The Indian team won the Women's Asia Cup 2026 title by defeating Sri Lanka. Team India won the final by 72 runs, but what followed was high-voltage drama. Asian Cricket Council (ACC) President Mohsin Naqvi stood watching, but Team India did not take the trophy from his hands.
In the presentation ceremony held after the final match, only Sri Lankan players were given medals and honours. On the other hand, Team India went straight to the dressing room after the match ended and did not get any medal or trophy. The incident reminded of the scene after the 2025 Men's Asia Cup final, but the difference was that this time Mohsin Naqvi did not take the trophy with him.
There was a delay in the start of the post-match presentation after India's victory. The presentation ceremony began late when former cricketer Farveez Maharoof called the Sri Lankan team on stage, presented them with medals and ACC President Mohsin Naqvi presented the runners-up check to the Sri Lankan players. Naqvi is also the chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
After Sri Lanka, everyone expected that Team India would come on the stage, but presenter Farveez Maharoof suddenly said that the post match presentation ceremony ends here. Let us tell you that all this happened in the presence of BCCI Vice President Rajiv Shukla and Board Secretary Devjit Saikia. Saikia also talked to the Indian players for some time. Reports had already surfaced that Team India would not accept the trophy from the hands of Mohsin Naqvi. After meeting Devjit Saikia and Rajeev Shukla, Team India returned to the dressing room.
After the 2025 Men's Asia Cup final, Mohsin Naqvi walked off the field taking the trophy with him. This time it did not happen, because after giving the medal and runner-up check to the Sri Lankan players, he left the field. This time he left without taking the trophy. Later, team coach Amol Majumdar revealed that it was entirely BCCI's decision not to take the trophy from Naqvi's hands.
This is the eighth time that India has won the Women's Asia Cup title. Team India also avenged the defeat of the 2024 final against Sri Lanka by registering a one-sided win by 72 runs. In the final match, Team India, batting first, had scored 183 runs, in response to which the entire Sri Lankan team could score only 111 runs.