The Indian women’s team today defeated Sri Lanka by 19 runs in the final of the cricket event to win the gold medal.
This is the first-ever gold for India in cricket at the Asian Games.
After winning the toss, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur opted to bat first and the team scored 116-7 in 20 overs.
Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues scored 46 off 45 balls and 42 off 40 balls on a turning track to help the team post a decent total.
Chasing 117, the Sri Lankan team was restricted to 97-8 with youngster Titas Sadhu picking up 3 wickets in her 4 overs. She bowled a maiden over and gave away just 6 runs.