India vs Sri Lanka: Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2026 final – schedule, teams, form

India and Sri Lanka will contest the 15-match Women’s T20 Asia Cup final at Dubai International Stadium on Sunday evening. India enter the decider as seven-time winners and favourites to add an eighth trophy, while Sri Lanka arrive as the defending champions they beat India to lift in 2024.

Both sides reached the final unbeaten in the tournament. India booked their place by defeating Bangladesh by 40 runs in Thursday’s semifinal, and Sri Lanka advanced after a four-wicket victory over Pakistan in a low-scoring Friday clash. The teams last met in a T20 international on 30 December 2025, when India won by 15 runs in Thiruvananthapuram and completed a 5–0 series sweep.

Spin has been a decisive factor in this largely low-scoring competition. India’s all-rounder Deepti Sharma and Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu are joint-leading wicket-takers on 11 apiece; Deepti has been particularly economical. At the top of the order India’s Shafali Verma (168) and Smriti Mandhana (154) are the tournament’s leading run-scorers, with Mandhana’s 124 against Hong Kong standing out.

Both teams show similar recent form — four wins and a loss in their last five matches — and will field strong XIs as named in the probable line-ups. Broadcast coverage includes Sony Sports and SonyLIV for India, with a range of regional broadcasters for Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, the UK and the MENA region. Al Jazeera Sport will provide pre-match build-up and live text updates ahead of the final.