India, Sept. 22 -- By Vipul Kashyap

Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 23 (ANI): Indian cricketer Shreyanka Patil said she was delighted to return to the Indian team after missing the Asia Cup due to injury and contribute to the Asian Games gold-medal triumph.

She praised the team's bowlers for their consistent performances and said posting a 200-plus total gave them confidence and a strong cushion while defending the target.

India defeated Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the women's T20 cricket final on Tuesday to claim their second successive Asian Games gold medal. The victory also gave India its first gold of the ongoing games.

"The girls did really well in the Asia Cup. Unfortunately, I missed that tournament, but I'm very happy to be back...