W Cricket Scorecard, Final at Nisshin, September 22, 2026

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16.5 to S Mandhana , goes a mile up, and snaffled! Fired in on a length just outside leg. There to be hit and Mandhana thinks she can lift it over deep backward square leg. Gets under it way too much, though, with the ball lobbing off the toe-end. Simple chance for deep backward square leg, and Mandhana has to walk back for a 45-ball 79!. 163 / 3

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14.4 to H Kaur , sliced up, and the Indian skipper bites the dust! Superb planning by SL and superb execution too. Hangs it up full outside off, daring Harmanpreet to either go straight or over the off side. Harmanpreet looks to go downtown but the bottom hand takes over too much. A bit of a slice in the end and a simple catch for long off running in. A stop-start knock by the captain comes to an end!. 141 / 2

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9.6 to Shafali Verma , no escaping this time for Shafali, and she falls just short of a half-century! Back of a length, targeting the stumps. Shafali wants to try something funky and opts for the reverse. Does not have as much room to free the arms, though, and it is a cramped attempt, meaning she cannot muster the power she wants. Spoons off the lower half of the bat and short third does the rest. Huge wicket for SL, although the damage may have already been done!. 99 / 1

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2.5 to I Dulani , stumped by a mile, and Shafali is doing her thing in a final again! Given a bit of air on a length outside off. Dulani hares down and looks to smash it into next week. Misses the ball completely, and Ghosh does the rest behind the stumps. Dulani defeated in flight, and she paid the price!. 18 / 1

4.2 to GWHM Perera , beautiful bowling, and Shafali has two! Very similar to the Dulani wicket in that Shafali slows it up, and entices the batter into a big shot. Perera is nowhere to the pitch of the ball, though, as she looks to go inside-out. A feeble slice eventually and Fulmali gobbles up the chance at cover point. SL in trouble now!. 30 / 2

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6.5 to AMCJK Athapaththu , a bit of a miscue, and Deepti sends back the SL skipper again! Deepti holds her nerve and dangles the carrot wide outside off. Athapaththu bites and she immediately throws her head back. Cuts across it too much and long off does the rest. Athapaththu is livid with herself, and that might just be the decisive moment in this contest!. 43 / 3

9.1 to WK Dilhari , catching practice for Deepti! Fired in full on middle and off. Dilhari takes a step down and tries to drive. Cannot keep it down, though, and the ball pings off the inner half of the blade. Deepti snaps down low to her right and snares the chance to pile further misery on SL!. 49 / 6

13.1 to BMSM Kumari , Ghosh needs two attempts, but she holds on! Pushed across the batter outside off. Kumari shapes for the big slog sweep and gets a faint top edge. Ghosh reacts to her left but only manages a parry first time out. She then holds her nerve, keeps her eyes on the ball and completes the catch on the second go, helped by a lunge to her left!. 63 / 8

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7.3 to H Samarawickrama , simple pop back to Shreyanka, and SL are reeling now! Tossed up devilishly on a length on middle and off. Dips on the batter late and Samarawickrama is not to the pitch of the ball as she tries to work to leg. The ball stops and spins away a touch, meaning it then spoons off the leading edge. Easiest of return catches, and SL are now four down!. 44 / 4

15.4 to Kaushini Nuthyangana , there it is - Hangzhou was conquered in 2023 and now, Nagoya has been added to the list! India defend their gold medal, and this has, to put it mildly, been a demolition job! Zipped in very full on middle and leg. Nuthyangana has a slog at it and misses. She hears the rattling of her stumps soon after, and the Indian bench runs out proudly with the national flag wrapped over their shoulder. India's first gold medal at this edition of the Asian Games, and they have been full value for it today!. 69 / 10

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8.4 to H Karunaratne , miscued again, and SL in freefall! Floated up full on middle and leg. Karunaratne's eyes light up and she has an ungainly mow at it. Gets no distance at all and Fulmali, back-pedaling from mid on, does the rest. SL five down, and India charging towards a gold medal!. 49 / 5

10.2 to K Kavindi , nicked and gone! Superb bowling. Lots of revs and plenty of side-spin too. Drops on a length outside off and then spins away. Kavindi goes feeling for it and gets a nick that Ghosh snaps up without much fuss. SL seven down now, and on the brink!. 52 / 7

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