India Women to face Sri Lanka Women in Women's Asian Games 2026 final at Korogi Sports Park on September 22
India Women and Sri Lanka Women will meet in the final of the Women’s Asian Games 2026 at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin on September 22, 2026, with the match scheduled to start at 10:30 AM IST on Tuesday.
The two sides previously contested the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 final on September 13, and India won that meeting; after eight days they reconvene for the Asian Games title. Sri Lanka reached this final by chasing 178 against Pakistan Women in the semifinals inside 18 overs, a victory that the source says will give them confidence, while India’s recent form is described as the reason they will be favourites.
Across 32 women's T20Is between these teams, India Women have 26 wins, Sri Lanka Women have five victories and one match was called off. The article notes that Sri Lanka have historically found it difficult to beat India and will need strong contributions from their senior players to claim the championship.
Weather in Nisshin is forecast to be clear with a maximum temperature of 30°C and average humidity between 40 and 45 percent. The wicket at Korogi Sports Park is described as even, offering assistance for pace, bounce, early seam movement and help for spinners, and both teams have produced good batting performances on this surface.
India Women’s playing XI listed: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Gunalan Kamalini, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Bharti Fulmali, Deepti Sharma, Shreyanka Patil, Shree Charani, Nandani Sharma, Kranti Gaud. Sri Lanka Women’s playing XI listed: Imesha Dulani, Chamari Athapaththu (c), Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Hansima Karunaratne, Kaushani Nuthyangana (wk), Mithali Ayodhya, Kawya Kavindi, Chamudi Praboda, Sugandika Kumari.
Dream11 and fantasy picks provided include batters Smriti Mandhana, Imesha Dulani, Harshitha Samarawickrama and Shafali Verma; all-rounders Deepti Sharma, Kavisha Dilhari and Chamari Athapaththu; and bowlers Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud and Sugandika Kumari. The selections also offer Captain First-Choice: Smriti Mandhana || Captain Second-Choice: Shree Charani; Vice-Captain First-Choice: Deepti Sharma || Vice-captain Second Choice: Kavisha Dilhari, alongside an alternative set naming Captain First-Choice: Shafali Verma || Captain Second-Choice: Richa Ghosh; Vice-Captain First-Choice: Chamari Athapaththu || Vice-captain Second Choice: Kranti Gaud.
The piece concludes by backing India Women to win the final of the tournament. The IND-W vs SL-W final of the Women Asian Games 2026 will take place on September 22, 2026, at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, and readers are invited to follow Khel Now Cricket on social platforms and apps for further updates.