It came after a campaign shaped by a demanding international schedule, unfamiliar playing conditions and a short turnaround between matches. India women’s cricket team head coach Amol Muzumdar said the team’s successful title defence at the 2026 Asian Games could trigger a run of gold medals for the country after India defeated Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final at Nagoya on Tuesday. India, which retained the women’s cricket title from the previous edition, posted 216/3 before dismissing Sri Lanka for 69. The victory gave the country its first gold medal of the 2026 edition.
India women’s cricket team head coach Amol Muzumdar said the team’s successful title defence at the 2026 Asian Games could trigger a run of gold medals for the country after India defeated Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final at Nagoya on Tuesday.
“It’s been fantastic. The result followed India’s recent Asia Cup triumph in Dubai, with Muzumdar underlining the physical and tactical adjustments players needed as they moved from one tournament to another. “Every tournament has got its own significance; every tournament has got its own pressures. The demands are different. So I guess it wasn’t easy going into Dubai and winning the Asia Cup. The humidity level over there was very high, and the conditions were tough, but you know, hats off to every player; they stuck at it, and they showed very good performance in the Asia Cup in Dubai. So we had a couple of days’ break, and we used it really well.
We played a game on 18th, and then we had a break on 19, and then we played the semifinals on the 20th.
I’m really happy that you know that finally that left-hand side column (Gold) has got one medal and I’m sure post this, there’ll be a streak of Gold medals for India at the Games hereon,” Muzumdar told IANS after India’s second successive Asiad gold. Muzumdar said the team’s preparation window between matches also helped the players settle into the conditions before the decisive stages of the competition, stating, “Yeah, we did. Away from the field, Muzumdar said the team had also enjoyed its time in Japan, particularly the hospitality and local cuisine.
