India Beat Sri Lanka by 147 Runs to Win Women’s Cricket Gold at Asian Games 2026- IPL

India retained the women’s cricket gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games after beating Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final at Korogi Sports Park. It was a repeat of the 2023 final. India scored 216 runs and hit 13 sixes, their highest number of sixes in a T20I innings. The score was five runs short of their highest T20I total of 221, which came against Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram last December.

Mandhana and Shafali Give India Fast Start

Smriti Mandhana led the batting with 79 runs from 45 balls. She reached her 37th T20I half-century in 30 balls. Shafali Verma scored 48 from 29 balls as India made a strong start. Mandhana and Verma added 99 runs in the first 10 overs. Verma hit three sixes and three fours before she was dismissed by Chamudi Praboda while attempting a reverse sweep.

Richa Ghosh Finishes the Innings

Harmanpreet Kaur came in at No.3 and scored 19 runs. She made only 10 runs from her first 13 balls before hitting two boundaries. She was later dismissed while trying to clear long-off. Mandhana continued to score quickly and looked set for a century. She was dismissed after hitting a slog sweep to a fielder in the deep.

Richa Ghosh then finished the innings strongly. She remained unbeaten on 49 from 22 balls, hitting six fours and three sixes. India scored 25 runs from the final over to finish on 216.

India’s Spinners End Sri Lanka’s Chase

Sri Lanka struggled in the chase. Chamari Athapaththu scored 29, but the other batters could not build a partnership against India’s bowlers. Deepti Sharma took 3 for 6. Shree Charani, Shreyanka Patil and Shafali Verma took two wickets each. Sri Lanka never came close to the target as India won by 147 runs. India’s win gave them back-to-back women’s cricket gold medals at the Asian Games after their title in 2023.

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