Captain Harmanpreet Kaur praised India's clinical run in winning the gold medal in Asian Games for the second successive time, while vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, opener Shafali Verma and all-rounder Deepti Sharma spoke of immense pride in watching the national anthem play on foreign soil once more.

Swashbuckling Indian opener Shafali Verma has climbed two places to fourth in the ICC Women's T20I Batting Rankings after her maiden century in the shortest format at the women's cricket competition at the ongoing Asian Games.

Star India batter Smriti Mandhana on Tuesday said that the team will need to continue doing well in the next two years to win a gold in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics as the tournament there will be much tougher than the Asian Games.

Smriti Mandhana recently became the highest run-scorer across the three formats in women's cricket when she surpassed legend and former India captain Mithali Raj's record of 10,868 runs during the recently concluded Asia Cup.

India vs Sri Lanka Asian Games Women's Cricket Final, Free Live Streaming: India are ready to defend their gold medal when they face Sri Lanka in the Asian Games 2026, women's cricket final on Tuesday at the Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin.

India vs Sri Lanka Final Highlights, Asian Games Women's Cricket: Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. outplayed Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final to clinch India's first gold medal of the Asian Games 2026.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah on Sunday heaped praise on India women's cricket team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana for becoming the leading run-scorer in T20I cricket.

Smriti Mandhana became the top run-scorer in Women's T20 Internationals with 4765 runs, surpassing New Zealand's Suzie Bates during the Asian Games semifinal against Bangladesh.

India women's cricket team is all set to face Bangladesh in the semi-final match of Asian Games 2026 on Sunday at the Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin.

India vs Bangladesh Highlights, Asian Games 2026 Women's Cricket Semi-Final Scorecard: Shafali Verma slammed her maiden T20I century to power India into the final of women's cricket event at the Asian Games with a 114-run win over Bangladesh