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India have registered a dominant 72-run win over Sri Lanka in the Women's Asia Cup final 2026 on Sunday, September 13.
Indian openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma laid the foundation for this massive win with brilliant knocks as India clinched their 8th Asia Cup title, way more than any other team in the history of the tournament.
The tournament took place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) consisting of 8 teams from the Asian continent.
India vs Sri Lanka, Women’s Asia Cup 2026: Key Highlights
First Innings
After winning the toss, Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur decided to bat first and Indian batters made full use of it. Openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma stitched together a massive 129-run partnership in just 77 deliveries.
Smriti made 59 runs in 39 deliveries, whereas Shafali Verma scored the fastest half-century in Women's Asia Cup history in just 24 deliveries. She scored 68 runs in 39 deliveries.
Later, some valuable knocks helped India post a big total of 183 runs on the board in 20 overs. For Sri Lanka, it was a disappointing bowling performance as despite getting a few wickets, they were not able to control the flow of runs. Mithali Ayodhya, Chamari Athapaththu and Chamudi Praboda got 1 wicket each.
Top Batters (India Women)
|
Batter
|
Runs
|
Balls
|
4s
|
6s
|
Strike Rate
|
|
Shafali Verma
|
68
|
39
|
9
|
2
|
174.35
|
|
Smriti Mandhana
|
59
|
39
|
5
|
3
|
151.28
|
Sri Lanka Bowlers
|
Bowler
|
Overs
|
Runs
|
Wickets
|
Economy
|
|
Mithali Ayodhya
|
4.0
|
33
|
1
|
8.25
|
|
Chamari Athapaththu
|
4.0
|
34
|
1
|
8.50
|
|
Chamudi Praboda
|
4.0
|
40
|
1
|
10.00
|
Second Innings
Coming out to chase, it was a massive challenge for Sri Lankan batters and they couldn't find a way through. The innings started with the early wicket of Imesha Dulani. Then skipper Chamari Athapaththu and Vishmi Gunaratne tried to stable the innings but the required rate was already climbing high as the side crumbled under pressure.
Nilakshika Silva supported with 22 runs, but that was way far from what was needed as Sri Lanka crumbled for just 111 runs in their 20 overs, handing India a big 72-run victory.
For India, it was Shree Charani once again who stood tall with her brilliant bowling performance, picking up 4 wickets and giving away just 20 runs in her 4 overs. She was well supported by Deepti Sharma's 3 wickets as India registered a memorable win.
Top Sri Lanka Batters
|
Batter
|
Runs
|
Balls
|
4s
|
6s
|
Strike Rate
|
|
Chamari Athapaththu
|
36
|
32
|
4
|
2
|
112.50
|
|
Nilakshika Silva
|
22
|
16
|
1
|
0
|
137.50
|
|
Vishmi Gunaratne
|
20
|
22
|
2
|
0
|
90.90
|
Top India Bowlers
|
Bowler
|
Overs
|
Runs
|
Wickets
|
Economy
|
|
Shree Charani
|
4.0
|
20
|
4
|
5.00
|
|
Deepti Sharma
|
4.0
|
19
|
3
|
4.75
|
Women's Asia Cup 2026 Major Stats
Most Runs
Indian batters dominate the chart of the most runs, with the top 2 batters Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana with more than 200-run mark. Apart from that, the 3rd-placed batter is Nilakshika Silva, who has scored only 108 runs. Below are the top 5 batters of the tournament.
|
Rank
|
Batter
|
Matches
|
Innings
|
Runs
|
Average
|
Strike Rate
|
|
1
|
Shafali Verma
|
5
|
5
|
236
|
47.20
|
171.01
|
|
2
|
Smriti Mandhana
|
5
|
5
|
213
|
42.60
|
165.12
|
|
3
|
Nilakshika Silva
|
5
|
4
|
108
|
36.00
|
128.57
|
|
4
|
Chamari Athapaththu
|
5
|
5
|
99
|
24.75
|
126.92
|
|
5
|
Harshitha Samarawickrama
|
5
|
4
|
98
|
32.67
|
106.52
|
Most Wickets
|
Rank
|
Bowler
|
Matches
|
Overs
|
Wickets
|
Average
|
Runs
|
|
1
|
Deepti Sharma
|
5
|
15.2
|
14
|
4.21
|
59
|
|
2
|
Shree Charani
|
5
|
18.2
|
12
|
5.58
|
67
|
|
3
|
Chamari Athapaththu
|
5
|
18.3
|
12
|
7.75
|
93
|
|
4
|
Fatima Sana
|
4
|
13.4
|
9
|
9.33
|
84
|
|
5
|
Marufa Akter
|
4
|
15.0
|
8
|
9.50
|
76
|
It was once again Indian domination at the top in most wickets with Deepti Sharma and Shree Charani with 14 and 12 wickets respectively. And once again the 3rd position occupied by a Sri Lankan Chamari Athapaththu with 12 wickets.