IND-W Vs SL-W Highlights: India Win Record-Extending Eighth Women’s Asia Cup Title

Hello, we are here with the final blog of the Women's Asia Cup 2026. Stay tuned for all the live updates from the title clash between India and Sri Lanka.

The Asia Cup tie between India and Sri Lanka will be telecast live on the Sony Sports Network, which includes Sony Sports Ten 3, Sony Sports Ten 4 and Sony Sports Ten 5, along with their HD feeds.

The Asia Cup game between the two teams will be streamed live in India on the Sony LIV app and Sony LIV website from 8 P.M. IST onwards.

Matches played: 31

India won: 25

Sri Lanka won: 5

No Result: 1

India and Sri Lanka will battle for the Women's Asia Cup 2026 title in Dubai, with Harmanpreet Kaur's side looking to avenge their 2024 final defeat. Both teams are unbeaten in the tournament, but India enter the final with the stronger recent record and a well-rounded attack led by Deepti Sharma.

Sri Lanka, the defending champions, have shown resilience despite batting collapses and will rely on Chamari Athapaththu to deliver on the big stage. With spin expected to dominate the slow Dubai surface, another gripping final awaits.

India Women have won the toss and have opted to bat first against Sri Lanka Women.

Harmanpreet Kaur: We are going to bat first. It's a very important game for us, put up a score on the board. Every final is important, there is pressure, but we need to play good cricket. We have one change, Pratika is resting and Kamalini is playing.

Chamari Athapaththu: If we won the toss, definitely we would have bowl first, because we back our skills. Last few games we have bowled really good. Actually, it's a really good thing for me as well as the team. As a country, we need to improve our cricket all the time. So we have good players. We will stick with our plans and we'll try to play positive cricket in the middle. [Any changes?] We are going with one change, Vishmi Gunaratne is playing in place of Sanjana Kavindi.

Sri Lanka Women (Playing XI): Chamari Athapaththu(c), Imesha Dulani, Vishmi Gunaratne, Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Kaushani Nuthyangana(w), Sugandika Kumari, Chamudi Praboda, Mithali Ayodhya

India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Gunalan Kamalini, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Nandani Sharma

And we’re underway in the final! Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma are out in the middle, with Mandhana taking strike. Mithali Ayodhya has the new ball in hand, let the title battle begin.

India have started positively in the final. Mandhana has already found the boundary twice, while Shafali has joined the party with a cracking slog-sweep through deep mid-wicket. The openers are looking settled early on, with Sri Lanka searching for a breakthrough.

The powerplay comes to an end with India, and Sri Lanka finish it neatly. Mandhana is kept quiet with back-to-back dots, pushing the final delivery to extra cover. A decent finish to the opening six overs for Sri Lanka, but India’s openers have done enough damage early on.

Shafali Verma has turned the final on its head! She brings up her 21st T20I fifty with a cracking FOUR, reaching the milestone in just 24 balls, the fastest fifty in Women’s T20 Asia Cup history. Mandhana is there to give her a hug as Shafali raises her bat to a roaring reception. What a statement in a final!

Fastest 50s in Women’s T20 Asia Cup (by balls faced)
24 - Shafali Verma (IND-W) vs SL-W, Dubai, 2026
25 - Smriti Mandhana (IND-W) vs SL-W, Sylhet, 2022
26 - Richa Ghosh (IND-W) vs UAE-W, Dambulla, 2024
26 - Shafali Verma (IND-W) vs NEP-W, Dambulla, 2024
26 - Shafali Verma (IND-W) vs THA-W, Dubai, 2026

Mandhana keeps the scoreboard ticking, working a full delivery on the pads down to long-on for a single. India continue to build steadily in the final.

Shafali’s sensational knock comes to an end as Chamudi Praboda gets the big wicket. Looking to go inside-out over cover, Shafali doesn’t get enough elevation and holes out to Chamari Athapaththu. A 39-ball 68, including nine fours and two sixes, but Sri Lanka finally have their breakthrough.

A heartbreaking end to Mandhana’s superb knock. Looking for a quick single after cutting to point, she is left stranded after Harmanpreet’s call as Kavisha Dilhari’s throw finds the striker’s end. Mandhana walks back disappointed after a 39-ball 59, featuring five fours and three sixes.

Ghosh keeps India’s momentum going with another boundary. She backs away, gets right to the pitch of the full delivery and threads it neatly through deep extra cover for four.

Deepti comes down the track and goes for the big hit, but loses her bottom hand and skies it towards long-on. India breathe a sigh of relief as the ball lands safely, with Deepti picking up a single.

India have posted a mammoth 183/5 in 20 overs, their highest total of the Women's Asia Cup 2026. Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma provided the perfect foundation with a blistering opening stand, racing through the powerplay and continuing to score freely.

Their departures triggered a mini-collapse in the middle, with India losing a few quick wickets and the scoring rate dipping, but a late assault from Richa Ghosh and Gunalan Kamalini helped the Women in Blue finish strongly. With the Dubai pitch proving slow, Sri Lanka have a daunting chase on their hands in the final.

Chase time in the final! Imesha Dulani and Chamari Athapaththu are out in the middle, with Dulani taking strike. Kranti Gaud has the new ball in hand, Sri Lanka need 184 to lift the Women's Asia Cup trophy.

Kranti Gaud strikes early for India! She knocks back Dulani’s leg stump as the Sri Lankan opener goes for another lap shot but fails to connect. Gaud gets the inward movement she was looking for and celebrates with a fiery send-off as Dulani walks back for 4 off 4.

Athapaththu keeps the scoreboard moving with a single. Nandani Sharma serves up a half-volley outside off, and the Sri Lankan captain drives it firmly towards sweeper cover. India’s fielder puts in the dive to keep it down to just one.

Vishmi Gunaratne gets Sri Lanka moving with a beautifully executed reverse sweep. She gets low to the full delivery outside off and sends it past short third for four. A confident stroke to keep the chase ticking.

Deepti Sharma strikes for the second time! She gets one to sneak through Vishmi Gunaratne’s defences and knocks her over around the legs. Deepti is all fired up, running away in celebration with both fists raised. Gunaratne departs for 20 off 22, with two fours.

Nilakshika Silva gets Sri Lanka moving again, kneeling down to sweep Deepti Sharma’s slower, turning delivery towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Shree Charani gets the big wicket! Samarawickrama backs away and tries to force the flatter delivery over the bowler’s head, but only chips it up. Charani keeps her eyes on it and takes a sharp overhead catch. Harshitha departs for 9 off 14.

Shafali Verma gets into the wickets! Hasini Perera looks to clear the field but picks out Shree Charani, who takes the catch. Perera departs for 1 off 3.

Prema Rawat gets another breakthrough! Mithali Ayodhya steps out but misses the delivery, allowing Richa Ghosh to whip off the bails. Ayodhya departs for a three-ball duck.

India have clinched a record-extending eighth Women's Asia Cup title after bowling Sri Lanka out for just 111 runs, securing a massive 72-run victory in the final. The triumph adds another chapter to India's dominance in the tournament and will provide the Women in Blue with a huge boost ahead of their Asian Games campaign.

“We feel this way because we know how much potential we have, and we have a great team. I think we played to our standards because that's what we discussed when we came here: we have certain standards, and we have to keep matching them every day. And we are very happy with the way we all performed. The girls have done fabulously well throughout the entire tournament, setting 184 in a final. That's a big thing.

We all knew it's not that easy to come back, but I think our openers did an absolutely great job for us, the way they both batted, Smriti and Shafali. I think Shafali had a very great tournament, and it's good to see somebody like Shafali taking responsibility and doing the job with bat and ball. I can't ask anything else from them. It's all about playing good cricket, and at the end of the day, I'm very happy overall.”

ACC president Mohsin Naqvi has finally been spotted in the stands alongside other dignitaries during the Women's Asia Cup final.

His presence has already raised the big question, will the PCB president be involved in another trophy presentation involving India, after the controversy surrounding the 2025 Men's Asia Cup presentation?

Now comes the real question, will we see the team posing with a representative trophy, an emoji or a sticker instead, will they collect it from Naqvi, or is there a Plan D? Let’s see. This could be fun, so I’d say grab some popcorn!

And now, the moment we have been waiting for, the presentation ceremony is underway. The umpires have received their mementos, while Sri Lanka have collected their runners-up medals, with Chamari Athapaththu also receiving the runners-up cheque from ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi.

Now, all eyes are on the Indian team. Will they get the trophy from Naqvi, or is there another twist waiting for us? The wait continues...

Something seems to be holding things up, as the Indian team are still yet to receive their medals and the trophy. At least, we haven’t seen any live visuals of the champions being presented with either.

And that brings us to a rather unusual end to the presentation ceremony. The Indian team are still yet to receive their medals and the trophy, and we haven’t been shown any live visuals of the champions being presented with them. Presenter Farveez Maharoof has now called time on the ceremony, so we’ll have to wait for more clarity on what exactly happened.

For now, though, that’s a wrap from us. We’ll be back with another live blog soon. Until then, bye-bye!