India Women and Sri Lanka Women meet in the final of the 2026 Women’s Asian Games Cricket at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin on Tuesday, 22nd September, with the match getting underway at 05:00 UTC.
These two sides know each other extremely well. In 32 T20I meetings, India have won 26 times to Sri Lanka’s five, with one match producing no result. Their most recent encounter came on 13th September 2026, in the Women’s Asia Cup final, where India came out on top. Sri Lanka will be desperate to reverse that result at the earliest opportunity, and a tournament final is the perfect stage to do it.
The surface at Korogi Sports Park has offered something for everyone across this tournament. Batters with good technique and the willingness to play through the line have found runs available, while the seamers have picked up lateral movement early on. As the innings progresses and the ball loses its hardness, the spinners and slower bowlers tend to come more into play. Neither side will feel disadvantaged by what the pitch offers.
India Women: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Gunalan Kamalini, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Shreyanka Patil, Shree Charani, Nandani Sharma, Kranti Gaud
Sri Lanka Women: Imesha Dulani, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Hansima Karunaratne, Kaushani Nuthyangana (wk), Mithali Ayodhya, Kawya Kavindi, Chamudi Praboda, Sugandika Kumari
Shafali Verma has been nothing short of extraordinary at this tournament. She has racked up 140 runs across two matches at a strike rate of 218.75, and has not been dismissed once. A 40 off just 15 balls against Japan was followed by a full century off 49 deliveries against Bangladesh. If Sri Lanka cannot find a way to shift her early, she will tear their attack apart.
With the ball, Shree Charani is the standout performer of the entire tournament. Six wickets in two matches, starting with four against Japan and two more against Bangladesh, makes her the leading wicket taker in the competition. She has been relentlessly accurate and threatening, and Sri Lanka’s batters will need a clear plan to deal with her if they are to post or chase a competitive total.
India have been ruthless throughout this tournament and arrive in the final off the back of beating Sri Lanka in the Women’s Asia Cup final just days ago. Their batting has been led by an in form Shafali Verma who looks virtually unstoppable right now, and their bowling attack, spearheaded by Shree Charani, has been too good for every side they have faced. Sri Lanka have quality in Chamari Athapaththu and can never be written off entirely, but the weight of recent history and India’s form through this competition makes them clear favourites. Backing anything other than an India win here would require some serious justification.
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