Archive · 22 Sep 2026
PT Usha Hails India’s Women’s Cricket Gold at Asian Games
India’s women’s cricket team won the gold medal at the Asian Games.
They also won gold at the previous edition of the Games.
In the final, Smriti Mandhana scored 79 runs.
India made a very high score of 216 runs.
Indian bowlers then took nine wickets and helped win by 147 runs.
PT Usha, the head of the Indian Olympic Association, praised the team.
She said the win was a proud moment for India.
She also wants cricket to remain part of future Asian Games.
Usha plans to meet the players after their victory.
India’s women’s cricket team won gold at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
PT Usha called the victory a proud moment and predicted more Indian gold medals.
Usha said she asked organizers to include men’s and women’s cricket in the Games.
Smriti Mandhana scored 79 as India posted a record 216/3 in the final.
India defeated the same opponent by 147 runs to defend its previous gold-medal title.
- Who
- India’s women’s cricket team, praised by Indian Olympic Association president PT Usha.
- What
- India won the women’s cricket gold medal and defended its previous Asian Games title.
- When
- Tuesday, during the ongoing Asian Games 2026.
- Where
- The Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan; the report quotes Usha in Nisshin.
- Why
- India won after scoring 216/3 and bowling out the opposition for a 147-run victory; Usha also supported including cricket in the Games.
- Event
- Asian Games 2026
- Medal
- Gold, India’s first at the ongoing Games and seventh overall
- Final score
- India 216/3
- Victory margin
- 147 runs
- Leading batter
- Smriti Mandhana scored 79
- Bowling contribution
- Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma, Shreyanka Patil and Sree Charani shared nine wickets
- Previous title
- India also won women’s cricket gold at the previous edition