First Gold For India At Asian Games 2026: India's Women Cricket Team Crush Sri Lanka by 147 Runs

India have opened their gold account at Asian Games 2026 in Japan as Harmanpreet Kaur-led women's cricket team thrashed Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final.Batting first, India posted a record 216/3 - the highest total ever by a women's team in Asian Games history. Smriti Mandhana led the carnage with a blistering 79 off just 7 sixes, while Shafali Verma gave explosive support. The duo smashed 67 runs in the Powerplay and completed 4000 runs together as a pair in Women's T20Is.Mandhana's knock was historic - she became the first woman ever to complete 11,000 runs in international cricket, just two days after becoming the leading run-getter in Women's T20Is.In reply, Sri Lanka were bundled out for just 69 as Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma and Sree Charani ran through the batting. This is India's third straight win over Sri Lanka in major finals after 2023 Asian Games and Asia Cup 2025.The win takes India's medal tally to 7 at the Games.

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