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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.