Shafali Varma & Smriti Mandhana in Dubai (Source: AFP Photos)
On Sunday, Shafali Verma showed no mercy to Sri Lanka during the Women’s T20 Asia Cup final at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai. Smriti Mandhana joined in as well, with India women stamping their authority all over the place.
While Shafali fell after scoring 68 off 39 balls, with nine fours and two sixes, Mandhana made 59 off 39 balls before returning to the pavilion, setting the tone for others.
Here, in this article, let’s take a look at all the records broken by Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana during the Women's Asia Cup 2026 final.
List Of Records Broken In Women's Asia Cup 2026 Final
Mandhana and Shafali’s breathtaking partnership ended after 129 runs when Chamudi Praboda got the wicket of Shafali during the 13th over of India’s innings. Mandhana, too, fell in the following over, courtesy of an unfortunate run-out.
However, by then, the damage was done, as no pair has had a better time in the middle in the history of the competition.
Highest Partnerships For Any Wicket In Women’s T20 Asia Cup
- 129 - Smriti Mandhana & Shafali Verma (India) vs Sri Lanka, Dubai, 2026 (1st wicket), Tonight*
- 128 - Jemimah Rodrigues & Deepti Sharma (India) vs United Arab Emirates, Sylhet, 2022 (4th wicket)
- 122 - Dayalan Hemalatha & Shafali Verma (India) vs Nepal, Dambulla, 2024 (1st wicket)
Shafali Verma took only 24 balls to get to a superb half-century in the Women's Asia Cup 2026 final. It was the fastest in the history of the competition.
Fastest 50s In Women’s T20 Asia Cup
- 24 - Shafali Verma (India) vs Sri Lanka, Dubai (DICS), 2026, Tonight*
- 25 - Smriti Mandhana (India) vs Sri Lanka, Sylhet, 2022
- 26 - Richa Ghosh (India) vs UAE, Dambulla, 2024
- 26 - Shafali Verma (India) vs Nepal, Dambulla, 2024
- 26 - Shafali Verma (India) vs Thailand, Dubai, 2026
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Shafali Verma finished the campaign with a staggering tally of 236 runs. Smriti Mandhana, on the other hand, had 213 runs in the ongoing edition.
Most Runs In A Single Women’s T20 Asia Cup Edition
- 304 - Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka Women), 2024
- 236 - Shafali Verma (India Women), 2026*
- 220 - Mithali Raj (India Women), 2016
- 217 - Jemimah Rodrigues (India Women), 2022
- 215 - Harmanpreet Kaur (India Women), 2018
- 213 - Smriti Mandhana (India Women), 2026*
Smriti Mandhana has now crossed the 50-run mark 94 times in international cricket across formats. No player in the history of women’s cricket has had more success than her.
She has gone past the tally of Mithali Raj, who did the same on 93 occasions.
Most 50+ Scores In Women’s International Cricket
- 94 - Smriti Mandhana (India)*
- 93 - Mithali Raj (India)
- 80 - Charlotte Edwards (England)
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