SL-W vs IND-W

Last but not least, its the Women in Blue, who are presented with their Gold medals for what has been an emphatic performance all throughout the tournament. The players are elated and rightly so with Harmanpreet Kaur leading the team to yet another iconic win as captain! A loud cheer accompanies the smiles among the players and staff. ICYMI - This is India’s first Gold Medal of the Asian Games 2026.

That brings our coverage of this final to a close. Thank you for joining us throughout the contest. This is Dwijesh, along with my colleague Pradeep signing off. Until next time, goodbye!

The players and the officials are making their way for the presentation ceremony! Representatives of the organising committee stand alongside Mohsin Naqvi with the players all lined up to be rewarded with a well-earned medal for their respective countries.

Pakistan receives the Bronze Medal courtesy of their win against Bangladesh earlier today. Sri Lanka follows as the players are presented with Silver medals.

Harmanpreet Kaur: “This is the kind of performance we were expecting, and it was good to see everyone come out with a really positive mindset. We’ve worked a lot on our bowling unit, especially Kranti and Nandani, who had a big responsibility. The way they responded and bowled in the Powerplay was something we had worked extensively on with the bowling coach. Our spin attack has always been our strength. Shree Charani and Deepti have consistently been among the leading wicket-takers. Overall, the combination worked really well and everyone performed.”

Richa Ghosh (Translated from Hindi): “It feels really good. Everyone is happy because winning gold was our goal from the beginning. We wanted to raise the Indian flag high and make the country proud, and we’ve achieved that. Winning a gold medal and lifting a trophy are different feelings. Standing on the podium and hearing the national anthem is very special, while lifting a trophy is equally enjoyable in its own way. I wouldn’t put one above the other. We don’t plan celebrations beforehand. We wait until the match is over because we’re completely focused on the game. But of course, we’ll celebrate now - we still have the Asia Cup and Asian Games celebrations left.”

The players are all in joy, doing a victory lap and flaying the national flag with pride. What a campaign this has been for Team India with the likes of Shafali Verma and Shree Charani stamping their mark with bat and ball respectively. The senior players also played their part to perfection with Harmanpreet Kaur adding another trophy as Indian captain to her ever-growing cabinet. The podium is being readied for the medal presentation with Team India clinching Gold and Sri Lanka and Pakistan rounding off the podium.

On the other hand, the Men in Blue, who are also in action, are looking to avoid a mammoth upset at the hands of Japan. Switch tabs to follow the action live, right here on Sportskeeda

India win by 147 runs and win the Gold Medal at the Asian Games!

Smriti Mandhana - 79(45) | Deepti Sharma - 3/6
Chamari Athapaththu - 29(21) | Chamudi Praboda - 1/34

A campaign of dominance ends in gold! India Women have completed a comprehensive victory over Sri Lanka in the final, bringing the curtain down on a superb tournament with the prize they came for.

Sri Lanka may have dreamt of another remarkable chase, and Chamari Athapaththu briefly kept that dream alive with a fluent 29 off 21. But India were out of the blocks quickly, with Shafali Verma striking twice in the Powerplay to leave the chase wobbling early. 

From there, the spinners tightened their grip. Deepti Sharma was simply outstanding, returning remarkable figures of 3/6 from four overs, including a maiden. Shafali finished with 2/3 from two, while Shree Charani chipped in with 2/13 as Sri Lanka struggled to find any momentum.

In the end, it was fittingly comprehensive. A win that was set up by the brilliance of the batters and backed all the way through by the bowlers! India have been the team to beat throughout this competition, and when gold was on the line, they produced a performance worthy of champions.The final belongs to India. The gold belongs to India. And a memorable campaign ends with the tricolour flying highest.

15.4 Shreyanka Patil to Kaushani Nuthyangana, OUT! CLEANED HER UP! FIRST GOLD FOR INDIA IN THE ASIAN GAMES 2026! SRI LANKA ARE BOWLED OUT! India have utterly dominated the Gold Medal clash! Fires it full on the stumps, Kaushani uses her feet to drive, and gets rushed, through to rattle the stumps.

15.3 Shreyanka Patil to Kaushani Nuthyangana, length delivery on the off-stump, Kaushani lunges to drive, but gets a thick inside edge back on to the pad.

15.2 Shreyanka Patil to Kaushani Nuthyangana, FOUR! Short outside the off-stump, Kaushani made room and cuts it past backward point and races away to the ropes.

15.1 Shreyanka Patil to Kaushani Nuthyangana, good length, turning down the leg-side. Mithali chases to sweep and mistimes it into the on-side for no run.

14.4 Shree Charani to Chamudi Praboda, drops it short outside the off-stump, Chamudi went back to cut, but that bounced and beats the outside edge to the keeper.

14.2 Shree Charani to Kaushani Nuthyangana, RUN-OUT! That just sums up the game for Sri Lanka. Absolute chaos in the middle. Was short, angled into the leg-stump. Kaushani backed away and swipes it to deep square-leg. Mithali took off, and Kaushani was late to take off, throw comes to the keeper. Ghosh had plenty of time to take the bails off.