{
  "id": 7155172,
  "title": "India win women's Asia Cup, refuse to take trophy from ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/india-win-womens-asia-cup-refuse-to-take-trophy-from-acc-chief-mohsin",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T19:07:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2029664/india-win-womens-asia-cup-refuse-to-take-trophy-from-acc-chief-mohsin-naqvi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a highly anticipated final, India's women's cricket team secured another Asia Cup title on Sunday, continuing their winning streak while refusing to accept the trophy from Asian Cricket Council Chairman Mohsin Naqvi. The match, played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, saw India triumph by a margin of 72 runs over Sri Lanka. The ceremony was delayed by more than half an hour as India chose not to collect their medals or the trophy. Sri Lankan player Chamari Athapaththu did, however, collect the runners-up cheque from Naqvi. Captain Harmenpreet Kaur acknowledged the strength of Sri Lanka's team but maintained that her team had played to their usual high standards. Despite scoring 185 runs in their innings, India struggled in the three crucial departments, allowing Sri Lanka to emerge as the runners-up. Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma were the top performers for India, with Mandhana contributing 59 runs and Verma scoring 68 runs.",
  "summary": "India once again refused to accept a tournament trophy from Asian Cricket Council Chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday, this time by their women’s team throwing the closing ceremony into uncertainty and delay. The trophy presentation at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium was delayed by more than half an hour after India completed a dominant 72-run victory over Sri Lanka in the final, Hindustan…",
  "key_points": [
    "India women's cricket team wins Asia Cup for the second time",
    "India refuses to take trophy from ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi",
    "Smriti Mandhana tops the scoring chart with 59 runs"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "India Crush Sri Lanka By 72 Runs To Win Women's Asia Cup 2026; Trophy Drama With Mohsin Naqvi Likely",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/india-crush-sri-lanka-by-72-runs-to-win-womens-asia-cup-2026-trophy",
        "published": "2026-09-13T17:56:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "India women refuse Asia Cup trophy from Mohsin Naqvi, repeat men’s team stance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/india-women-refuse-asia-cup-trophy-from-mohsin-naqvi-repeat-mens-team",
        "published": "2026-09-13T18:55:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "India Women refuse to receive Asia Cup trophy from Mohsin Naqvi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/india-women-refuse-to-receive-asia-cup-trophy-from-mohsin-naqvi",
        "published": "2026-09-13T18:56:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Winners India refuse to collect Women’s Asia Cup trophy from ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/winners-india-refuse-to-collect-womens-asia-cup-trophy-from-acc-chief",
        "published": "2026-09-13T19:51:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}