India, Sept. 22 -- The Indian women's cricket team reaffirmed its dominance in Asian cricket, defending its Asian Games title with a crushing 147-run win over Sri Lanka in the final here on Tuesday to give India its first gold medal of the 2026 edition.

Led by Harmanpreet Kaur, India posted a record 216 for three after being put in to bat, setting Sri Lanka a daunting target of 217.

Smriti Mandhana led the charge with a sparkling 79 off 45 balls before Richa Ghosh produced a late assault, scoring 48 off 22, to take India to the highest total in Asian Games history.

The target proved far beyond Sri Lanka, who were bowled out for 69 in 15.4 overs as India's spinners dismantled their batting line-up.

Shafali Verma contributed an all-roun...