Archive · 22 Sep 2026
India Post Record 216/3 Against Sri Lanka in Final
India played Sri Lanka in the women’s cricket gold medal match.
India batted first and scored 216 runs while losing three wickets.
This was the highest total ever made in Women’s Asian Games cricket.
Smriti Mandhana scored 79 runs very quickly.
Shafali Verma helped her make a 99-run opening partnership.
Harmanpreet Kaur scored 19 runs.
Richa Ghosh hit an unbeaten 49 runs near the end.
The reports differ on India’s powerplay score, listing either 59/0 or 67/0 after six overs.
India made 216/3 against Sri Lanka in the Women’s Asian Games gold medal match.
Smriti Mandhana scored 79 from 45 balls, including seven sixes and five fours.
Shafali Verma added 48 from 29 balls in a 99-run opening partnership with Mandhana.
Richa Ghosh finished unbeaten on 49 from 22 deliveries, scoring 25 runs in the final over.
India’s total surpassed Hong Kong’s previous Asian Games record of 202/4 against Mongolia in 2023.
- Who
- India women and Sri Lanka women, with major contributions from Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh.
- What
- India posted 216/3 in the Women’s Asian Games gold medal match, setting a competition record.
- When
- Tuesday.
- Where
- Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, according to one report.
- Why
- India opted to bat first and used aggressive batting to build a large total.
- India’s score
- 216/3 in 20 overs
- Top scorer
- Smriti Mandhana: 79 off 45 balls
- Opening partnership
- Mandhana and Shafali Verma added 99 runs
- Late-innings contribution
- Richa Ghosh made 49 not out from 22 balls
- Previous Asian Games record
- Hong Kong women’s 202/4 against Mongolia in 2023
- Additional record
- The report described 216/3 as the highest score in a women’s T20 final
- Reported powerplay discrepancy
- One article listed India at 59/0 after six overs, while another listed 67/0
