India Win Women’s Asia Cup For Record-Extending 8th Time

India wins Women's Asia Cup 2026 [Source: @BCCI/x]Team India walloped Sri Lanka Women in a one-sided final to lift the 2026 Women’s Asia Cup in Dubai. The outcome marked India’s eighth Asia Cup title after the first 10 editions of the premier continental event.Opening batters Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma came to the fore with the bat before spinners Shree Charani and Deepti Sharma decimated Sri Lanka’s batting line-up.Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma 50s take India to 183Winning the toss and opting to bat first, Indian openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma bludgeoned sparkling half-centuries during their record-shattering 129-run stand in just 12.5 overs.Both cricketers faced 39 deliveries each, with Shafali whacking 68 runs with nine boundaries and two huge sixes. Mandhana also made 59 runs with five fours and three sixes before both well-set batters fell in quick succession.Also Read- Teary-Eyed Smriti Mandhana Reveals Hardest Night Of Her Life As India CricketerCaptain Harmanpreet Kaur and wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh failed to make the most of their starts, while Gunalan Kamalini provided the finishing fury with her cracking cameo (15* off 5) to take India to 183-5 in 20 overs.For Sri Lanka Women, skipper Chamari Athapaththu, Mithali Ayodhya and Chamudi Praboda all chipped in with a wicket each.Shree Charani, Deepti Sharma decimate Sri Lanka WomenIndian fast bowler Kranti Gaud knocked over Sri Lanka opener Imesha Dulani in the first over of the run chase for a run-a-ball four. Captain Chamari Athapaththu and number three Vishmi Gunaratne counterattacked after Sri Lanka’s early setback with a blistering 58-run partnership for the second wicket. Athapaththu top-scored in the innings with her 36-run knock from 32 balls, while Gunaratne carved 20 runs off 22 balls with two timely boundaries.Unfortunately for Sri Lanka, both well-set batters were dismissed by India’s Deepti Sharma in the space of just three balls around the halfway stage of the innings.Shree Charani scythed through the rest of the Sri Lankan batting line-up as the defending champions folded up for just 111 in 20 overs. Charani herself claimed sensational bowling figures of 4-20, while Deepti delivered the knockout blow with the wicket of Kaushini Nuthyangana as India pulverized Sri Lanka by 72 runs to lift the 2026 Women’s Asia Cup.India extends Asia Cup dominance, win first title in four yearsTeam India has now won eight out of the 10 editions of the Women’s Asia Cup since its inception way back in 2004.While the ‘Women in Blue’ won each of the first six editions of the tournament up until 2016, they lost to Bangladesh in the final of the 2018 event in Malaysia.India won its seventh title in 2022 by extracting its revenge against Bangladesh, but suffered a demoralizing loss to tournament hosts Sri Lanka in 2024. With India Women lifting the 2026 title, the ‘Women in Blue’ ended their four-year Asia Cup drought to further extend their dominance in the continental arena. Also Read- Watch- Rashid Khan’s One-Handed Stunner Leaves Gautam Gambhir Speechless