Sri Lanka's big upset, defeated Team India and won the Asia Cup title for the first time

IND W vs SL W: The final match of Women's Asia Cup 2024 was played between India and Sri Lanka at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. In this match, a big competition was seen between the two teams. But in the end, the Sri Lankan team won. Let us tell you, Sri Lanka has won the Women's Asia Cup title for the first time in its cricket history. It has also become the third women's team to win the Asia Cup after India and Bangladesh.

Team India was stopped at 165 runs

Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss in this match and decided to bat first. But opener Shefali Verma could score only 16 runs. However, Smriti Mandhana batted well. She scored 60 runs in 47 balls. During this, 10 fours were seen from her bat. At the same time, a strong game was seen from Richa Ghosh. She scored 30 runs in just 14 balls, which included 4 fours and 1 six. Jemima Rodrigues also contributed 29 runs in 16 balls. Due to which Team India scored 165 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs.

Sri Lanka team showed strong game

Sri Lanka's batsmen showed amazing game in response to 166 runs. In response to this target, Sri Lanka lost its first wicket for 7 runs. But after this their second wicket fell for 94 runs. Chamari Atapattu once again played a strong innings for Sri Lanka. Chamari Atapattu scored 61 runs in 43 balls. Which included 9 fours and 2 sixes. Apart from her, Harshita Samarawickrama batted brilliantly. Harshita also hit a half-century, she scored 69 runs in 51 balls and led the team to victory.

Team India lost for the second time

Let us tell you, this was the 9th edition of the Women's Asia Cup. Team India has played the final of this tournament every time. Earlier, it had won the Asia Cup title 7 times out of 8. It had to face defeat only once. In 2018, Bangladesh defeated Team India in the final. After this, this is the second time that Team India has missed out on winning the Asia Cup title.