IND vs SL Live Score, Women's Asia Cup Final 2026: Kranti Gaud strikes early, gives India first breakthrough

Sri Lanka Women vs India Women Live Score : 6/1 (0.6 overs) 0.6: Kranti Gaud to Vishmi Gunaratne, Pitched up and on middle, Vishmi Gunaratne flicks it towards mid-wicket, where a fumble allows a couple of runs. A fine start for India Women!.Sri Lanka Women vs India Women Live Score : 4/1 (0.5 overs) 0.5: Kranti Gaud to Vishmi Gunaratne, Hard length and around off, Vishmi Gunaratne stabs it out to the off side.. Early blow for Sri Lanka Women. Vishmi Gunaratne walks out to bat at number 3..Sri Lanka Women vs India Women Live Score : 4/1 (0.4 overs) 0.4: Kranti Gaud to Imesha Dulani, OUT! TIMBER! Kranti Gaud has the last laugh here and gives a bit of a send-off to the batter as well. She bowls this a touch fuller, on middle, angling in a bit. Imesha Dulani once again tries to step across and play the scoop but this time moves a bit too much. She misses the ball completely as it crashes into the stumps. Sri Lanka Women are 4/1, chasing 184 runs..Sri Lanka Women vs India Women Live Score : 4/0 (0.3 overs) 0.3: Kranti Gaud to Imesha Dulani, On a length and on middle, Imesha Dulani knocks it towards mid on..Sri Lanka Women vs India Women Live Score : 4/0 (0.2 overs) 0.2: Kranti Gaud to Imesha Dulani, Good length and on off, nips back in, Imesha Dulani looks to push it away but gets an inside edge onto her pads. A slight appeal for LBW, but turned down..Sri Lanka Women vs India Women Live Score : 4/0 (0.1 overs) 0.1: Kranti Gaud to Imesha Dulani, FOUR! Sri Lanka Women are up and running in the chase! Kranti Gaud starts with a fuller delivery, on middle. Imesha Dulani moves across to get inside the line and scoops it from the stumps to the fine leg fence for a boundary.. We are back for the chase! The players are already out in the middle. Imesha Dulani and Chamari Athapaththu are the two openers for Sri Lanka Women. Kranti Gaud will start proceedings with the ball. Here we go.... ... THE RUN CHASE .... Sri Lanka's late fightback drags India back - It was a mixed bag on the bowling front for Sri Lanka Women, who found themselves thoroughly outclassed during the powerplay and middle overs as they failed to keep India's soaring run rate in check. However, Chamari Athapaththu’s side showed immense resilience to claw their way back into the contest when it mattered most. By choking the boundaries in the death overs and keeping the Indian middle-order quiet, the defending champions executed a disciplined damage-control routine. Restricting a rampaging Indian side to 183 gives the Sri Lankan batters a tough but manageable target to defend their continental crown.. A quick chat - Deepti Sharma says they were targeting a score in the range of 180-190 on a good batting surface, crediting Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana for their aggressive start. She adds that the openers played positively through the first six overs before accelerating further until the 10th over. Deepti says the bowling Powerplay would be equally important, with them looking to pick up a few wickets early and build on the momentum. She adds that although the surface was better for batting, they have a strong bowling attack and will look to hit the right areas. Deepti says it is always great to see the fans turn up and support the team, especially in a final. On a target for Sri Lanka, she feels restricting them to around 130-140 would be a good outcome for them. . Middle-order stutter curbs the momentum - Despite the launchpad provided by the openers, the Indian middle order failed to capitalize on the golden opportunity to post a mammoth total. Following the quick departures of the set openers, the incoming batters struggled to find their rhythm against a tightening field. The fluent strokeplay that defined the first half of the innings dried up as the middle order uncharacteristically stuttered, letting the initial momentum slip away. While a target near the 200-mark seemed a certainty at one stage, a cluster of quiet overs meant India had to settle for a total of 183.. Verma and Mandhana lay a blazing foundation - After winning the toss and electing to bat first, the Indian openers put on an absolute masterclass to hand their side a dream head start in the Grand Final. Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana took the Sri Lankan bowling attack to the cleaners, executing their strokes with supreme confidence on the Dubai surface. The lethal duo stitched together a phenomenal 129-run opening stand, completely shifting the momentum in India's favor before both batters departed in quick succession with the scoreboard reading 132. Verma led the charge with an explosive, top-scoring knock of 68, while vice-captain Mandhana anchored the other end brilliantly with a classy and solid 59..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 183/5 (19.6 overs) 19.6: Sugandika Kumari to G Kamalini, SIX! G Kamalini finishes in fine fashion! Sugandika Kumari gives this some more air, full and on middle. G Kamalini dances down the track and launches it cleanly over the wide long on fence for a biggie. India Women end up on 183/5 in the final!.India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 177/5 (19.5 overs) 19.5: Sugandika Kumari to G Kamalini, FOUR! Streaky but they all count! Floated, full and on middle, G Kamalini uses her feet to swipe it across the line but gets a thin inside edge as the ball races past the keeper to the fine leg fence for a boundary..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 173/5 (19.4 overs) 19.4: Sugandika Kumari to Bharti Fulmali, Slows it up, full and on middle, Bharti Fulmali mistimes her lofted shot down towards long on for one..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 172/5 (19.3 overs) 19.3: Sugandika Kumari to G Kamalini, Flighted, full and on leg, G Kamalini drags it towards deep mid-wicket for a single..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 171/5 (19.2 overs) 19.2: Sugandika Kumari to G Kamalini, Quicker and fuller and on middle and leg, G Kamalini backs away and lofts it towards long on and hurries back for the second run..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 169/5 (19.1 overs) 19.1: Sugandika Kumari to G Kamalini, Short and on middle, G Kamalini heaves it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.. Sugandika Kumari will bowl the final over..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 167/5 (18.6 overs) 18.6: Mithali Ayodhya to Bharti Fulmali, Good length and outside off, Bharti Fulmali throws her bat at it but misses..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 167/5 (18.5 overs) 18.5: Mithali Ayodhya to Bharti Fulmali, OUT! DEEPTI SHARMA IS RUN OUT! Sri Lanka Women have pulled things back slightly here. Mithali Ayodhya serves this full, on middle, Bharti Fulmali drills it wide of long on and Deepti Sharma turns around for the second run. Vishmi Gunaratne, who has somehow made it back on the field after her injury earlier, gets to the ball quickly and throws it at the bowler's end, where Ayodhya breaks the stumps. Deepti puts in a dive but that does not save her.. Bharti Fulmali walks out to bat..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 166/4 (18.4 overs) 18.4: Mithali Ayodhya to Harmanpreet Kaur, OUT! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! Mithali Ayodhya strikes big here. She goes fuller, on middle, takes pace off. Harmanpreet Kaur opens up her stance and goes for the slog across the line but gets it from the bottom half of the bat. It flies only as far as deep mid-wicket, where Kawya Kavindi (Sub) comes forward and pouches it safely. There is a check for a No Ball, but the front foot is fine. India Women are 166/4 now..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 166/3 (18.3 overs) 18.3: Mithali Ayodhya to Deepti Sharma, Pitched up, on middle, Deepti Sharma clips it towards deep mid-wicket for a single..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 165/3 (18.2 overs) 18.2: Mithali Ayodhya to Deepti Sharma, Full and outside off, angling away, Deepti Sharma lets it go but it is inside the tramline..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 165/3 (18.1 overs) 18.1: Mithali Ayodhya to Deepti Sharma, Fuller and around off, Deepti Sharma drives it wide of sweeper cover and hurries back for the second run.. Who bowls the 19th? It will be Mithali Ayodhya..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 163/3 (17.6 overs) 17.6: Chamari Athapaththu to Deepti Sharma, Flighted, full and on middle, Deepti Sharma goes for the lofted shot but loses her bottom hand. She mistimes the shot but it drops well in front of long on. Single taken..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 162/3 (17.5 overs) 17.5: Chamari Athapaththu to Deepti Sharma, A bit quicker, full and on off, Deepti Sharma stabs it out to cover..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 162/3 (17.4 overs) 17.4: Chamari Athapaththu to Deepti Sharma, Slows it up, full and on off, Deepti Sharma pushes it towards cover.India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 162/3 (17.3 overs) 17.3: Chamari Athapaththu to Harmanpreet Kaur, Flatter, full and on middle, Harmanpreet Kaur jams it out towards long on for a run..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 161/3 (17.2 overs) 17.2: Chamari Athapaththu to Deepti Sharma, Floated, full and on leg, Deepti Sharma clips it through square leg for a single.. The next batter in is Deepti Sharma.. Chamari Athapaththu will bowl out now..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 160/3 (17.1 overs) 17.1: Chamari Athapaththu to Richa Ghosh, OUT! IN THE AIR...GONE! Chamari Athapaththu gets rid of the dangerous Richa Ghosh. She floats it up, full and just around off. Ghosh goes down for the slog sweep but has to drag it a bit and loses her shape. She gets a top edge as the ball lobs up in the air towards cover, where Kavisha Dilhari settles under it and takes a fine catch. Chamari picks up her 12th wicket and is now the highest-wicket taker in the tournament, going past Deepti Sharma..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 160/2 (16.6 overs) 16.6: Mithali Ayodhya to Richa Ghosh, Pace off again, full and on off, Richa Ghosh goes through the slog across the line early. It goes of fthe top edge over the keeper's head, but short third cuts it out. They cross..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 159/2 (16.5 overs) 16.5: Mithali Ayodhya to Richa Ghosh, Pitched up, on middle and leg, Richa Ghosh swipes it towards square leg. She wnats the run but is sent back..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 159/2 (16.4 overs) 16.4: Mithali Ayodhya to Harmanpreet Kaur, Touch fuller, on off, Harmanpreet Kaur taps it towards cover for a run..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 158/2 (16.3 overs) 16.3: Mithali Ayodhya to Richa Ghosh, Slower one, back of a length and on middle, Richa Ghosh heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 157/2 (16.2 overs) 16.2: Mithali Ayodhya to Richa Ghosh, FOUR! A boundary now! Pitched up and just around off, Richa Ghosh extends her amrs to reach out and carves it past extra cover for four more runs.. Pace back on with Mithali Ayodhya..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 153/2 (16.1 overs) 16.1: Mithali Ayodhya to Richa Ghosh, SIX! Makes it look easy! Fuller delivery, on middle and leg. Richa Ghosh clears his front leg away and smokes it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 150 up for India Women!.India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 147/2 (15.6 overs) 15.6: Sugandika Kumari to Richa Ghosh, Slows it up, full and on off, Richa Ghosh goes for the heave across the line but gets a top edge. It goes in the air but lands safely in the vacant mid-wicket region. They cross..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 146/2 (15.5 overs) 15.5: Sugandika Kumari to Harmanpreet Kaur, Flighted, full and on off, Harmanpreet Kaur uses her feet and drags it to long on for a run..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 145/2 (15.4 overs) 15.4: Sugandika Kumari to Harmanpreet Kaur, Darts this one, full and down the leg side, Harmanpreet Kaur fails to glance it away. Not given as a wide..India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Live Score : 145/2 (15.3 overs) 15.3: Sugandika Kumari to Harmanpreet Kaur, FOUR! Lovely shot! Flatter, full and around off. Harmanpreet Kaur gets her hands through the shot, opens the bat face and crashes it through point for a boundary.