Sri Lanka Women vs India Women Final Full Commentary

Live · Sep 13 2026, Sun - 08:00 PM (IST)

Final, - Dubai International Stadium

IND-W

76/0 (7.4)

SL-W

India Women elected to bat

CRR:9.91

7.4

Four! The short ball is dispatched. Square cut played and the ball races towards the boundaryline.
7.3

LEG BYE! Fuller on the pads, Smriti Mandhana gets it clipped off her pads to the short fine leg region for a leg bye. Had the throw at the striker's end hit the stumps, Shafali Verma would have been out by a fair margin.
7.2

Quicker one, on the pads, Smriti Mandhana tucks this to square leg for no run.
7.1

Tossed up, around off, Smriti Mandhana punches this past the fielder at covers for a brace. This should have been stopped inside the circle.
6.6

Darted onto the pads, Smriti Mandhana tucks this through the leg side for one more.
6.5

Quicker one, on the pads, Shafali Verma milks this through mid-wicket for a single.
6.4

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Shafali Verma. Flatter and fuller, on middle and off, Shafali Verma goes deep inside the crease and pulls this wide of the mid-wicket fielder to her right for four runs.
6.3

FOUR! Shafali Verma has raced to 43 with this boundary. Fuller around middle and off, Shafali Verma backs away and lofts this inside out over covers for four runs.
6.2

Fuller, on the pads, Smriti Mandhana sweeps this to the deep square leg region for a single.
6.1

Short of a length, around off, Shafali Verma punches this to long off for one run.
0.0

Chamudi Praboda comes into the attack.

5.6

Sugandika Kumari ends the Powerplay with another tight over. Under-cutter, around off, Smriti Mandhana punches this off her back foot but straight to extra cover. Just 2 runs off this over. India Women score 57 in the Powerplay.
5.5

Three dots on a trot. Short of a length, on middle and off, Smriti Mandhana cuts this to point for a dot.
5.4

Tossed up, around off, Smriti Mandhana drives this to the left of extra cover for another dot.
5.3

Quicker one, around off, Smriti Mandhana pushes this to extra cover for no run.
5.2

Fuller around off, Shafali Verma drives this to the right of mid off and takes a single.
5.1

Pushed through on middle and off, Smriti Mandhana gently punches this through mid off for one run.
4.6

SIX! An expensive start for the skipper of Sri Lanka Women. Tossed up, around middle and off, Shafali Verma gets right on top of the bounce and lofts this up and over the bowler. The ball lands flush on the boundary cushion in front of the sight screen for a six. Also, 50 up for India Women.
4.5

Fuller on the pads, Smriti Mandhana tucks this through mid-wicket for a single.
0.0

Vishmi Gunaratne is down in some pain as she rolled her ankle while throwing it back to the bowler. The team physio is out in the middle and is treating her. Vishmi Gunaratne has left the ground on a stretcher, which is not what you ever want to see. Judging by the visuals, it looks like her final is over, and she was the only change that Sri Lanka Women made for this game.
4.4

Darted onto the pads, Shafali Verma tucks this to the left of Vishmi Gunaratne at the deep mid-wicket region for a single. Vishmi Gunaratne is down in some pain after she throws it back to the bowler.

4.3

SIX! First biggie in the final comes off the bat of Verma. Tossed up, on middle and off, Shafali Verma strides close to the pitch of the ball and smashes this up and over the long on fence for a massive six.
4.2

Too full, around off, Verma drives this through the covers region for two runs. Harshitha Samarawickrama gives it a good chase and keeps it down to 2.
4.1

FOUR! Chamari Athapaththu is greeted into the attack with a boundary as well. Short and on the pads, Shafali Verma goes deep inside the crease and flicks this over square leg for a boundary.
0.0

Chamari Athapaththu brings herself on.
3.6

Quicker one, on middle and off, Smriti Mandhana punches this to covers.
3.5

FOUR! Delightful from Smriti. Short of a length, on middle and off, Smriti Mandhana rocks back, swivels and hits this over the mid-wicket region for a boundary.
3.4

Pushed through around off, Smriti Mandhana cuts this to point for a dot ball.
3.3

Quicker one, around middle and off, Shafali Verma hits this well as the ball kept low, through mid-wicket for a single.
3.2

Floated around off, Shafali Verma jumps down the track and punches this to mid off for a dot.

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