India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Final Live Score: Mandhana, Shafali start strong for INDW vs SLW in Asia Cup final

India Women won the toss and opted to bat first against Sri Lanka Women in the final of the Asia Cup.

India Women won the toss and opted to bat first against Sri Lanka Women in the final of the Asia Cup. Both teams made one change each with India bringing in Gunalan Kamalini in place of Pratika Rawal while Vishmi Gunaratne replaces Sanjana Kavindi in the Sri Lanka team. India will lock horns against Sri Lanka in what will be the repeat of the 2024 Asia Cup final where the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side had been defeated by the Chamari Athapaththu captained side. This time around, India will look to turn the tables and win their 8th Asia Cup title. It’ll be easier said than done though as India’s batters, except Shafali Verma and on occasions Smriti Mandhana, have flattered to deceive.

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh haven’t been able to convert their starts into big innings. The most disappointing performance with the bat, however, has come from Pratika Rawal at No.3 who hasn’t looked comfortable in the middle and failed to replace the injured Jemimah Rodrigues.

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The bowlers though have looked sharp with all-rounder Deepti Sharma leading the lines with Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Nandani Sharma and Prema Rawat all looking in top form. They have skittled out Thailand, Pakistan and Hong Kong, China for just 65, 55 and 56 respectively to hand India huge wins.

FOLLOW LIVE SCORE AND UPDATES FROM INDW VS SLW ASIA CUP 2026 FINAL BELOW

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Sep 13, 2026 08:16 PM IST
IND vs SL Asia Cup final Live: Decent over by Sugantika

Change in bowlers now as Sugantika replaces Kaveesha. Mandhana takes a single and Shafali is on strike. Shafali with a single of her own to return the favour. Decent over so far. Mandhana tries a cut but finds a fielder!! Follows that up with a powerful pull to find a boundary!!

INDW 35/0 after 4 overs

Sep 13, 2026 08:13 PM IST
India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup final Live: Fast start by Shafali

Mithali continues and Mandhana with a single to start this one off. Shafali on strike and she steers the next delivery for a four!! Nice wrist work to get the placement. AAND ANOTHER!! Beats the fielder at short midwicket and that has also raced to the boundary!! Great start by India. They are not hanging about. A single next and Mandhana is back on strike. And 11 from this over.

INDW 29/0 after 3 overs

Sep 13, 2026 08:08 PM IST
IND vs SL Asia Cup final Live: Boundaries coming thick and fast

Offspinner introduced in the form of Kaveesha. Mandhana on strike and with a glorious backfoot punch, Mandhana welcomes her with a boundary!! Takes a single and Shafali is on strike. can she get off the mark in this final? And she does so in style and clobbers one to deep midwicket for a four!! Full toss next and Shafali mishits but the ball lands safely for 2 runs. Again the same shot and again 2 runs as Shafali produces almost a carbon copy of the last shot.

INDW 18/0 after 2 overs

Sep 13, 2026 08:04 PM IST
India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup final Live: Eventful over to start

Out come the India openers. All eyes will be on Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma as they look to get India off to a good start. AAND THE FIRST BALL IS DRIVEN TO THE BOPUNDARY BY MANDHANA TO START THIS ONE AWAY. Mithali Ayodhya will now bowl to Shafali and she almost chops one on!! Everything happening in this over. And Verma can't get off the mark in this over.

INDW 5/0 after 1 over

Sep 13, 2026 07:57 PM IST
IND vs SL Asia Cup final Live: National anthems underway

Here come the two teams now in the middle. Time for the national anthems, Sri Lanka's first, followed by India's.

Sep 13, 2026 07:50 PM IST
India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup final Live: Team news

Both teams made one change each with India bringing in Gunalan Kamalini in place of Pratika Rawal while Vishmi Gunaratne replaces Sanjana Kavindi in the Sri Lanka team.

Sep 13, 2026 07:40 PM IST
IND vs SL Asia Cup final Live: Sri Lanka 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

Sep 13, 2026 07:38 PM IST
India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup final Live: IND Playing XI

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

Sep 13, 2026 07:37 PM IST
IND vs SL Asia Cup final Live: Captains' corner

Chamari Athapaththu: We wanted to bowl first. As a country, we need to keep improving and play positive cricket. We have one change as well. We wanted some experience. They have got good batters, first six overs are crucial.

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.

Sep 13, 2026 07:37 PM IST
India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup final Live: Interesting call by India

Very interesting call to include Kamalini. Sri Lanka have two left-arm spinners in their ranks, but Chamari Athapaththu is the tournament’s joint leading wicket-taker with 11 wickets. Remains to be seen where she bats in the order.

-Shankar Narayan

Sep 13, 2026 07:32 PM IST
IND vs SL Asia Cup final Live: Toss time

Here come the two captains for the toss and the coin goes up and India win the toss and opt to bat first vs Sri Lanka.

Sep 13, 2026 07:26 PM IST
India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup final Live: Mandhana's transformation

For more than a decade into her career, hundreds didn’t arrive as frequently to Smriti Mandhana as the quality of her batting suggested they should. There were plenty of starts and fifties across countries and formats, enough to establish her among the best batters of her generation. But converting those innings into hundreds remained an area for improvement.

The last two years have changed that. Mandhana’s 124 from 64 balls against Hong Kong in the Women’s Asia Cup in Dubai on Thursday was her 18th international century, taking her past Meg Lanning for the most hundreds in women’s international cricket. During the same innings, she also went past Mithali Raj’s 10868 runs to become the highest run-scorer in women’s international cricket. Mandhana now has 10880. (READ MORE)

Sep 13, 2026 07:23 PM IST
IND vs SL Asia Cup final Live: Check out the two squads

India: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Deepti Sharma, Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh(w), Prema Rawat, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Nandani Sharma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Gunalan Kamalini

Sri Lanka: Chamari Athapaththu(c), Imesha Dulani, Sanjana Kavindi, Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Kaushani Nuthyangana(w), Sugandika Kumari, Chamudi Praboda, Mithali Ayodhya, Vishmi Gunaratne, Dewmi Vihanga, Kawya Kavindi, Chethana Vimukthi

Sep 13, 2026 07:19 PM IST
India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup final Live: Check out our preview

Over the years, the Women’s Asia Cup has changed formats, expanded its field and travelled across the continent. Yet, one fixture has been a recurring feature when the title has been on the line.

India and Sri Lanka contested the title in each of the first four editions before going 14 years without meeting in a summit clash. Since 2022, however, they have once again become familiar opponents in the title clash. Sunday in Dubai will mark their third successive final at the continental event.

India swept aside Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the 2022 final in Sylhet, but Sri Lanka stunned India in Dambulla two years later, winning by the same margin to claim their maiden title. (READ MORE)

Sep 13, 2026 07:16 PM IST
IND vs SL Asia Cup final Live: Road to the final

India

Defeated Thailand by 94 runs

Defeated Hong Kong, China by 137 runs

Defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets

Defeated Bangladesh by 40 runs

Sri Lanka

Defeated UAE by 9 wickets

Defeated Indonesia by 75 runs

Defeated Bangladesh by 4 wickets

Defeated Pakistan by 4 wickets

Sep 13, 2026 07:11 PM IST
India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup final Live: Head to head

Matches: 31

India won: 25

Sri Lanka won: 5

No Result: 1

Sep 13, 2026 07:05 PM IST
IND vs SL Asia Cup final Live: Predicted Xis

India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Prema Rawat, Kranti Gaud, N Shree Charani, Nandani Sharma

Sri Lanka: Chamari Athapaththu (c), Imesha Dulani, Sanjana Kavindi, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Kaushini Nuthyangana (wk), Sugandika Kumari, Chamudi Praboda, Mithali Ayodhya

Sep 13, 2026 07:01 PM IST
India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup final Live: Hello and Welcome

India and Sri Lanka will lock horns in the 3rd straight Women's Asia Cup final on Sunday. They had earlier met in the 2022 as well as the 2024 final with India coming out on top in the 2022 edition while Sri Lanka won in the 2024 edition. Who comes out on top tonight? We'll find out soon enough.

Women’s Asia Cup: India face familiar foes Sri Lanka, their left-arm gauntlet

Over the years, the Women’s Asia Cup has changed formats, expanded its field and travelled across the continent. Yet, one fixture has been a recurring feature when the title has been on the line. India and Sri Lanka contested the title in each of the first four editions before going 14 years without meeting in a summit clash. Since 2022, however, they have once again become familiar opponents in the title clash. Sunday in Dubai will mark their third successive final at the continental event. India swept aside Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the 2022 final in Sylhet, but Sri Lanka stunned India in Dambulla two years later, winning by the same margin to claim their maiden title.

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