Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Nandani Sharma Shares Simple Plan After Asian Games Gold
India won the women’s cricket gold medal at the Asian Games.
They beat Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final.
India scored 219 runs while batting first.
Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, and Richa Ghosh made important runs.
Sri Lanka was then bowled out for 69 runs.
Nandani Sharma said the team did not try anything complicated.
Instead, the players followed the basics and understood their roles.
Nandani said she was proud of India’s first Asian Games cricket gold medal.
She plans to rest and travel for a few days.
India defeated Sri Lanka by 147 runs to win the Asian Games women’s cricket gold medal.
Nandani Sharma said India focused on keeping things simple and sticking to the basics.
India scored 219/3, led by Smriti Mandhana’s 79 and Shafali Verma’s 48.
Richa Ghosh contributed an unbeaten 49 from 22 balls for India.
Sri Lanka was dismissed for 69, while Nandani took three wickets during the tournament.
- Who
- India’s women’s cricket team, including pacer Nandani Sharma, played Sri Lanka in the final.
- What
- India won the Asian Games women’s cricket gold medal by defeating Sri Lanka by 147 runs.
- When
- The final was reported on September 24 and took place on Tuesday.
- Where
- The match was held at Aichi-Nagoya.
- Why
- India won after scoring 219/3 and dismissing Sri Lanka for 69 runs.
- Gold-medal match
- India defeated Sri Lanka by 147 runs.
- India’s score
- 219/3 after batting first.
- Sri Lanka’s score
- 69 all out.
- Smriti Mandhana
- 79 runs from 45 balls.
- Shafali Verma
- 48 runs from 29 balls.
- Richa Ghosh
- 49 not out from 22 balls.
- Nandani Sharma’s tournament wickets
- Three wickets in three appearances, with best figures of 3/25.