Women's Asia Cup 2026: India won the Women's Asia Cup title for the 8th time, defeated Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the final.

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Women's Asia Cup 2026:The Indian women's cricket team performed brilliantly and won the title of Women's Asia Cup 2026. India defeated Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the final match played at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. With this, Team India won the Women's Asia Cup trophy for the record 8th time. Batting first, the Indian team captained by Harmanpreet Kaur scored 183 runs losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, the entire Sri Lankan team was reduced to 111 runs in 20 overs. With this victory, India also equalized the loss suffered by Sri Lanka in the 2024 final.

Shefali-Mandhana created a stir

Let us tell you that after winning the toss, Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur decided to bat first. Openers Smriti Mandhana and Shefali Verma proved this decision right. Both of them batted fast from the beginning and made an excellent partnership of 129 runs for the first wicket. Shefali Verma completed her half-century in just 24 balls. This was the fastest half-century in the history of Women's T20 Asia Cup. He scored 68 runs in 39 balls, which included 9 fours and 2 sixes. On the other hand, Smriti Mandhana also batted brilliantly. He completed his half-century in 34 balls and scored 59 runs in 39 balls. Mandhana and Shefali's 129-run partnership laid the foundation for India to reach a strong score.

Both made many records

The pair of Shefali and Mandhana made a century partnership for the sixth time in Women's T20 International. This is included in the highest century partnerships for any wicket. Both of them made the record of the biggest partnership in the Women's T20 Asia Cup also. Earlier this record was in the name of Jemimah Rodrigues and Deepti Sharma, who had added 128 runs against UAE in 2022.

Middle order again remains weak

Despite a great start, India's middle order once again could not perform as per expectations. India's score in 13 overs was 130 runs, but in the last 7 overs the team could add only 53 runs and lost three wickets. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur could also score only 14 runs in the final.

Indian bowlers stopped Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka did not have a good start while chasing the target of 184 runs. Kranti Gaur gave India its first success by dismissing Imisha Dulani for just 4 runs. Captain Chamari Atapattu and Vishmi Gunaratne tried to control the innings, but the Indian bowlers maintained constant pressure. In the powerplay, Sri Lanka scored 38 runs losing one wicket. After this, the Indian bowlers tightened their grip and the entire Sri Lankan team was all out for 111 runs. India won the Asia Cup for a record 8th time by winning the final by 72 runs.

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