India Women won by 147 runs against Sri Lanka Women in the Asian Games Women’s Cricket Competition final, powered by Smriti Mandhana’s commanding 79 in a total of 216/3. Sri Lanka Women were then bowled out for 69 in 15.4 overs as Deepti Sharma claimed three wickets and Shafali Verma and Shreyanka Patil took two apiece in a one-sided title decider.
India’s final victory capped an emphatic campaign. After reaching the knockout stages with an eight-wicket win with 90 balls remaining in the fourth quarter-final, they swept through the second semi-final by 114 runs before producing an even larger statement against Sri Lanka.
Mandhana sets up India’s 216/3
Mandhana was the cornerstone of India’s innings, top-scoring with 79 runs as India surged to 216/3 from their 20 overs. Shafali Verma supplied 48 runs at the top, laying the platform alongside Mandhana, before Richa Ghosh added an unbeaten 49 to ensure the momentum never dipped.
Sri Lanka’s bowlers had only three breakthroughs across the innings. Chamudi Praboda, Kavisha Dilhari and Sugandika Kumari took one wicket each, but India’s leading trio ensured the final was rapidly tilted beyond their reach.
Sri Lanka collapse in steep chase
Chasing 217, Sri Lanka needed their senior batters to produce a remarkable response. Chamari Athapaththu made 29, Kaushini Nuthyangana scored 14 and Kavisha Dilhari contributed 11, but no sustained partnership emerged against India’s disciplined attack.
Deepti Sharma led the rout with three wickets, while Shafali Verma and Shreyanka Patil each struck twice. Sri Lanka were dismissed for 69, 26 balls before their allocation had been completed, sealing India’s 147-run triumph.
Key performers
- Smriti Mandhana, India Women: 79 runs
- Richa Ghosh, India Women: 49 runs
- Shafali Verma, India Women: 48 runs and 2 wickets
- Deepti Sharma, India Women: 3 wickets
- Shreyanka Patil, India Women: 2 wickets
- Chamari Athapaththu, Sri Lanka Women: 29 runs
NerdSports Stat: India’s 147-run winning margin was more than twice Sri Lanka’s entire innings total of 69.
Final decides the competition
The result decided the Asian Games Women’s Cricket Competition after eight matches. Sri Lanka had reached the final by beating their quarter-final opponents by 86 runs and winning the first semi-final by eight wickets with 13 balls remaining, but India delivered the superior performance when the title was on the line.
Pakistan Women had beaten their opponents by 31 runs in the third-place play-off earlier on Monday.
