India women crush Sri Lanka by 147 runs to retain Asian Games gold
Smriti Mandhana scored 79 and spinners took all ten wickets as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 69 in the final at Nisshin.
India's women won the Asian Games cricket title for the second time in a row, beating Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final on 22 September 2026 at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan.
The match
India chose to bat and scored 216/3 in 20 overs, a record total at the Asian Games. Smriti Mandhana made 79 off 45 balls and Richa Ghosh finished unbeaten on 49.
Sri Lanka were bowled out for 69, and all ten wickets fell to spinners. Deepti Sharma took three of them.
- India: 216/3 in 20 overs
- Sri Lanka: 69 all out
- Medals: India gold, Sri Lanka silver, Pakistan bronze
Back-to-back titles
The result follows India's gold at the 2023 Hangzhou Games. Pakistan took the bronze medal. The men's team followed on 3 October by beating Pakistan in their own final.
In context: a 147-run margin is large in a T20 match, and a record total at the Games shows how far ahead of the field India's batting was in this tournament.
Sources: Cricinfo, ESPN, Olympics.com, Al Jazeera.
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