Sri Lanka settled for Silver after losing to India by 147 runs in the final of the Women’s cricket competition at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 today (September 22nd), claiming its first medal of the 2026 Games.
Batting first, India Women got off to a quick start, powering to 216 for 3 in 20 overs – the highest total in the history of the Asian Games.
In response, Sri Lanka Women were bowled out for 69 in 15.4 overs. With this result, Sri Lanka repeated as Silver medalists, while India retained the Gold medal won in 2023.
Match Recap
For India Women, openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma combined for 99 runs in 10 overs before Chamudi Praboda broke the opening stand for Sri Lanka Women.
Mandhana went on to score a match-high 79 off just 45 balls, while Richa Ghosh plundered Sri Lanka’s bowlers for an unbeaten 49 runs off 22 deliveries.
Sugandika Kumari and Kawya Kavindi joined Praboda in taking one wicket each.
Sri Lanka Women’s run chase failed to gather any momentum. Only three batters reached double figures, led by Chamari Athapaththu’s 29.
India's quartet of spinners shared all but one wicket – which fell to a run out – conceding just 9 runs in the 11.4 overs bowled between them.
Deepti Sharma was the pick of the bowlers, taking 3 wickets for 6 runs in four overs.
Earlier in the day, Pakistan took Bronze medal after beating Bangladesh in the third-place play-off.
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