India Women vs Sri Lanka Women highlights, Asian Games 2023 Final: India beat Sri Lanka by 19 runs to win gold medal

Asian Games 2023: Indian women's cricket team clinched a gold medal at the Asian Games during their inaugural appearance, triumphing over Sri Lanka by a margin of 19 runs in a hard-fought, low-scoring final held on a challenging pitch this Monday.Facing a challenging pitch for batting, the Indian women's team managed to post a total of 116 for seven, which proved to be just enough. The star of the match Titas Sadhu, who is only four days away from her 19th birthday, delivered a remarkable performance. She bowled an explosive first spell, concluding with impressive figures of 4-1-6-3, playing a pivotal role in containing Sri Lanka to a total of 97 for eight in their allotted 20 overs.

11:31 (IST) Sep 25

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Oshadi Ranasinghe to Shafali Verma, Flat and on off, this is hit to long on for a single.

11:31 (IST) Sep 25

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Oshadi Ranasinghe to Smriti Mandhana, India Women are underway. This is full and outside off, Mandhana drives it to long off for a single.

11:30 (IST) Sep 25

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Oshadi Ranasinghe to Smriti Mandhana, This is full and outside off, Mandhana drives it to point.

11:26 (IST) Sep 25

We are all set. The players are out in the middle. It is time for the national anthems first. It is the Lankans followed by of Indians. All set. Time for action. Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana to open for India.

11:19 (IST) Sep 25

India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, Titas Sadhu, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

11:18 (IST) Sep 25

Sri Lanka Women (Playing XI): Chamari Athapaththu(c), Anushka Sanjeewani(w), Vishmi Gunaratne, Nilakshi de Silva, Hasini Perera, Oshadi Ranasinghe, Inoka Ranaweera, Kavisha Dilhari, Udeshika Prabodhani, Sugandika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadharshani

11:13 (IST) Sep 25

Sri Lanka Women (PLAYING XI) - Chamari Athapaththu (C), Sugandika Kumari, Vishmi Gunaratne, Udeshika Prabodhani, Anushka Sanjeewani (WK), Oshadi Ranasinghe, Inoka Ranaweera, Nilakshi de Silva, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Kavisha Dilhari, Hasini Perera.

11:12 (IST) Sep 25

India Women (PLAYING XI) - Amanjot Kaur, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Richa Ghosh (WK), Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Titas Sadhu, Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Pooja Vastrakar.

11:12 (IST) Sep 25

TOSS: India win toss, opt to bat vs Sri Lanka

11:09 (IST) Sep 25

TOSS - India Women have won the toss and will BAT first.

04:53 (IST) Sep 25

IND vs SL Asian Games Final: Sri Lanka sauntered to their target with 21 balls to spare to spark wild celebrations as their players ran on to the field to high-five and hug each other

04:53 (IST) Sep 25

India vs Sri Lanka: Left-arm medium pace bowler Udeshika Prabodhani led the Sri Lankan attack with three wickets and Kavisha Dilhari took two with her offspin

04:53 (IST) Sep 25

IND vs SL Women: Pakistan never got going on a difficult batting surface affected by days of rain and could only muster a below-par 75-9 in their 20 overs

04:53 (IST) Sep 25

India vs Sri Lanka Women: Rodrigues is yet to be dismissed in the Asian Games, scoring 47 not out in the quarter-final against Malaysia, which was later abandoned because of rain

04:52 (IST) Sep 25

India vs Sri Lanka Women: India wasted no time in racing to an eight-wicket victory with more than 11 overs remaining as Jemimah Rodrigues top-scored with an unbeaten 20

04:52 (IST) Sep 25

IND vs SL Live Score: India routed Bangladesh for 51 with all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar, only drafted into the squad as a last-minute replacement, taking four wickets

04:52 (IST) Sep 25

India vs Sri Lanka Women: Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by six wickets on Sunday to set up a clash with India

04:52 (IST) Sep 25

India face Sri Lanka in the women's cricket final at Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field, Hangzhou in the Asian Games