India Bat First Against Sri Lanka in Women's Asian Games Cricket Final

India have chosen to bat first against Sri Lanka in the Women's Cricket final at the 2026 Asian Games. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to set a target in the gold medal match. Openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma started aggressively after national anthems concluded. Sugandika Kumari opened the bowling for Sri Lanka with spin. Mandhana struck back-to-back boundaries off Kumari with cuts through cover-point. Shafali Verma contributed 48 runs from 29 balls with three fours and three sixes before falling to Praboda, caught by Kavindi while attempting a reverse scoop. This ended a strong opening partnership. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur promoted herself to number three and scored 19 runs from 17 balls, hitting three fours before being caught by Athapaththu off Dilhari's bowling. Richa Ghosh then joined the crease at number four. Smriti Mandhana reached her 37th T20I fifty during the innings, crossing the 11,000 international runs milestone as the first woman to achieve the mark. During the match, India reached 123 for 1 after 13 overs.