Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the Indian women's cricket team on winning the Women's Asia Cup, calling it a "proud moment" and lauding their confidence and consistency throughout the tournament.

Shafali Verma and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana struck forceful fifties, while the bowlers under Sree Charani produced an equally intense effort as India crushed Sri Lanka by 72 runs to clinch a record-extending eighth women's Asia Cup title on Sunday.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women, Women's Asia Cup Final: India have been crowned Women's Asia Cup champions with a 72-run win in the final over Sri Lanka.

India vs Sri Lanka, Women's Asia Cup 2026 final Live Streaming: India would be keen to avoid past mistakes in a bid to beat the defending champions Sri Lanka.

After an unbeaten run in the group stage, Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. will be aiming to clinch a record-extending eighth Women's Asia Cup title.

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Saturday urged her team to keep things simple and trust their strengths as they look to avenge their defeat to Sri Lanka in the previous edition and clinch the Women's Asia Cup title.

Seven-time champions India will look to Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma to deliver once again when they take on a resilient Sri Lanka in the Women's T20 Asia Cup final in Dubai on Sunday.

Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu believes the defending champions have the depth and composure to overcome any opponent in the Women's Asia Cup final after their four-wicket win over Pakistan.

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur praised her team's all-round effort after they secured a place in the final of the Women's T20 Asia Cup with a 40-run victory over Bangladesh in the first semi-final.

India Women vs Bangladesh Women Highlights, Women's Asia Cup 2026 Semi-Final: After posting 149/6 on a spin-friendly wicket at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. restricted Bangladesh to 109 for 7.