India Reclaim Women’s Asia Cup With Dominant Win Over Sri Lanka
What Happened
The Indian Women’s Cricket Team won the 2026 Women’s T20 Asia Cup, defeating Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the final in Dubai. Openers Shafali Verma (68) and Smriti Mandhana (59) powered India to 183/5, before bowlers Shree Charani (4/20) and Deepti Sharma (3/19) bowled Sri Lanka out for 111.
Key Takeaways
The victory gave India a record-extending eighth Women’s Asia Cup title, reclaiming the trophy after losing the 2024 final to Sri Lanka. India went through the tournament unbeaten, reaffirming its dominance in Asian women’s cricket.
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