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India wins Asian Games women’s cricket gold, beats Sri Lanka

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC · How we work

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India Women Win

India’s women’s cricket team won the Asian Games gold, beating Sri Lanka by 147 runs in Nisshin, Japan.
The victory gave India its first gold medal of the 2026 Asian Games, raising the tally to seven.
Smriti Mandhana, the batter, scored 79 runs, becoming the first woman to reach 11,000 international runs.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay announced a Rs 75 lakh cash award for Kamalini of Madurai.

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Harmanpreet Praises Pitch

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur said the hybrid pitch in Nisshin poses no injury risk and suits batters and bowlers.
India’s women will play Zimbabwe in October and host South Africa in December before the 2027 Women’s Champions Trophy.
Cricket entered the Asian Games in 2010, but India first competed in 2023 and won back-to-back gold medals.

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India Women Win

India’s women’s cricket team won the Asian Games gold, beating Sri Lanka by 147 runs in Nisshin, Japan.
The victory gave India its first gold medal of the 2026 Asian Games, raising the tally to seven.
Smriti Mandhana, the batter, scored 79 runs, becoming the first woman to reach 11,000 international runs.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay announced a Rs 75 lakh cash award for Kamalini of Madurai.

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