Team India’s Asian dominance shows no signs of slowing down. After winning the ODI World Cup in 2025 and the Asia Cup earlier this month, Harmanpreet Kaur’s side added another trophy to the cabinet on Tuesday, beating Sri Lanka to win the women’s cricket gold medal at the Asian Games in Japan.

And, truth be told, the result wasn’t much of a surprise.

India have bossed their Asian opponents over the last couple of years, and under coach Amol Muzumdar, they continue to tick most of the boxes. The batting once again provided the foundation for a comfortable victory.

Smriti Mandhana continued her superb run of form with a brilliant 79 off just 45 balls, including seven sixes. Shafali Verma contributed 48 from 29 deliveries, while Richa Ghosh provided the late fireworks, smashing an unbeaten 49 off only 22 balls.

The bowling attack then did what it has done for much of the year — squeeze the life out of the opposition. Harmanpreet’s decision to throw the ball to Shafali during the Powerplay proved inspired, with the part-time spinner picking up two wickets. From there, Deepti Sharma and the rest of India’s spin attack effectively spun a web around Sri Lanka.

But amid all the positives, there remains one concern: Harmanpreet’s batting.

The India captain made only 19 off 19 balls, while Shafali, Mandhana and Richa scored at strike rates of 165, 175 and 222 respectively. That disparity is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. In 2026, Harmanpreet has crossed a strike rate of 140 only twice in T20Is.

India keep winning, but at 37, despite being supremely fit, her batting is an issue the team cannot sweep under the carpet indefinitely. For now, though, this is a moment to celebrate. 

Another trophy, another gold medal — and further proof that in Asia, Team India remain the boss.