Archive · 23 Sep 2026
India Retain Asian Games Women’s Cricket Gold Against Sri Lanka
India’s women’s cricket team won the gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games.
They beat Sri Lanka in the final in Nisshin, Japan.
India scored 216 runs after strong batting from Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh.
Sri Lanka needed 217 runs to win.
However, India’s bowlers took wickets regularly.
Sri Lanka was all out for only 69 runs.
Deepti Sharma took three wickets, while Shafali also helped with the ball.
India won by 147 runs and defended the title it won in 2023.
This was India’s first gold medal of the Games.
India defeated Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the women’s cricket final at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan.
Smriti Mandhana scored 79 from 45 balls and Shafali Verma made 48 as India reached 216 for three.
Richa Ghosh provided a late-innings attack, reported as 48 off 22 balls in the match report and 49 not out in the brief scores.
Sri Lanka were dismissed for 69 in 15.4 overs, with Deepti Sharma taking three wickets and Shafali Verma claiming two.
India secured its first gold medal of the 2026 Asian Games and repeated its 2023 Hangzhou final victory over Sri Lanka.
- Who
- India’s women’s cricket team, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, and Sri Lanka’s women’s cricket team, led by Chamari Athapaththu.
- What
- India defeated Sri Lanka by 147 runs to win the women’s cricket gold medal.
- When
- Tuesday during the 2026 Asian Games.
- Where
- Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan.
- Why
- India won after scoring 216 for three and dismissing Sri Lanka for 69 in 15.4 overs.
- Final result
- India beat Sri Lanka by 147 runs.
- India’s score
- 216 for three in 20 overs.
- Sri Lanka’s score
- 69 all out in 15.4 overs.
- Top scorer
- Smriti Mandhana scored 79 off 45 balls.
- Key bowling performance
- Deepti Sharma took three wickets for six runs.
- Tournament significance
- India’s victory was its first gold medal of the 2026 Asian Games.
- Previous final
- India defeated Sri Lanka by 19 runs in the 2023 Hangzhou final.
