India Women complete back-to-back final wins over Sri Lanka
Dubai: The Sri Lanka women’s cricket team will be sick of the sight of India who beat them in yet another cricket final, as the nation earnt their first gold medal at the 2026 Asian games. It was a repeat of the Women’s Asia Cup final in Dubai just a few weeks ago, where India comfortably defeated Sri Lanka by 72 runs, and that recent success gave the defending champions a clear psychological…
Dubai: India's women's cricket team achieved back-to-back final victories over Sri Lanka, clinching their first gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games. The win was a repeat of their Women's Asia Cup final success in Dubai just weeks prior, with India securing a 72-run margin against Sri Lanka, giving them a psychological edge heading into the latest showdown.
India won the toss and opted to bat first in the Asian Games gold medal match, quickly establishing control. Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana displayed aggressive batting, amassing 99 runs for the first wicket before Verma was out for 48. Mandhana continued the assault with a 30-ball half-century, ending with seven sixes, and contributed 79 from 45 balls.
After Mandhana's departure, Richa Ghosh's aggressive innings of 49 from just 22 balls helped India finish on 216-3. Sri Lanka, despite a valiant effort, struggled to build momentum and were dismissed for just 69, handing India a commanding 147-run victory and the Asian Games gold medal. This marks India's second consecutive gold in women's cricket at the Asian Games, a repeat of their 2023 Asian Games final win, and their eighth Women's Asia Cup title overall.
India also demonstrated their dominance by chasing Japan's target in just 30 balls at the 2026 Asian Games.
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