Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Mandhana’s Record 124 Powers India to 137-Run Hong Kong Rout
India played Hong Kong in a Women’s Asia Cup cricket match in Dubai.
India batted first and scored 193 runs for five wickets.
Smriti Mandhana made 124 runs from 64 balls, which was the biggest performance of the game.
She hit 14 fours and seven sixes.
Shafali Verma helped her by scoring 28 runs quickly.
Hong Kong then struggled against India’s bowlers and scored only 56 runs.
Deepti Sharma took three wickets, while other Indian bowlers also dismissed Hong Kong batters.
India won by 137 runs, and one report said the victory secured India’s place in the semi-finals.
India Women defeated Hong Kong Women by 137 runs in their Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Group A match in Dubai.
Smriti Mandhana scored a record 124 from 64 balls as India posted 193/5.
Mandhana hit 14 fours and seven sixes, becoming the first Indian woman with two T20I centuries.
Mandhana and Shafali Verma shared a 74-run opening stand, with Verma contributing 28 from 17 balls.
Deepti Sharma took three wickets as Hong Kong scored 56, although reports differed on the innings’ overs, wickets and some bowling figures.
- Who
- India Women and Hong Kong Women, with Smriti Mandhana starring for India.
- What
- India won by 137 runs after scoring 193/5 and restricting Hong Kong to 56.
- When
- Thursday during the Women’s Asia Cup 2026.
- Where
- Dubai International Stadium in Dubai.
- Why
- Mandhana’s record innings gave India a large total, while India’s bowlers regularly took wickets during Hong Kong’s chase.
- Competition
- Women’s Asia Cup 2026, Group A, Match 7
- Result
- India Women won by 137 runs
- India innings
- 193/5 in 20 overs
- Hong Kong innings
- 56; reports variously described the team as all out in 16.2 overs or 56/8 in 15.5 overs, while another report said 12 overs
- Top performer
- Smriti Mandhana scored 124 off 64 balls, including 14 fours and seven sixes
- Mandhana records
- First Indian woman to score two T20I centuries and highest individual score in Women’s T20 Asia Cup history, according to the reports
- Bowling
- Deepti Sharma took three wickets; reports differed on the other wicket-takers and their figures
- Tournament impact
- The victory was India’s second consecutive win; one report said it secured a semi-final place
