Asian Games Women’s Cricket Winners List From 2010 to 2026

India’s women’s cricket team completed back-to-back Asian Games gold medals on 22 September 2026, thrashing Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final at Kōrogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Japan.

Cricket has featured at the Asian Games four times since 2010, with Pakistan and India sharing all the women’s gold medals so far. Here’s a year-by-year breakdown of every Asian Games women’s cricket winner, plus the full 2026 story.

Asian Games Women’s Cricket Winners: Quick-Look Medal Table

India and Pakistan are the only two nations to have won Asian Games women’s cricket gold, with two titles each.

1. Asian Games Women’s Cricket Winners 2010: Pakistan’s Historic Maiden Gold

Cricket made its Asian Games debut at Guangzhou 2010, and Pakistan won the inaugural women’s title.

• Host: Guangzhou, China
• Gold: Pakistan | Silver: Bangladesh | Bronze: Japan
• Final result: Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 10 wickets
• This remains one of the most one-sided Asian Games women’s cricket finals on record, with Pakistan chasing down Bangladesh’s total without losing a wicket

2. Asian Games Women’s Cricket Winners 2014: Pakistan Defend Their Title in Incheon

Pakistan successfully defended their crown at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, beating the same opponent — Bangladesh — in the final for a second straight time.

• Host: Incheon, South Korea
• Gold: Pakistan | Silver: Bangladesh | Bronze: Sri Lanka
• Final result: Pakistan won by 4 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-affected final
• Teams: 10 nations competed, more than any other edition of the event
• This back-to-back triumph made Pakistan the dominant early force in Asian Games women’s cricket, a status they held until India’s breakthrough in 2023

3. Asian Games Women’s Cricket Winners 2023: India Break Pakistan’s Stranglehold in Hangzhou

Cricket returned to the Asian Games programme at Hangzhou in 2023 (officially the 2022 Asian Games, delayed to 2023), and India won their maiden women’s cricket gold medal.

• Host: Hangzhou, China
• Gold: India | Silver: Sri Lanka | Bronze: Bangladesh
• Final result: India beat Sri Lanka by 19 runs
• Bronze medal match: Bangladesh beat Pakistan by five wickets, meaning Pakistan — the two-time defending champions — left empty-handed for the first time
• This victory ended Pakistan’s run as the only women’s champions and established India as the new benchmark in the competition

4. Asian Games Women’s Cricket Winners 2026: India Retain Gold in Aichi-Nagoya

India made it back-to-back titles at Aichi-Nagoya 2026, delivering the most dominant final in the event’s history.

• Host: Aichi-Nagoya, Japan
• Venue: Kōrogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture
• Dates: 17–22 September 2026
• Gold: India | Silver: Sri Lanka | Bronze: Pakistan
• Final result: India beat Sri Lanka by 147 runs — the largest winning margin in Asian Games women’s cricket final history
• Bronze medal match: Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 31 runs

India also defended the men’s title this year. See the complete Asian Games cricket winners list for all champions.

Asian Games 2026 Women’s Cricket Format and Participating Teams

The women’s event was a straight knockout competition — four quarter-finals, two semi-finals, a gold medal match, and a bronze medal match for the losing semi-finalists. There was no league stage, unlike the men’s tournament.

Asian Games 2026 Women’s Cricket Quarter-Final Results

Asian Games 2026 Women’s Cricket Semi-Final Results

Asian Games 2026 Women’s Cricket Final: India vs Sri Lanka Match Report

All ten Sri Lankan wickets fell to spin as India’s attack ran through the chase. During her innings, Smriti Mandhana also became the first woman cricketer to score 11,000 runs in international cricket.

India Women’s Cricket Team: Asian Games 2026 Gold Medal Player Spotlight

Player Spotlight: Smriti Mandhana

• Top-scored in the final with 79 off a rapid innings
• Became the first woman cricketer to reach 11,000 runs in international cricket during the gold medal match
• Headlined India’s batting line-up throughout the knockout campaign

Player Spotlight: Shafali Verma

• Contributed 48 with the bat in the final and picked up 2 wickets in Sri Lanka’s collapse
• Also starred in the quarter-final chase against Japan with an unbeaten 40

Player Spotlight: Richa Ghosh

• Finished unbeaten on 49 in the final, anchoring India’s innings to a tournament-record total

Player Spotlight: Deepti Sharma

• Returned the best bowling figures in the final — 3 wickets for just 6 runs — as India bundled out Sri Lanka for 69

Player Spotlight: Shree Charani

• Took a four-wicket haul in the quarter-final win over Japan
• Added 2 more wickets in the gold medal match

Asian Games Women’s Cricket Winners: Key Trends Across Editions

• Pakistan’s early era (2010, 2014): Two straight golds, both finals won against Bangladesh
• India’s current era (2023, 2026): Two straight golds, both finals won against Sri Lanka
• Sri Lanka’s rise: From bronze in 2014 to back-to-back silver medals in 2023 and 2026
• Bangladesh’s consistency: Medalists in three of the four editions (silver twice, bronze once), but yet to win gold
• 2026 was the most lopsided final: India’s 147-run win eclipses every previous Asian Games women’s cricket final margin

Conclusion

Across four editions since 2010, Asian Games women’s cricket gold has belonged to just two nations — Pakistan in the early years and India in the current era, including a dominant 147-run final win over Sri Lanka in 2026.

With Bangladesh and Sri Lanka consistently on the podium and new nations like Thailand and China breaking through via qualifiers, the competition’s depth keeps growing even as India’s current dominance continues.

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