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India Women Defend Asian Games Gold, Inspiring Amravati Pride
India's women's cricket team won the gold medal at the Asian Games.
They beat Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final.
This was India's second straight Asian Games gold in women's cricket.
It was also India's first gold medal at the 2026 Games.
Bharti Fulmali, a cricketer from Amravati, was part of the Indian squad.
Her coach, Sandip Gawande, said this made the win especially meaningful for Amravati.
Deepti Sharma took three wickets while other Indian bowlers also helped the team win.
Sri Lanka received silver, and Pakistan won bronze.
India defeated Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the women's T20 final.
The victory gave India its second successive Asian Games women's cricket gold.
Amravati coach Sandip Gawande celebrated local player Bharti Fulmali's inclusion in India's squad.
Gawande said Fulmali began playing cricket at age 12 and has represented Vidarbha and India.
Sri Lanka won silver, Pakistan took bronze, and Deepti Sharma led India's bowling with 3/6.
- Who
- India's women's cricket team defeated Sri Lanka, with Bharti Fulmali included in India's squad.
- What
- India won the women's T20 cricket gold medal by defeating Sri Lanka by 147 runs.
- Where
- At the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026.
- When
- September 23, 2026, reported as Tuesday.
- Why
- India won by producing a dominant performance to defend its women's cricket title.
Key facts
- Final result
- India defeated Sri Lanka by 147 runs.
- Competition
- Women's T20 cricket final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026.
- India's achievement
- Second successive Asian Games gold medal in women's cricket.
- India's Games milestone
- The victory was India's first gold medal of the 2026 Asian Games.
- Best bowling figures
- Deepti Sharma took 3/6.
- Other medalists
- Sri Lanka won silver and Pakistan won bronze.
- Bharti Fulmali
- She represents Vidarbha domestically and Gujarat Giants in the Women's Premier League.
Quotes
Sandip Gawande
Coach of cricketer Bharti Fulmali
“It is a matter of great joy for all of India that the Indian women's cricket team has won the gold medal; the fact that Amravati's own Bharti Fulmali is part of the squad makes it an even prouder moment for the people of Amravati...”
livemint.com
“She also plays for the Gujarat Giants in the WPL; she is a hard-hitting batter known for scoring quick runs off a few deliveries.”
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