India beat Sri Lanka for eighth Women’s Asia Cup title

India Women beat Sri Lanka Women by 63 runs to win the Women's Asia Cup title for the eighth time.

It was also the fourth time India Women won the tournament since it switched to the T20 format in 2012.

For Sri Lanka Women, it was their seventh defeat in the final of the tournament.

Recap

Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bat first, and openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma did not waste the opportunity, posting a record partnership of 129 for the first wicket.

It was the highest partnership in the tournament's history, scored at just over 10 runs an over.

The partnership was broken when Verma was dismissed for 68 in the 13th over.

And despite their next best partnership being just 28 runs, India ended their innings on 183 for the loss of five wickets.

In response, Sri Lanka's chase failed to gather any momentum, with only Chamari Athapaththu (36), Nilakshika Silva (22) and Vishmi Gunaratne (20) scoring in double digits.

For India, spinners Shree Charani and Deepti Sharma shared seven wickets between them to bowl Sri Lanka out for 120.