushani Nuthyangana. And then a WICKET! Deepti Sharma picks up her third wicket as Sri Lanka go 8 wickets down.

• 22 Sept 2026, 01:06:05 PM IST

  7th wicket falls

  Sri Lanka go 7 down as Shree Charani picks her second wicket, dismissing Kavindi. GOLD, all but confirmed for India.

  Sri Lanka 52/7 in 10.2 overs

• 22 Sept 2026, 12:58:43 PM IST

  Caught and bowled!

  This match is over for Sri Lanka. They go six down now with Deepti taking her second wicket after dismissing Dilhari for just 11 off 13.

  Sri Lanka 49/6 on 9.1 overs

• 22 Sept 2026, 12:55:09 PM IST

  Sri Lanka crumble

  Another spinner...this time Shree Charani and Hansima Karunaratne departs for just one run. Sri Lanka crumble as India march towards the GOLD medal.

  Sri Lanka 49/5 in 8.4 overs

• 22 Sept 2026, 12:48:49 PM IST

  Another spinner takes a wicket

  Successive dismissals for Sri Lanka and Shreyas Patil dismisses Harshitha Samarawickrama in her first over, for a two-ball duck.

  Sri Lanka 44/4 in 7.3 overs

• 22 Sept 2026, 12:45:35 PM IST

  Oh…DEEPTI SHARMA MOVE works!

  Chamari falls to Deepti, yet again. She is disappointed. That's eighth time in international cricket. She is not happy at all...hits her pad with the bat on her way out of the field.

  Sri Lanka 43/3 on 6.5 overs

• 22 Sept 2026, 12:44:00 PM IST

  Powerplay done!

  Sri Lanka manage 41 for 2 at the end of the first six overs with captain Chamari Athapaththu scoring 27 of those runs in 16 balls.

  Harmanpreet Kaur brings in Deepti Sharma. That's a tactical call, for she has dismissed he Sri Lanka batter for the most number of times in international cricket, including the the Asia Cup final.

• 22 Sept 2026, 12:35:35 PM IST

  2nd wicket falls for SL

  Shafali Verma with the golden arm today...dismisses Hasini Perera for three-ball duck. Second wicket falls for Sri Lana now.

  Sri Lanka 30/2 in 4.4 overs

• 22 Sept 2026, 12:30:09 PM IST

  Sri Lanka ONE down

  The first wicket falls for Sri Lanka. Shafali gets the breakthrough for India, with Richa doing her work behind the stumps with an incredible stumping. Imesha Dulani goes back for just 3 off 10.

  Sri Lanka 22/1 in 3 overs

• 22 Sept 2026, 12:25:26 PM IST

  Action resumes!

  We're back for the second innings. There's a heavy breeze blowing in Nisshin.

  Kranti Gaud goes for just three runs in the opening over. Chamari smashes Nandani Sharma for two fours in the second over.

  Sri Lanka 16/0 in 2 overs

• 22 Sept 2026, 12:03:00 PM IST

  India score 216/3 in 20 overs

  200 they cross! Richa smashes a massive six over deep mid-wicket that gets India to 199. And then a six again...over deep-midwicket and 200 it is.

  Oh, absolute misfortune for Sri Lanka. Wide and bye-four and its 210 for India -- that is the highest ever total in Women's Cricket in the Asian Games. Richa takes the risk to get on strike for the final ball and she scores a four.

  That's a tall score. That is 31 more than what India had scored against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final earlier this month (where Sri Lanka were folded for just 111...just a reminder).

• 22 Sept 2026, 11:51:06 AM IST

  Can India get to 200?

  Richa Ghosh says that's a possibility. She cracks a 4, 4, and 6 against Kavindi to get India to 182/3 in 18 overs

• 22 Sept 2026, 11:45:41 AM IST

  Mandhana OUT!

  No century today for Mandhana. Goes down the track for the slog sweep against Kumari, but the ball lands straight into the hands of Dilhari . She goes back for 79 off 45.

  India 163/3 in 17 overs

• 22 Sept 2026, 11:39:20 AM IST

  Back-to-back fours from Richa

  Richa Ghosh hasn't quite been in form, but those shots...made room for herself, rocks back and cuts through the off side for two consecutive fours against Sri Lankan teenager Chamudi Praboda. Mandhana then ends the over with a six as she nears another 100.

  India 157/2 in 16 overs

• 22 Sept 2026, 11:35:27 AM IST

  One for the BIG occasion!

  Shafali Verma’s last 5 T20I scores

  64 (40), Asia Cup SF

  68 (39), Asia Cup Final

  40* (15), Asian Games QF

  100* (49), Asian Games SF

  48 (29), Asian Games Final

• 22 Sept 2026, 11:33:41 AM IST

  Harmanpreet OUT!

  The India captain wants to go for the big shot against Dilhari, but Chamari Athapaththu takes the catch at long off. She falls for 19 off 17.

  India 142/2 in 15 overs

• 22 Sept 2026, 11:26:19 AM IST

  Mandhana continues rampage

  Harmanpreet Kaur scored a four against Dilhari past short fine leg, before Mandhana smashed a four against the bowler.

  India 123/1 in 13 overs

• 22 Sept 2026, 11:19:11 AM IST

  Records for Shafali

  The Indian opener, though dismissed, did have her share of records in the match. She now has 863 runs in 2026 -- the most runs in a calendar year in Women’s T20Is, as she surpassed Laura Wolvaardt (824 runs). She also laced 4000 partnership runs in T20Is with Mandhana -- the most ever in women's cricket for any wicket.

• 22 Sept 2026, 11:12:20 AM IST

  Shafali OUT!

  Unfortunate for the right-hander! Wanted to go for the extravagant slog sweep, but ended up holing it out to Kawya Kavindi at backward point. She goes back for 48 off 29.

  India 99/1 in 10 overs

• 22 Sept 2026, 11:10:24 AM IST

  50 for Mandhana!

  For the 37th time in her illustrious T20I career, Mandhana has smashed a fifty, and it came it 30 balls. That also brought up 11000 runs for the opener in international cricket - first Women to reach there.

• 22 Sept 2026, 11:05:14 AM IST

  Run rate almost touches 11

  There is no respite for the Sri Lankan attack. Shafali cracks a four down backward point against Kavisha Dilhari, while Mandhana gets a six, taking the aerial route, over deep square leg.

  India 87/0 in 8 overs

• 22 Sept 2026, 10:57:08 AM IST

  End of powerplay!

  Absolute demolition from the Indian openers. Shafali gets another four in the final over of the powerplay and India have 67 runs for no loss in six overs.

• 22 Sept 2026, 10:50:12 AM IST

  Shafali waits...and fires

  The second-highest wicket-taker in the Asian Games competition, Chamari Athapaththu, gets tonked for consecutive sixes by Shafali. That brings up the 50-run opening partnership.

  India 59/0 in 5 overs

• 22 Sept 2026, 10:46:50 AM IST

  Shafali joins the party

  Against Mithali Ayodha, Shafali dances down the track to pick up the fuller ball for a boundary down to third man. Mandhana then resumes her sublime batting to score four and then a six as India are off to a brisk start. The defending champions have come out with intent.

  India 40/0 in 4 overs

• 22 Sept 2026, 10:42:22 AM IST

  SIX!

  First six of the match! And Mandhana gets it for India. Rocks back to dispatch it over mid-on for a six against Kumari. And then again! This time over backward square leg.

  India 25/0 in 3 overs

• 22 Sept 2026, 10:37:36 AM IST

  What a start from Mandhana!

  Sugandika Kumari gets the proceedings underway for Sri Lanka and Mandhana smashes him for consecutive boundaries in the opening over.

  India 9/0 in 1 over

• 22 Sept 2026, 10:28:37 AM IST

  Time for national anthem

  India goes first, followed by Sri Lanka. The fans are ready, and so are we. Time for live action, coming in just a few minutes now.

• 22 Sept 2026, 10:13:21 AM IST

  A look at the playing XIs in the Asian Games final

  Sri Lanka Women (Playing XI): Imesha Dulani, Chamari Athapaththu(c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Hansima Karunaratne, Kaushani Nuthyangana(w), Mithali Ayodhya, Kawya Kavindi, Chamudi Praboda, Sugandika Kumari

  India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Gunalan Kamalini, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Shreyanka Patil, Shree Charani, Nandani Sharma, Kranti Gaud

• 22 Sept 2026, 10:00:58 AM IST

  Toss time!

  India win the toss and opt to bat first

• 22 Sept 2026, 09:59:45 AM IST

  Bronze medal for Pakistan!

  Pakistan finish third in the competition, winning their first medal at the Asian Games this year. Fatima Sana-led side scored 145/8 in 20 overs, before a comprehensive bowling show saw Pakistan restrict Bangladesh for 114/7 to script a 31-run win.

• 22 Sept 2026, 09:53:26 AM IST

  Sri Lanka's road to the final

  Sri Lanka, who had reached the Asian Games final in 2022 as well, beat Malaysia by 86 runs in their quarterfinal tie, before taking down Pakistan by 8 wickets in the semis.

• 22 Sept 2026, 09:49:41 AM IST

  How have India fared on the tournament so far?

  India, the defending champions, beat Japan by 8 wickets in the quarters, before taking down Bangladesh by 114 runs in the semis

• 22 Sept 2026, 09:40:54 AM IST

  Asia Cup final repeat

  On September 13, India faced Sri Lanka in the women's Asia Cup final. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side scored 183/5 riding on fifties from the two openers - Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma. Shree Charani then picked up four wickets as India folded Sri Lanka for 111 runs. India won by 72 runs.

• 22 Sept 2026, 09:27:38 AM IST

  What does the two squad look like?

  Squads:

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

  Sri Lanka Women Squad: Imesha Dulani, Chamari Athapaththu(c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Hansima Karunaratne, Kaushani Nuthyangana(w), Mithali Ayodhya, Kawya Kavindi, Chamudi Praboda, Sugandika Kumari, Rashmika Sewwandi, Nimasha Meepage, Sanjana Kavindi, Anushka Sanjeewani

• 22 Sept 2026, 09:13:45 AM IST

  Hello and welcome!

  Good morning. Hello and welcome to a busy Day 4 of the Asian Games 2026, where Indian women's cricket team will be vying for the gold medal, against Sri Lanka. Stay tuned for more updates!