India vs Sri Lanka Live, Asian Games 2026: IND face SL in the women's T20I final today. (CREIMAS)In a high-stakes clash, Team India against Sri Lanka and put on a belligerent all-round show to retain the gold medal during the Women’s Cricket final at the 2026 Asian Games today.
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Led by a brutal opening stand of 99 runs between Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma, India left Sri Lanka deflated within the first half of the innings. While the tempo was briefly subdued after Shafali’s dismissal, a superb 79 from Mandhana and a stellar cameo from Richa Ghosh (49 not out) powered India to a record Asian Games scores, finishing on 216 for three.
The chase never got going as India thumped Sri Lanka by a staggering 147 runs, bundling out Chamari Athapathhu’s side on 67 inside 16 overs.
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From Dubai to Nisshin, a flawless run for the Women in Blue.
📸📸 from the Gold Medal match as #teamindia secure their biggest victory (by runs) in women's T20Is 🙌👏
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) September 22, 2026
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India record their eighth consecutive T20I win, the best-ever win streak in the format.
Biggest wins margins for IND-W in T20Is (by runs)
IND-W vs SL-W in T20I tournament finals
Beat SL by 8 wkts in the 2022 Asia Cup
Beat SL by 19 runs in the 2023 Asian Games
Lost to SL by 8 wkts in the 2024 Asia Cup
Beat by 72 runs in the 2026 Asia Cup
Beat by 147 runs in the 2026 Asian Games
Some room from Shreyanka and Kaushini cuts it past backward point for FOUR! Shreyanka to Kaushini, OUT! Bowled. India win the gold medal once again!
Shreyanka cleans up Kaushini for the final wicket as India also record their biggest-ever win all WT20Is!
India are one wicket away now! Kaushini drags a short ball from Shree Charani to mid-wicket and in an attempt to reel in two runs, finds herself short of the ground on her way back for the second. Chaos, disarray and pressure have worked in unison to wreck the chase.
Sugandika Kumari c †Ghosh b DB Sharma 3 (12b)
Deepti to Sugandika Kumari, OUT! Another one bites the dust. Superb take from Richa Ghosh yet again as the ball lobs up from a faint bottom-edge from an attempted sweep. Mithali Ayodhya is the new batter. She fails to open he account as Deepti skims through a wicket-maiden!
Sugandika Kumari c †Ghosh b DB Sharma 3 (12b)
SL-W 63/8 in 14 overs
Deepti continues. This match has all but ended as a contest, and Sri Lanka are merely trying to survive for as long as possible. That will only win them a silver medal at best this afternoon. Just a single and five dots to follow as Deepti offers no room whatsoever.
SL-W 55/7 in 12 overs
Shree Charani to Kavindi, OUT! Superb cricket all around as Shree Charani and Richa combine for another wicket. This one is floated in much slower through the air and a faint edge from Kavindi is all that it takes for Richa to seize a sharp catch. India just three wickets away from gold!
Kawya Kavindi c †Ghosh b Shree Charani 2 (6b)
Sri Lanka are unravelling at a manic rate. Deepti wafts in another delivery on the fall and this time Kavisha miscues the shot straight back to the bowler. This is a phenomenal bowling exhibition being put on by the metronome spin attack.
Kavisha Dilhari c & b DB Sharma 11 (13b 1x4)
India all over Sri Lanka and how can the world no. 1 bowler miss out. Shree Charani joins the party with a wicket in her first over, leaving Sri Lanka five down. Excellent flight and control on show yet again as Hansima miscues the slog down to long-on.
Hansima Karunaratne c Bharti Fulmali b Shree Charani 1(4)
Shreyanka Patil to Harshitha, OUT! A tame dismissal as Sri Lanka find themselves in a complete rut. Harshitha close the bat face a touch too early and the leading edge lands comfortably in Shreyanka's palms.
Harshitha Samarawickrama c & b Patil 0 (2b)
SL-W 48/4 in 8 overs
It will now take an otherworldly Athapaththu knock to get Sri Lanka over the line as her mighty nemesis Deepti Sharma comes on to bowl.
This one's not on us, folks. Or maybe it is. Deepti to Athapaththu, OUT! The Sri Lanka captain is absolutely livid. She goes for the mighty slog down the ground and finds the long-off fielder.
Chamari Athapaththu c Fulmali b DB Sharma 29 (21b 5x4)
Nandani gets her lines in sync with the stumps, but the tempers spill over as she needlessly offers a single from an overthrow caused in the follow-through. She sprays the ball short this time and Athapaththu heaves it across to wide long-on for FOUR.
SL-W 41/2 in 6 overs
Back-to-back wickets for Shafali Verma! Excellent first change from India for the conditions as Shafali first snaffles Dulani, stumped, rushing the batter with a skiddy delivery. The pressure of a massive target immediately gets on Hasini Perera and Shafali wafts the ball outside off-stump, a devious bait and the No. 3 falls for it. She lobs the ball straight up to the cover fielder and SL are two down inside five overs.
Hasini Perera c Fulmali b Shafali Verma 0 (3b)
SL-W 31/2 in 5 overs
Nandani Sharma from the other end
Shorter delivery from Nandani and Athapaththu guides it past the keeper for FOUR. And Richa immediately comes up to the stumps, attempting to cramp up Athapaththu's zones. Nandani overpitches and Athapaththu drills it down the ground for another FOUR.
SL-W 16/0 in 2 overs
A gargantuan task is set for the Sri Lankans as India take the field in a bid to retain their gold!
Kranti Gaud takes the new ball as Chamari Athapaththu and Kavisha Dilhari open the batting for SL.
Athapaththu opens her account with a push down to long-on for two runs. A tinge of width and Athapaththu glides the ball down to backward point for a single. DROPPED! A thick outside edge from Dilhari and Shreyanka Patil fluffs a regulation catch at point.
SL-W 3/0 in 1 over
Mithali to bowl the final over.
Another slingy delivery sprays well outside off-stump for a wide. In the bid to fix her line, Mithali loses her length and Richa wallops it over the deep mid-wicket fence for SIX! Another wide! Pressure and the presence of Richa before the stumps is forcing Mithali to scramble for alternatives. Slower delivery on length and Richa Ghosh blasts another delivery over mid-wicket for SIX and India post the highest-ever total in WT20Is at the Asian Games! This is a nightmarish over for Mithali as she sends another delivery down leg for FIVE wides! Richa drags a fuller delivery down to deep square for a single. Slower ball, Fulmali misses and the batters sneak in a bye. And Richa finishes the innings in style, flicking the ball down backward square leg for FOUR.
India finish on 216 for 3 in 20 overs - their third-highest T20I score.
Fulmali pre-empts the wide angle from Sugandika and digs the ball out to deep cover for a single. Richa miscues a slog but gets away with a single down towards cover. Superb over from Sugandika, the tight lines forcing the batters to tread on singles. Fulmali gets one loosener away towards wide long-off for FOUR. Nine from the over.
IND-W 191/3 in 19 overs
Kawya Kavindi hits the slot and Richa hacks it straight back to long-off and a misfield will yield India another FOUR! Kavindi misses her lines this time, bowling back-to-back wides. Slider into the stumps and it hardly threatens Richa who whacks it past wide long-on for another FOUR. BANG! This is poor bowling as Kavindu feeds Richa another overpitched delivery. She shuffles across neatly and simply flicks it away from her presence, a massive pick-up shot for SIX! Another wide, the third of the over! Richa gets off strike with a single. Fulmali follows up with a single to deep square, retaining strike.
Sugandika returns and darts a wide delivery from over the stumps and Richa flays it through point for FOUR. She finds her lengths thereafter, pinning the batters deep in the crease. Sugandika to Mandhana, OUT! Huge relief for SL! This is wound around the stumps and Mandhana attempts to slog it over the square but mistimes it altogether this time. A sensational knock nevertheless.
Smriti Mandhana c Dilhari b Kumari 79 (45b 5x4 7x6)
Fraction of width and this time Richa Ghosh punishes the line with a fierce cut off the back foot for FOUR! Shorter this time but no change in outcome as Richa moves even further back into the crease and slaps it in front of point for FOUR! A single to follow. A tad loose on length and Mandhana does not miss out. Sublime use of the feet as she steps and biffs the ball once again down the ground for SIX!
IND-W 157/2 in 15 overs
Dilhari to Harmanpreet, OUT! A reward for some fearless bowling there. Despite Harmanpreet thumping the previous flighted delivery with a fierce inside-out swipe over extra cover for FOUR, Dilhari tosses another one up. Harman miscues the slog this time and sends the ball straight to the long-off fielder. Still not at her brutal best, but the captain has played an important cameo here. No signs of timidity from India this time as they send out Richa Ghosh at 4.
Harmanpreet Kaur c Athapaththu b Dilhari 19 (17b 3x4)
IND-W 142/2 in 15 overs
For more than a decade into her career, hundreds didn’t arrive as frequently to Smriti Mandhana as the quality of her batting suggested they should.
There were plenty of starts and fifties across countries and formats, enough to establish her among the best batters of her generation. But converting those innings into hundreds remained an area for improvement.
The last two years have changed that. Mandhana’s 124 from 64 balls against Hong Kong in the Women’s Asia Cup in Dubai was her 18th international century, taking her past Meg Lanning for the most hundreds in women’s international cricket. During the same innings, she also went past Mithali Raj’s 10868 runs to become the highest run-scorer in women’s international cricket.
Read Shankar Narayan's piece on Mandhana's transformation from earlier this month
A rare glimpse of muscle and raw power from Mandhana. Kavindi attempts to cramp her up on length but Mandhana simply lifts it over mid-wicket for SIX! A single to follow. Vintage Harmanpreet! She shuffles across and fiddles with the lines of the bowler and still finds enough room to slash the ball through backward point for FOUR.
IND-W 136/1 in 14 overs
Her personal form has been on the wane but Harmanpreet Kaur has decided to step up for the final. She's promoted herself up to No. 3 and has gotten off to a relatively quicker start as opposed to her previous knocks this month. Harman gently nudges Dilhari down leg for FOUR to the fine leg fence as Mandhana keeps herself busy with singles. Dilhari errs with a low full-toss this time and Mandhana duly sweeps it to the backward square fence for FOUR.
IND-W 123/1 in 13 overs
Mandhana reaches her 37th T20I fifty with a single. She's also vaulted past 11,000 international runs, the first woman to reach the mark. Stumping appeal against Shafali as she drags herself forward and is beaten by Praboda 's flighted delivery. A beauty from the spinner as it just did well enough to beat the outside edge, but Shafali is quick enough to have got her back foot back in the crease in time. WICKET! She falls this time! A tad too cheeky from Shafali as she attempts a reverse scoop and ends up lobbing it straight to the fielder. A century stand not to be for the Indian pair.
Shafali Verma c Kavindi b Praboda 48 (29b 3x4 3x6)
Mandhana moves to 49 with a single off the first delivery of Dilhari's over. And Shafali pummels a tossed-up delivery outside off-stump with brute force over long-off for SIX! This is just the kind of partnership that a marauding unit puts on come the big game and Sri Lanka have been stubbed early in the contest here.
IND-W 95/0 in 9 overs
Chamudi Praboda into the attack
A quiet over as the batters tread on singles. But the momentum does not dip for too long as Mandhana as she scoops and slogs the ball over deep square for SIX!
IND-W 87/0 in 8 overs
Kavisha Dilhari into the attack
Short and wide and Shafali latches onto it, smearing the ball through point for FOUR. Tossed up on middle stump and Shafali creams it to deep cover for a single.
IND-W 77/0 in 7 overs
This is high-class batting from Shafali. She's broken Laura Wolvaardt's record for most T20I runs in a calendar year and the prolonged riches have seemingly seen her unlock new facets of her game. Shafali tucks another slingy delivery from Kawya Kavindi past the short-third fielder for FOUR. A slew of singles follow to close the Powerplay.
IND-W 67/0 in 6 overs
Chamari Athapaththu into the attack
This is unfettered carnage! Shafali Verma does not need another sighter to pummel the bowlers, irrespective of who's up to bowl. She pummels the Sri Lankan captain for two SIXES in a row, over deep square and long-off as the FIFTY comes up for India. Mandhana watchfully blocks out a slower, loopy delivery and immediately joins the big-hitting party yet again. She races down the track nimbly to another wafter, and just clears the straight boundary for SIX! Athapathhu is not happy with the position of the long-on fielder there.
IND-W 59/0 in 5 overs
Boundaries galore! Shafali gets a streaky outside edge down to the third for FOUR off Mithali. And Mandhana continues to build belligerent momentum with a deft flick down to fine leg for FOUR and backs it up with a crunching slog over cover for SIX!
IND-W 40/0 in 4 overs
Mandhana unleashed! She takes apart Sugandika with back-to-back SIXes over mid-on and backward square, backing up the two boundaries from the previous over with some excellent shot-making. 13 runs from the over.
IND-W 29/0 in 3 overs
Mithali Ayodhya from the opposite end
Shafali moves in with a confident stride to push the delivery through cover for two runs. The slingy action keeps the batters rooted to the crease. Tight over, just three runs from the over.
IND-W 12/0 in 2 overs
Spin to open proceedings. Interesting call from the Lankans to hope and stall the Indian openers here.
Sugandika Kumari takes the new ball, Shafali on strike.
Runs straightaway for India as Shafali is off the mark with a firm tap down to long-on for a single. Close, beaten! Sugandika angles the ball across the turf, pinning Mandhana on the backfoot and beating the outside edge. She gets what she wants in the second attempt - rocking back and nimbly scything Sugandika through cover-point for FOUR. Back-to-back boundaries for Mandhana as she simply recreates the cut for a third successive delivery and bisects the point and cover fielder again!
IND-W 9/0 in 1 over
The national anthems have been played. All limbered up and ready to go. Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana walk out to the middle as the Sri Lanka huddle disperses onto the field. A repeat of the Asia Cup final will decide the winners in another continental contest.
Sri Lanka Women Playing XI: Imesha Dulani, Chamari Athapaththu(c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Hansima Karunaratne, Kaushani Nuthyangana(w), Mithali Ayodhya, Kawya Kavindi, Chamudi Praboda, Sugandika Kumari
India Women Playing XI: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Gunalan Kamalini, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Shreyanka Patil, Shree Charani, Nandani Sharma, Kranti Gaud
India win toss, opt to bat first
A third successive toss win for Harmanpreet Kaur and they have decided to put the runs up on the board first.
India had opted to bowl first in the quarters against Japan and walked away with the contest expectedly in a canter. Come the semi-finals, India showed their batting heft, although the engine room was powered mainly by the scintillating form of openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma. The middle-order has been erratic in their ways for some time now and Sri Lanka will need to nail down the Indian openers early to redeem themselves 12 days after the Asia Cup final loss to India in Dubai.
Pakistan, the 2010 and 2014 women's cricket gold medal winners, have clinched the bronze medal in the event this time, beating Bangladesh earlier this morning in Nisshin.
India
Sri Lanka
India Women Squad: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Gunalan Kamalini, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Shreyanka Patil, Shree Charani, Nandani Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav.
Sri Lanka Women Squad: Imesha Dulani, Chamari Athapaththu(c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Hansima Karunaratne, Kaushani Nuthyangana(w), Mithali Ayodhya, Kawya Kavindi, Chamudi Praboda, Sugandika Kumari, Rashmika Sewwandi, Nimasha Meepage, Sanjana Kavindi, Anushka Sanjeewani.
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