Japan, 22 Sep (Sports Desk)
Venue: Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Japan
Date: September 22, 2026
Match: India Women vs Sri Lanka Women, Gold Medal Final
Format: Women’s T20
Result: India won by 147 runs and secured the gold medal.
India Women: 216/3 in 20 overs
India won the toss and elected to bat first. The Indian openers gave the team a powerful start, with Smriti Mandhana scoring 79 off 45 balls, including 5 fours and 7 sixes.
Shafali Verma provided further momentum with 48 off 29 balls, hitting 3 fours and 3 sixes. Mandhana and Shafali added 99 runs for the opening wicket, setting the platform for a huge total.
Captain Harmanpreet Kaur contributed 19 off 17 balls before being dismissed.
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The finishing charge came from Richa Ghosh, who smashed an unbeaten 49 off just 22 balls, including 6 fours and 3 sixes. Bharti Fulmali remained unbeaten on 7.
India finished on 216/3 in 20 overs, setting Sri Lanka a target of 217 runs. The score was reported as the highest total in the history of the Women’s Asian Games cricket competition.
Sri Lanka: 69 all out in 15.4 overs
Sri Lanka’s chase never gathered momentum against India’s disciplined bowling attack.
Captain Chamari Athapaththu top-scored with 29 off 21 balls, while Kaushini Nuthyangana contributed 14. However, wickets fell regularly and Sri Lanka were eventually bowled out for just 69 runs in 15.4 overs.
India’s Bowling Highlights
Deepti Sharma delivered the standout spell, taking 3 wickets for just 6 runs.
Shafali Verma also made a major impact with the ball, taking 2 wickets for only 3 runs. Shreyanka Patil and Sree Charani also picked up wickets as India’s bowling attack wrapped up the Sri Lankan innings.
Top Performers
| Player | Performance |
|---|---|
| Smriti Mandhana | 79 off 45 balls |
| Shafali Verma | 48 off 29 balls + 2 wickets |
| Richa Ghosh | 49* off 22 balls |
| Deepti Sharma | 3/6 |
| Chamari Athapaththu | 29 off 21 balls |
Mandhana’s 79 also saw her become the first woman cricketer to reach 11,000 international runs, adding another milestone to India’s gold-medal performance.
Medal Result
- 🥇 Gold: India
- 🥈 Silver: Sri Lanka
- 🥉 Bronze: Pakistan, who defeated Bangladesh in the bronze-medal match.
Final Score
India Women: 216/3 (20 overs)
Sri Lanka Women: 69 all out (15.4 overs)
India won: by 147 runs
The victory gave India its first gold medal of the 2026 Asian Games, while the women’s cricket team also successfully defended the Asian Games title it won at Hangzhou 2022.
