Nishin. The Indian women's cricket team has won the gold medal in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026. In the gold medal match, the Indian team defeated Sri Lanka by 147 runs. India had given a target of 217 runs to Sri Lanka in the match held at Korogi Sports Park in Nishin on Tuesday (September 22), but its entire team was limited to 69 runs in 15.4 overs. This is India's first gold medal in the current Asian Games. Earlier, India had won 4 silver and two bronze in the ongoing games.
India's women's cricket team also won the gold medal in the Hangzhou Asian Games 2022. Then the Indian team defeated Sri Lanka by 19 runs in the final. Now he won the gold medal for the second consecutive time. Pakistan won the bronze in the women's cricket competition in the Asian Games 2026. Pakistani team defeated Bangladesh by 31 runs in the bronze medal match.
In the run chase, the Sri Lankan team lost wickets from the very beginning and were never able to make a comeback in the match. Captain Chamari Atapattu scored the highest score of 29 runs on 21 balls, which included five fours. For India, Deepti Sharma took maximum three wickets. Whereas Shefali Verma, Shreyanka Patil and Shri Charani took two wickets each.
Smriti made a stormy fifty
After winning the toss and batting first, the Indian team scored 216 runs for 3 wickets. Smriti Mandhana contributed 79 runs on 45 balls with the help of 7 sixes and 5 fours. Whereas Richa Ghosh scored unbeaten 49 runs on just 22 balls, which included 6 fours and three sixes. Opener Shefali Verma played an innings of 48 runs on 29 balls. Shefali hit 3 sixes and 3 fours in her innings.
There was a partnership of 99 runs for the first wicket between Shefali Verma and Smriti Mandhana. This partnership itself laid the foundation of a big score. For Sri Lanka, Sugandhika Kumari, Chamudi Praboda and Kavisha Dilhari took one wicket each.
In the Asian Games 2026, the Indian women's cricket team defeated Japan by 8 wickets in the quarter-finals. Then he defeated Bangladesh by 114 runs in the semi-finals. Sri Lanka's quarter-final was against Malaysia, where the team won by 86 runs. Then in the semi-finals, Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets.
If seen, so far 32 matches have been played between India and Sri Lanka in the Women's T20 International. During this period, the Indian team won 26 matches. Whereas Sri Lanka won only 5 matches. Whereas one match did not result. That is, in statistics, the Indian team has always had the upper hand over Sri Lanka.
india vs sri lanka h2h
Total Women's T20I matches: 32
India won: 26
Sri Lanka won: 5
Inconclusive: 1
India's playing eleven in the final: Smriti Mandhana, Shefali Verma, Gunalan Kamalini, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Shreyanka Patil, Shri Charani, Nandini Sharma and Kranti Gaur.
Sri Lanka's playing eleven in the final: Imesha Dulani, Chamari Atapattu (captain), Hasini Perera, Harshita Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Hansima Karunaratne, Koushani Nutyangana (wicketkeeper), Mithali Ayodhya, Kavya Kavindi, Chamudi Prabodha and Sugandhika Kumari.