Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Mandhana and Shafali Power India to Asia Cup Final Record
India played Sri Lanka in the 2026 Women’s T20 Asia Cup final in Dubai.
India’s opening batters were Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana.
Shafali scored 68 runs, while Mandhana scored 59.
Together, they added 129 runs before being separated.
This was their sixth partnership of at least 100 runs in Women’s T20Is.
That matched the record held by Esha Oza and Theertha Satish of the United Arab Emirates.
Shafali also made the fastest fifty in Women’s Asia Cup history, taking 24 balls.
India ended with 183 runs for five wickets after Sri Lanka slowed the scoring late in the innings.
Shafali Verma scored 68 and Smriti Mandhana made 59 in India’s Women’s T20 Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka.
The Indian openers shared a 129-run partnership, their sixth 100-plus stand in Women’s T20Is.
Their six century partnerships equal the overall record held by the United Arab Emirates’ Esha Oza and Theertha Satish.
Shafali hit the fastest fifty in Women’s Asia Cup history, reaching the mark in 24 balls.
India finished on 183 for five after Sri Lanka’s bowlers improved during the final overs.
- Who
- India openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana, with Sri Lanka as their opponents.
- What
- They made a 129-run partnership and registered their sixth 100-plus partnership in Women’s T20Is; India scored 183 for five.
- When
- During the 2026 Women’s T20 Asia Cup final, described as taking place on Sunday.
- Where
- Dubai.
- Why
- Their powerful opening stand gave India a strong platform, although Sri Lanka restricted the scoring in the final overs.
- India total
- 183 for five
- Opening partnership
- 129 runs between Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana
- Shafali Verma
- 68 runs; fastest Women’s Asia Cup fifty in 24 balls
- Smriti Mandhana
- 59 runs and her 36th T20I half-century
- Partnership record
- Six 100-plus stands for Mandhana and Shafali, matching Esha Oza and Theertha Satish
- Next on list
- New Zealand’s Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine with five 100-plus partnerships
- Late innings
- Sri Lanka’s bowlers conceded 43 runs in India’s final five overs
