That's it from our coverage of the women's cricket competition in the Asian Games 2022. Team India finally win a multi-team event and take the gold medal. It is the Indian contingent's second gold after they secured a gold in shooting earlier in the day.
Ninaad Dixit here signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Arijit Kundu and scorer/analyst Dushyant Kumar. Stay tuned for more cricketing action from around the world.
The Indian squad members call upon the stage, the coaching staff and present them with the bouquets. The teams pose for the final official photographs. The Indian team then wraps the proceedings with a victory lap around the ground.
Time for the national anthem of India, the receiver of Gold.
3:13 PM IST, 5:43 PM Local Time: So, the Indian team is being asked to come in the middle of the field. It's time for the medal presentation ceremony. Firstly, it is the Bangladesh Cricket team that stands behind the bronze banner. India Women clinched gold and stand in the middle. To their right, it's the Sri Lankan Women's Cricket team with the silver.
And now the Nigar Sultana Joty-led unit receives bronze medals and a token of reward from the dignitaries. Over to the Lankan side now who settled for the silver medal. And finally, it is time for the Indian cricketers to receive the gold medals. Starting off with Pooja Vastrakar at the extreme end, shuffling sideways towards Harmanpreet Kaur at the other end who captained the Indian team for the 100th time in her T20I career today.
Sep 24, 2007 - Indian Men won their 1st ever T20 World Cup (2007 ICC World Twenty20) in their maiden participation.
Sep 25, 2023 - Indian Women won their 1st ever Asian Games Cricket tournament in their maiden participation.
Women's Cricket at the Asian Games 2022: GOLD MEDAL: INDIA SILVER MEDAL: SRI LANKA BRONZE MEDAL: BANGLADESH