India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Highlights, Asian Games 2023 final: IND W beat SL W to clinch historic Asiad cricket gold

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: Giving her pacers a break, Harmanpreet throws the ball to the experienced Rajeshwari Gayakwad, hoping her to put further brakes on SL's scoring just like Sri Lanka did on the Indians. Start tidy, giving away 3 off her first over. Expect more spin from the other end too as the powerplay has ended and the pitch beginning to get slower and lower.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: Pooja Vastrakar is bowling with good pace, but it's proving counterproductive as Sri Lanka Women manage to score three crucial boundaries during her third over. Two thick outside edges found their way beyond the wicketkeeper, and there was also a confident swat through the leg-side. However, the bigger picture here is the behaviour of this pitch. We've already witnessed a prior delivery rising unexpectedly and hitting Sanjeewani on her helmet, and now, it's becoming increasingly common to see a few more of them. SL 29/3 in 7 overs.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: That’s another wicket down for Sri Lanka and India will celebrate this a little more than the other two since it’s Chamari Athapaththu who falls. Tries to go big over the infield but the timing is way off. The ball chips to covers, where Deepti Sharma takes the catch. Jubilation for India. Seven strikes now between India and a second Asian Games gold medal today.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: PACE IS PACE YAAR! And Sri Lanka women are finding it out. Titas Sadhu with an excellent start as she gets two crucial wickets in her first over. Anushka Sanjeewani mistimes an aerial shot for Harmanpreet Kaur to complete the catch and 2 balls later, Vishmi Gunaratne had no clue with the ball nipping back and castling her. Sri Lanka Women 13/2

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: Pooja Vastrakar's deliveries spitting fire. Races through to the keeper, beating Anushka Sanjeewani comprehensively and then striking her on the helmet resulting in a concussion check. Just a single off the over as Pooja starts emphatically.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: Talk about a start! Sri Lanka have come firing on all cylinders. Chamari Athapaththu with a six and a four to start SL Women’s chase. Slog sweeps against the spin for a huge hit and cuts the last ball for a boundary. 12 off the first over already. Time for some pace now as Vastrakar has the ball.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: So 116 it is from IND W as they endure another batting collapse. From 89/1 to 116/7, the last six wickets fell for 27 runs. How many times have we seen that? Mandhana and Jemimah batted out of their skins against the Sri Lanka spinners to raise a 73-run alliance, but once that partnership was broken, Sri Lanka women simply broke down the door. Nonetheless, India women have a number they need to defend, and with Chamara Athapaththu opening, the best bet would to be open with Deepti Sharma right away. Like SL, expect India to come out all guns blazing with their spinners.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: And the wickets continue to fall. Sri Lanka have been impeccable as they pick a fourth wicket in three overs. Pooja Vastrakar is the latest India wicket to go down as she holes out at deep mid-wicket. Sri Lanka have mixed it up well, using the slower ones and drifters well. India have lost three overs in last three wickets having scored just 10 runs. Anyway… the final over is coming up and India need Jemimah to take strike.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: The India captain came out with the intention of going after the bowling, but it isn’t one of those wickets. Takes the edge and Sanjeewani takes a stunning one-handed catch. The India captain disappoints on comeback as India now appear in a spot of bother. Just 2 overs left and just a little over 100 on the board.

OUT! Richa Ghosh with a faint edge to the keeper and India lose their 3rd wicket for 102. Plays the sweep but the ball spins sharply to take a nick and land into Sanjeewani's gloves.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: Interesting! Harmanpreet Kaur is an aggressive, hard-hitting batter herself but the decision to send Richa Ghosh ahead of the India captain shows just how much the team management trusts her. She played a cameo against Malaysia and with five overs left, Richa must be flexing those arms of hers. And DAMN! She does exactly that. Hammers a slog sweep and the fielder parries it over the ropes.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: OUT! No half-century for Mandhana as she falls for 46. This time the mistimed sweep is taken. A bit of extra spin and bounce from Ranaweera, outfoxing Smriti there. India W 89/2 in 14.5 overs

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: Smriti Mandhana faced the first ball of the match and here she is facing the last off the 14th. After seeing off the initial period carefully, she has picked up pace and began to score briskly to move to 45 off 42 balls. While this may not conform to the conventional definition of T20 batting, Smriti's approach has dished out a valuable lesson in mastering slow and low pitches. Showing her class and experience.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: Mandhana survives as a top edge off a sweep shot falls in no-man's land. But don’t let that shot, even for a second, undermine the importance of this partnerships, which has reached 56 off 53 balls. Oh wait, make it 64 of 55 as Mandhana and Jemimah finish the over with a boundary each. India motoring now at 81/1 in 13.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: A gift for Smriti Mandhana, who has batted for over 30 balls now. Receives a leg stump full toss and the India vice-captain bludgeons it through the leg side for her third boundary. A four followed by a double and a single to make it a 7-run over for India W, who reach 69/1 after 12. Eight overs to go. Will we see some lusty blows now with IND W having 9 wickets left? Ideally, yes. Harmanpreet Kaur has been waiting with pads on.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: It’s almost as if Sri Lanka have realised there is nothing on offer for their seam bowlers and are hence making every one bowl spin. In comes Inoka Ranaweera now with her left arm spin, who straightaway beats Jemimah's defense first ball. Mandhana and Jemimah keep the scoreboard ticking with three singles off the over. IND W 62/1 after 11.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: A decent over spoiled by Jemimah Rodriguez who slaps the final ball for a boundary through the covers. It’s one of those grounds where you once get the ball past the fielders inside the boundary, it has a boundary written all over it. A third boundary for Jemimah as India reach 59/1 at the half-way mark.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: FOUR through third man as the ball races away for a boundary. Jemimah tries to defend Athapaththu, but the ball jumps and takes a slight edge. There have been quite a few dot balls in the first eight overs but the momentum is beginning to shift slowly. The run-rate is inching close to 6 an over mark.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: Not in complete control but gets the desired result. Jemimah goes for the slop sweep and although the timing wasn't as sweet as she would have wanted, get the boundary between the two converging fielders from deep square leg and deep midwicket. Mandhana meanwhile takes a tumble while completing a quick single off the next ball. Gets some treatment and thankfully no harm done.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: It's been a mixed start for India but they're slowly beginning to switch gears. The boundaries are not coming thick and fast but there’s plenty of running between the wicket involved between Jemimah and Mandhana with both finding the gaps on this not too big ground. IND W 41/1 after 7 overs.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: Smriti Madhana sweeps and the beats the fielder at short fine leg. Then steps down the wicket and hit the ball straight back over the bowler's head for her and India's first SIX. Mandhana goes to 20 off 15. The Powerplay is still on and IND W understand the need to press the accelerator now. The slower pace of the pitch is enabling the Indian batters to time their shots well, but they will soon need to take calculated risks to maintain the momentum.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: Puffs of dust off the wicket already, which possibly explains IND W’s approach of rotating strike at the moment than going for big shots. The ball is stopping, and barring those two boundaries in the first couple of overs, run-scoring hasn't been easy. Afte 5 overs, IND W are 23/1.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: A wild swing from Shafali Varma fails to connect and the India opener is out stumped. Sugandika Kumari celebrates the wicket, just what SL W needed. India have been dented early as Shafali walks back for 9. IND W 17/1 after 4 overs. Jemimah Rodrigues is the new batter.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: Off-spinner Inoshi Priyadharshani starts with a maiden, and almost gets a wicket. Shafali chipped the third ball of the over to covers but the ball was dipping and an opportunity missed. Close though. But SL have managed to keep Shafali quiet here. Spin has been SL's forte and it's on full swing here again. IND W 13/0 after 3 overs.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: The moment Shafali saw a left-arm pacer, her eyes lit up and she tried to give the charge. Shafali stepped down on the first ball but chose to defend it. However, she showed no restraint just two balls later, confidently advancing down the wicket and elegantly driving the ball through the leg side for her first boundary. It appears to be a favorable batting pitch, with minimal swing for Udeshika Prabodhani, who completes her over, conceding just 7 runs.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: As expected, Sri Lanka opts for spin at the beginning, and both Mandhana and Shafali open their accounts in this crucial final. Mandhana initiates her innings with a delightful cover drive, executing the stroke with remarkable ease. India Women are off to a steady start at 6/0 after the first over.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: The National Anthems are over, and we're all set for hopefully three hours of riveting action. The cricket matches so far haven't lasted too long at the Asian Games – either due to rain or matches getting over quickly due to low scores. But with a gold medal on the line, we might just get the match of the tournament.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: 2 Chamari Athapaththu (Captain), 2 Anushka Sanjeewani (Wicketkeeper), 3 Vishmi Gunaratne, 4 Nilakshi de Silva, 5 Hasini Perera, 6 Oshadi Ranasinghe, 7 Inoka Ranaweera, 8 Kavisha Dilhari, 9 Udeshika Prabodhani, 10 Sugandika Kumari, 11 Inoshi Priyadharshani

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: 1 Smriti Mandhana, 2 Shafali Verma, 3 Jemimah Rodrigues, 4 Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), 5 Richa Ghosh (Wicketkeeper), 6 Deepti Sharma, 7 Devika Vaidya, 8 Amanjot Kaur, 9 Pooja Vastrakar, 10 Titas Sadhu, 11 Rajeshwari Gayakwad

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: Among the most successful batting pairs in women's T20I cricket, Shafali Varma and Smriti Mandhana are third on the list with 1738 runs in 55 innings with two century and 11 fifty partnerships. At the top of the list are Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine of New Zealand, followed by Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney at 2.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: India Women's captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, is back, and she has started well by winning the toss. The Women in Blue have opted to bat first, with the goal of setting a substantial total. Given the recent impressive performances of Shafali Varma and Jemimah Rodrigues, it makes sense to capitalise on their excellent form.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: The bronze medal goes to Bangladesh, who earlier in the day defeat Pakistan women by five wickets. Shorna Akter took 3/16 as PAK W were restricted to a lowly 64/9. BAN W stuttered as well to lose five wickets but Akter remained not out of 14 to take the team home.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: The Indians start favourites with the toss approaching rapidly. Sri Lanka tend to spring in a few surprises – they have shown a decent rise in their cricket, beat England 2-1 recently and now sent Pakistan back and have shown. Their bowling looks sorted with the two spinners, definitely better than batting, where Chamari Athapaththu could emerge as a prime threat for India.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: These are the two women who played pivotal roles in Sri Lanka's victory over Pakistan yesterday. Udeshika claimed three wickets, while Kavisha contributed with two, effectively limiting the Pakistani women to a score of 75. In response, the Sri Lankan Women's team confidently chased down the target with 21 balls to spare, securing a convincing six-wicket victory.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: India lead the head-to-head tally with 18 wins in 23 meetings, with one match ending without a result. This marks only the second occasion these two teams are meeting in a tournament final. The previous encounter took place during the 2022 Women's Asia Cup in Bangladesh, where India emerged victorious by eight wickets after limiting Sri Lanka to a score of 65 for nine in 20 overs.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: The Hangzhou Asian Games Cricket Field, located in the Pingfeng Campus of the Zhejiang University of Technology isn't the most challenging venue for cricket in all fairness. This ground comprises relatively smaller dimensions, featuring mere 40-meter boundaries. Additionally, the decision to include runs, wickets, scores, and other statistics from the Asian Games fixtures in a player's career has drawn criticism from fans. What are your thoughts on this? Do you believe the Asian Games could have done without this inclusion?

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: The controversy surrounding Harmanpreet Kaur in July resulted in the ICC imposing a two-match ban on the India captain. She received the suspension after being found guilty for breaching two ICC Code of Conduct. Harmanpreet voiced her frustration with what she perceived as subpar umpiring standards during the third ODI between India and Bangladesh. In a moment of frustration, Kaur even vented by striking the stumps with her bat after being given out, followed by publicly criticising the official during the presentation ceremony.

Her suspension for two games raised concerns about India's prospects at the Asian Games. Well, as it turns out, that question was answered with a resounding YES as India, despite the absence of their captain and under astute leadership of Smriti Mandhana ran Malaysia and Bangladesh ragged to stand on the doorstep of history.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: India women's Qualifier 1 match against Malaysia in Hangzhou had to be abandoned due to persistent rain on Thursday. The game was initially shortened to a 15-overs-a-side contest after rainfall forced the players off the field when India, having been invited to bat by Malaysia, were at 60/1 after 5.4 overs.

When play resumed, India finished strongly with a commanding total of 173 for 2. This was primarily thanks to the outstanding performances of Shafali Varma, who scored 67 runs off 39 balls, skipper Smriti Mandhana with 27 runs off 16 balls, and Jemimah Rodrigues contributing a valuable 47 off 29 balls. Richa Ghosh's quick-fire 21 runs off 7 balls served as the cherry on top. Malaysia was faced with a nearly insurmountable target, which was revised to 177 using the DLS method.

Malaysia only managed to face two deliveries before heavy rain returned, preventing any further play. Consequently, the match was called off. India, however, advanced to the semi-finals. The question remains, how did they manage to progress under these conditions? CLICK HERE to find out

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: India's women's cricket team came agonizingly close to securing a gold medal at last year's Commonwealth Games, only to have their dreams dashed by Australia, who clinched the final by nine runs. Their remarkable journey to the championship match included victories over opponents such as Pakistan, Barbados, and England, ultimately securing the runner-up position against the world's top-ranked women's cricket team.

While the Asian Games may not carry the same magnitude as the Commonwealth Games, the level of competition and tournament structure undoubtedly offer a unique challenge. There couldn't be a more opportune moment for India's women's cricket to scale even greater heights, aiming for nothing less than a gold medal at the Asiad. Let's go!

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score: Pooja Vastrakar's aspiration to represent India at the Asian Games was hanging by a thread. Initially omitted from India's Asian Games squad, she was selected as one of the five reserves to accompany the team during their training camp. Fortuitously, just one day before the team's departure to China, Anjali Sarvani suffered an injury, prompting the selectors to call upon Vastrakar as her replacement. While rain initially thwarted her plans, she only had to wait two more days to make her mark.

In a spectacular performance, Vastrakar delivered career-best figures of 4/17, leading to Bangladesh women registering their lowest ODI total against India. Her arsenal of inswingers, outswingers, and cutters left the Bangladeshi side in disarray, ultimately paving the way for a resounding Indian victory.