Women's Asia Cup 2026
Shafali Verma (IND-W)
3 awards
Shafali Verma was the tournament's Most Valuable Player — the leading run-scorer of the event with 236 runs at a strike rate above 171, and the only player to win three Player of the Match awards across the competition.
Ni Kadek Ariani (Indonesia) impressed as a genuine all-round talent in her side's debut Women's Asia Cup campaign, contributing with both bat and ball across the group stage.
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Tournament Recap
India Women capped off a perfect Women's Asia Cup 2026 campaign, winning all six of their matches to lift the trophy in Dubai without dropping a single game. They beat Sri Lanka Women by 72 runs in the final, backing up group-stage wins over Thailand, Hong Kong and Pakistan, and a semi-final victory over Bangladesh.
The tournament produced several standout individual performances. Shafali Verma was the standout batter of the event, finishing as the leading run-scorer with 236 runs at a strike rate of over 171, including three fifties. Smriti Mandhana produced the best individual innings of the tournament with a blistering 124 off 64 balls against Hong Kong, also becoming India's all-time leading run-scorer in women's international cricket along the way.
With the ball, Deepti Sharma led all bowlers with 14 wickets across the tournament, while Chamari Athapaththu produced the standout bowling performance of the event — a stunning 7 for 5 against Indonesia, including a hat-trick. Shree Charani was economical throughout and delivered when it mattered most, taking 4/20 in the final to seal the title for India.