India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Women’s T20 Asian Games 2026 Final: IND 67/0; Mandhana, Shafali power strong start

India vs Sri Lanka Women's Asian Games 2026 Final Live Cricket Score Updates: India opt to bat first in the gold-medal match.

In a high-stakes clash, Team India have opted to bat first against Sri Lanka in the Women’s Cricket final at the 2026 Asian Games today.

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Harmanpreet Kaur’s side has had a largely flawless September so far. The openers – Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma – have had a record-breaking month, too. The spinners are up and firing, and the results have propelled them to an eighth Asia Cup title. On Tuesday, their continental heft can wear the lustre of another Asian Games gold medal as they take on Sri Lanka in yet another final. Merely 12 days after meeting in the final of the Asia Cup in Dubai, where India redeemed themselves for the finals slip-up against the same opponents two years ago, the teams meet again with a huge medal at stake.

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Sep 22, 2026 10:53 AM IST
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Women's T20I Final Asian Games 2026: Sensational PP!

This is high-class batting from Shafali. She's broken Laura Wolvaardt's record for most T20I runs in a calendar year and the prolonged riches have seemingly seen her unlock new facets of her game. Shafali tucks another slingy delivery from Kawya Kavindi past the short-third fielder for FOUR. A slew of singles follow to close the Powerplay.

IND-W 67/0 in 6 overs

Sep 22, 2026 10:51 AM IST
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Women's T20I Final Asian Games 2026: Fifty up

Chamari Athapaththu into the attack

This is unfettered carnage! Shafali Verma does not need another sighter to pummel the bowlers, irrespective of who's up to bowl. She pummels the Sri Lankan captain for two SIXES in a row, over deep square and long-off as the FIFTY comes up for India. Mandhana watchfully blocks out a slower, loopy delivery and immediately joins the big-hitting party yet again. She races down the track nimbly to another wafter, and just clears the straight boundary for SIX! Athapathhu is not happy with the position of the long-on fielder there.

IND-W 59/0 in 5 overs

Sep 22, 2026 10:46 AM IST
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Women's T20I Final Asian Games 2026: Brutal

Boundaries galore! Shafali gets a streaky outside edge down to the third for FOUR off Mithali. And Mandhana continues to build belligerent momentum with a deft flick down to fine leg for FOUR and backs it up with a crunching slog over cover for SIX!

IND-W 40/0 in 4 overs

Sep 22, 2026 10:42 AM IST
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Women's T20I Final Asian Games 2026: Mandhana smacks!

Mandhana unleashed! She takes apart Sugandika with back-to-back SIXes over mid-on and backward square, backing up the two boundaries from the previous over with some excellent shot-making. 13 runs from the over.

IND-W 29/0 in 3 overs

Sep 22, 2026 10:39 AM IST
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Women's T20I Final Asian Games 2026:Tight over

Mithali Ayodhya from the opposite end

Shafali moves in with a confident stride to push the delivery through cover for two runs. The slingy action keeps the batters rooted to the crease. Tight over, just three runs from the over.

IND-W 12/0 in 2 overs

Sep 22, 2026 10:31 AM IST
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Women's T20I Final Asian Games 2026: Off the mark!

Spin to open proceedings. Interesting call from the Lankans to hope and stall the Indian openers here.

Sugandika Kumari takes the new ball, Shafali on strike.

Runs straightaway for India as Shafali is off the mark with a firm tap down to long-on for a single. Close, beaten! Sugandika angles the ball across the turf, pinning Mandhana on the backfoot and beating the outside edge. She gets what she wants in the second attempt - rocking back and nimbly scything Sugandika through cover-point for FOUR. Back-to-back boundaries for Mandhana as she simply recreates the cut for a third successive delivery and bisects the point and cover fielder again!

IND-W 9/0 in 1 over

Sep 22, 2026 10:30 AM IST
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Women's T20I Final Asian Games 2026: Game on

The national anthems have been played. All limbered up and ready to go. Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana walk out to the middle as the Sri Lanka huddle disperses onto the field. A repeat of the Asia Cup final will decide the winners in another continental contest.

Sep 22, 2026 10:10 AM IST
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Women's T20I Final Asian Games 2026: Playing XI updates

Sri Lanka Women Playing XI: Imesha Dulani, Chamari Athapaththu(c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Hansima Karunaratne, Kaushani Nuthyangana(w), Mithali Ayodhya, Kawya Kavindi, Chamudi Praboda, Sugandika Kumari

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

Sep 22, 2026 10:01 AM IST
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Women's T20I Final Asian Games 2026: TOSS

India win toss, opt to bat first

A third successive toss win for Harmanpreet Kaur and they have decided to put the runs up on the board first.

Sep 22, 2026 09:53 AM IST
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Women's T20I Final Asian Games 2026: Toss coming up

India had opted to bowl first in the quarters against Japan and walked away with the contest expectedly in a canter. Come the semi-finals, India showed their batting heft, although the engine room was powered mainly by the scintillating form of openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma. The middle-order has been erratic in their ways for some time now and Sri Lanka will need to nail down the Indian openers early to redeem themselves 12 days after the Asia Cup final loss to India in Dubai.

Sep 22, 2026 09:49 AM IST
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Women's T20I Final Asian Games 2026: Pakistan claim bronze

Pakistan, the 2010 and 2014 women's cricket gold medal winners, have clinched the bronze medal in the event this time, beating Bangladesh earlier this morning in Nisshin.

Sep 22, 2026 09:49 AM IST
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Women's T20I Final Asian Games 2026: Road to final

India

QF: Beat Japan by eight wickets
SF: Beat Bangladesh by 114 runs

Sri Lanka

QF: Beat Malaysia by 86 runs
SF: Beat Pakistan by 8 wickets
Sep 22, 2026 09:42 AM IST
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Women's T20I Final Asian Games 2026: Match squads

India Women Squad: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Gunalan Kamalini, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Shreyanka Patil, Shree Charani, Nandani Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav.

Sri Lanka Women Squad: Imesha Dulani, Chamari Athapaththu(c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Hansima Karunaratne, Kaushani Nuthyangana(w), Mithali Ayodhya, Kawya Kavindi, Chamudi Praboda, Sugandika Kumari, Rashmika Sewwandi, Nimasha Meepage, Sanjana Kavindi, Anushka Sanjeewani.

Sep 22, 2026 09:40 AM IST
IND vs SL Women's T20I Final, Asian Games 2026 Live Score: Welcome

Hello and welcome to Day 4 of the 2026 Asian Games. India will be feeling the heat after a spate of close shaves, missing out on the gold medal on a few occasions. There's a huge responsibility in that regard with Harmnpreet Kaur's team, standing as firm favourites to retain their gold medal. Can India open their gold count this afternoon in Nisshin? Stay tuned for all updates.

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