🏏Women's Asia Cup 2026: Final: Sri Lanka W vs India W on 13/09/26🏏- Page 2

Sri Lanka Women, meanwhile, head into the title decider brimming with belief under the leadership of Chamari Athapaththu. The island nation have displayed plenty of fight and tactical awareness on their journey to the final, with Harshitha Samarawickrama and Kavisha Dilhari emerging as key contributors. Their spin-oriented bowling attack could also play a crucial role in determining the outcome on a potentially challenging Dubai surface.

With both teams boasting match-winners across departments, the final is expected to feature fascinating battles from the very first over. The contest between the explosive opening batters, the contrasting bowling strategies and the ability to handle the pressure of a major final could ultimately decide who lifts the continental crown under the Dubai lights.

The Dubai International Cricket Stadium is likely to offer a fairly even contest between bat and ball in this crucial final, although the surface could be on the slower side and require batters to show patience. With the pitch having already been used throughout the tournament, spinners are expected to find more grip and turn as the innings progresses, making the middle overs particularly important for the likes of Deepti and Athapaththu.

Fast bowlers could also extract a hint of movement with the new ball under the lights, putting added importance on the powerplay for both teams. Later in the evening, dew may settle in and make stroke-making easier, potentially giving the team batting second an advantage. Nevertheless, a first-innings score around 130-140 could provide a strong platform and put significant pressure on the chasing team.

Today's Match Prediction

Case 1:

• IND-W wins the toss and bowls first
• IND-W's powerplay score: 40-50
• IND-W's total score: 160-170

Case 2:

• SL-W wins the toss and bowls first
• SL-W's powerplay score: 35-45
• SL-W's total score: 140-150

Match Result: Team batting first to win the match

Both India Women and Sri lanka women Remains un beaten through out in the on going tournaments which makes the Final very interesting.

In mens cricket everyone Guessing who will open with Abhi? Surya or Sanju? Now they should think who will win today? We can win or our Humble Neighbour surprise us

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2022, 2024, and now 2026 - for the third consecutive edition, India and Sri Lanka find themselves facing each other in the final of the Women's Asia Cup. These have been the two standout teams in Asian women's cricket over the last few years, so perhaps it is only fitting that they meet again with the title on the line.

India had the better of Sri Lanka in the 2022 final, but two years later, the island nation rose to the occasion to win their maiden Asia Cup title in 2024. And here we are again, with the two sides having once more been the best teams in the tournament, reaching the final unbeaten. But none of that counts for much tonight. What happened before matters little once the two sides step out into the middle. Sri Lanka have beaten India just once in their last 10 T20Is, and that solitary win came in the 2024 Asia Cup final. If nothing else, that should give them belief that they can do it again. So, buckle up for what promises to be an enthralling contest.

India Women have won the toss and have opted to bat

Harmanpreet Kaur: We are going to bat first. It's a very important game for us, put up a score on the board. Every final is important, there is pressure, but we need to play good cricket. We have one change, Pratika is resting and Kamalini is playing.

Chamari Athapaththu: We wanted to bowl first. As a country, we need to keep improving and play positive cricket. We have one change as well. We wanted some experience. They have got good batters, first six overs are crucial.

Alright, this is a bit of a surprise. After fielding an unchanged XI in their first four games, India have decided to make a change for the final. Pratika Rawal has been "rested" and not dropped, with Gunalan Kamalini, who has played only one T20I so far, coming into the side.