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India Women beat Sri Lanka by 72 runs to win the 2026 Women’s Asia Cup

India Women defeated Sri Lanka Women by 72 runs in Dubai to win the 2026 Women’s Asia Cup, posting 183/5 before bowling Sri Lanka out for 111.

By Reddy News Desk

Published 14 September 2026, 5:22 AM IST · 5 min read

Original editorial illustration of women cricketers celebrating under stadium lights after a championship final. Illustration: Reddy News.

Key points

India Women won the DP World Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2026 final in Dubai by 72 runs, finishing on 183/5 before dismissing Sri Lanka Women for 111.
Shafali Verma made 68 from 39 balls and Smriti Mandhana scored 59 from 39 balls for India.
Sree Charani returned 4/20 and Deepti Sharma 3/19 in the defence of India’s total.
Verma was Player of the Match, according to the Asian Cricket Council and Cricbuzz records.
The official Asian Cricket Council record lists Charani’s 4/20; independent coverage confirms her four-wicket spell, and this report does not use a conflicting 4/22 figure in one Cricbuzz commentary passage.

India claim the final in Dubai

India Women have won the DP World Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2026, beating Sri Lanka Women by 72 runs in the final in Dubai. The Asian Cricket Council’s official competition record lists India at 183/5 and Sri Lanka all out for 111. Hindustan Times and Cricbuzz carry the same result, giving the championship outcome a record across the official competition page and two independent match sources.

The 72-run margin follows directly from the final totals: India set 183/5 and Sri Lanka finished on 111. India therefore completed the defence of their innings total and were recorded as the tournament winners. This is a result-led development after the final had been previewed before it was played; the completed match now supplies the score, margin, winning team and the performances that decided the reportable outcome.

Verma and Mandhana provide India’s scoring base

Shafali Verma made 68 from 39 balls and Smriti Mandhana made 59 from 39 balls in India’s innings. Their listed contributions account for 127 of the 183 runs India posted, underlining how much of the final total came from the two batters. Both Hindustan Times and Cricbuzz support the scores and balls faced, while the official competition page confirms the team total of 183/5.

The scorecard line also shows that India reached 183 while losing five wickets, a total that set the frame for the second innings. The figures are more useful than a broad label for the batting effort: Verma’s 68 and Mandhana’s 59 are the verified individual markers, and 183/5 is the final team position that Sri Lanka had to confront. No additional batting milestones or records are asserted here because they are not established by the selected source record.

A decisive defence ends Sri Lanka’s chase

Sri Lanka Women were dismissed for 111 as India defended 183/5. Sree Charani returned 4/20 and Deepti Sharma took 3/19, figures that identify the two principal wicket-taking contributions in the successful defence. Together, those returns account for seven of the dismissals in an innings that ended all out. The official Asian Cricket Council match page records the exact figures, while Hindustan Times and Cricbuzz independently report Charani’s four wickets and Deepti’s three.

Accuracy matters in recording Charani’s spell. A passage in the Cricbuzz commentary calls it 4/22, but the Asian Cricket Council’s official match record lists 4/20. Hindustan Times and Cricbuzz corroborate that she took four wickets without supplying a second authoritative basis for the conflicting runs figure. This report therefore uses the official 4/20 and does not treat 4/22 as an alternative final statistic. Sri Lanka’s verified innings total remains 111 all out.

Player of the Match recognition for Verma

Verma was named Player of the Match after her 68 from 39 balls. That recognition appears on the Asian Cricket Council match page and is also recorded by Cricbuzz, while Hindustan Times identifies her innings as central to the win. It ties the individual award to the innings that helped India reach 183/5 rather than separating it from the match’s central scorecard evidence.

Mandhana’s 59 from 39 balls remains an equally important part of the documented scoring picture, while Charani’s 4/20 and Deepti’s 3/19 define the bowling response. Taken together, the approved records set out a clear sequence without requiring speculation: India made 183/5, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 111, and Verma’s 68 was followed by Player of the Match recognition. The report does not attach an unsourced historical superlative to the title win.

Why the result matters after the final preview

The final was completed on 13 September, which made the outcome a new development rather than a repetition of the pre-match fixture. The Asian Cricket Council labels India as winners on its official final record, while the two independent score sources corroborate the totals, margin and leading individual figures. That combination permits a straightforward account of a championship decided on the field rather than a forecast of what might happen.

For the competition, the material change is precise: India Women are the winners of the 2026 Women’s Asia Cup after a 72-run final victory over Sri Lanka Women. The scorecard also preserves the pathway to that result, from the 183/5 total through the 111 all-out defence. It would be inaccurate to expand that conclusion into a claim about a historical ranking, a record title count or a wider legacy without separately sourced evidence, so this report stays with the verified championship outcome.

What to watch in the post-final record

The selected sources resolve the match result, the principal batting and bowling returns, and the Player of the Match award. They do not establish trophy-presentation details. Research for this article found an unclear broadcast and presentation situation but no authoritative clarification, so no presentation account is included. Readers should distinguish the confirmed scorecard evidence from post-match details that have not been independently verified in the approved material.

Any follow-up should rely on an authoritative competition or team update for confirmed next fixtures, closing information or further awards rather than infer them from the final alone. The immediate record is already clear: India Women won by 72 runs, with 183/5 against Sri Lanka’s 111 all out; Verma made 68, Mandhana 59, Charani took 4/20 and Deepti 3/19. Keeping those figures exact, especially Charani’s verified return, is the key test for accurate coverage of the final.

Reader guide

Article questions, answered

Short answers to common reader questions based on the reporting above.

Who won the 2026 Women’s Asia Cup final?

India Women won the DP World Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2026 final in Dubai. They beat Sri Lanka Women by 72 runs after making 183/5 and dismissing Sri Lanka for 111.

What were the key batting contributions for India?

Shafali Verma scored 68 from 39 balls and Smriti Mandhana made 59 from 39 balls in India’s 183/5. Verma was named Player of the Match.

What was Sree Charani’s verified bowling figure in the final?

Sree Charani’s verified figure was 4/20 on the Asian Cricket Council’s official match record. Hindustan Times and Cricbuzz independently reported her four-wicket spell; a Cricbuzz commentary passage that says 4/22 is not used for the exact figure.

Does this report establish any trophy-presentation details?

No. The verified material establishes the final result and individual performances, but the research found no authoritative clarification of the presentation situation. This report therefore makes no trophy-presentation claim.