SportsWednesday, 23 September 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
India’s women’s cricket gold at the 20th Asian Games and Tamil Nadu’s Kamalini gets ₹75 lakh incentive
India won the women’s cricket gold at the 20th Asian Games in Japan, and Tamil Nadu announced ₹75 lakh for Kamalini.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In the 20th Asian Games held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on the third day at Korogi Sports Park, India’s women’s cricket team beat Sri Lanka by 147 runs to win gold, and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay announced ₹75 lakh for Kamalini from Madurai.
Key specifics
- India scored 216/3 in 20 overs, the highest team total in Asian Games women’s cricket.
- Smriti Mandhana made 79 runs off 45 balls, and Shafali Verma scored 48 off 29 balls.
- Sri Lanka were bowled out for 69 in 15.4 overs; Deepti Sharma took 3 wickets.
- India won by 147 runs and claimed its second Asian Games women’s cricket gold.
- Tamil Nadu announced ₹75 lakh as an incentive for Kamalini, who is from Madurai.
Exam lens
Sports MCQ angle: Asian Games 20th edition, Aichi-Nagoya, 216/3, 147-run win, ₹75 lakh incentive, and Kamalini’s Madurai link are the testable facts.