Asian Games 2023: India women's cricket team wins Gold after beating Sri Lanka by 19 runs in the final

In the Asian Games 2023, the Indian women's cricket team defeated Sri Lanka by 19 runs in the final to claim the gold medal. This was the second gold medal that India won in the Asian Games in 2023.

In the end, India's Harmanpreet Kaur chose to bat first after winning the toss. maiden to go was opener Shafali Varma, who was replaced by Sugandika Kumari, who took her maiden wicket of the day. Subsequently, Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues forged an important 73-run partnership to bring India back into contention.

Despite hitting five boundaries and one six in her 46 runs off 45 balls, Mandhana was removed by Inoka Ranaweera, preventing her from reaching her 23rd T20I half-century.

Despite hitting 42 off 40 deliveries, Rodrigues was not helped by her teammates as wickets continued to fall around her. Without making much of an impact on the scoreboard, Richa Ghosh, Harmanpreet, Pooja Vastrakar, and Amanjot Kaur arrived and went.

India reached 116 for 7 on the scoreboard after 20 overs, having started at 102 for 3 after 16.4 overs. With two wickets apiece, Udeshika Prabodhani, Sugandika Kumari, and Ranaweera were the best bowlers from Sri Lanka.

India took three early wickets in the second innings to get off to a strong start. After Titas Sadhu hit with the new ball, Sri Lanka was reduced to 14 for 3 in 4.2 overs after he removed openers Chamari Athapaththu and Anushka Sanjeewani. He also removed Vishmi Gunaratne.

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But Hasini Perera and Nilakshi de Silva put up a crucial 36-run partnership to force Sri Lanka back into the contest. Perera scored 25 runs off 22 balls before being removed by Rajeshwari Gayakwad. After scoring 23 runs off 34 deliveries, Vastrakar castled De Silva, who was the next to fall.

As India increased the ante with some outstanding bowling from Deepti Sharma and Devika Vaidya, Oshadi Ranasinghe was the next to fall. In 20 overs, Sri Lanka finished their innings with 97 for 8, but they were still 19 runs short.

With three wickets in four overs and six runs conceded, Sadhu was the best bowler for India. In the ongoing Asian Games 2023, India achieved their second gold medal with this.