Women's Asia Cup 2026 Final: India Beat Sri Lanka By 72 Runs For Eighth Title

India beat Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the Women's Asia Cup 2026 final at Dubai International Stadium. India made 183 for 5. Sri Lanka were bowled out for 111. It is India's eighth title in the competition, and it reverses the 2024 final, which Sri Lanka won. Shafali Verma made 68 from 39 balls. Shree Charani took 4 for 20.

Harmanpreet Kaur's side finished the tournament unbeaten, according to the ICC. Sri Lanka had come through the semi-finals against Pakistan. Chamari Athapaththu top-scored for them with 36 from 32 balls. No other Sri Lankan batter passed 22.

A 129-run opening stand

Verma and Smriti Mandhana put on 129 for the first wicket. Yardbarker timed the stand at 12.5 overs and had Mandhana run out to end it. Verma reached fifty from 24 balls, the fastest in Women's Asia Cup history. She finished with nine fours and two sixes. Mandhana made 59 from 39, with five fours and three sixes.

India scored more slowly once the openers were separated. Harmanpreet made 14. Richa Ghosh added 17. Gunalan Kamalini finished 15 not out from five balls. The last 54 runs came in the closing seven overs.

Charani and Deepti take seven

Charani finished with 4 for 20 and the ICC's report credits her with a maiden inside those four overs. Deepti Sharma took 3 for 19. Between them they accounted for seven of the ten wickets. Kranti Gaud, Prema Rawat and Verma shared the rest. NewsX reported Sri Lanka reaching 86 for 3 before the innings fell away.

Athapaththu was the wicket India wanted. The ICC's report has her stumped. Nilakshika Silva made 22 and Vishmi Gunaratne 20. Sri Lanka used all 20 overs and still finished 72 short.

ThePapare's report credits Athapaththu with four fours and two sixes. It lists Mithali Ayodhya's 1 for 33 as Sri Lanka's leading return with the ball. India lost only five wickets in the innings. One of those was a run out.

The final in numbers

• India 183 for 5 in 20 overs
• Sri Lanka 111 all out
• Shafali Verma 68 from 39 balls, nine fours and two sixes
• Smriti Mandhana 59 from 39 balls
• Shree Charani 4 for 20, Deepti Sharma 3 for 19
• Chamari Athapaththu 36 from 32 balls

Eight titles, and a reversal of 2024

Sri Lanka came in as holders, having beaten India in the 2024 final. India had beaten Bangladesh in the semi-finals to get there. India have now won the tournament eight times. Spin did the damage in Dubai. Charani, Deepti and Rawat took eight of the ten wickets between them.

Sri Lanka will take something from the fortnight. They beat Pakistan to reach the final and Athapaththu again carried the batting. The gap in Dubai was in the middle order. One score above 22 is not enough against 183.

Two openers scored 127 of India's 183. Three spinners took eight of the ten Sri Lankan wickets. Charani's 4 for 20 was the best return of the match. No Sri Lankan partnership came close to matching the opening stand.