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Women’s Asia Cup final: India, Sri Lanka face off with title on the line

Two years after Sri Lanka chased down 165 for 6 to win their maiden Women's T20 Asia Cup championship by eight wickets in Dambulla, they meet an undefeated Indian squad again in Sunday's final in Dubai. 69 strike rate featuring two separate knocks of 64.

11 strike rate, mixing a century with two single-digit outings. With the ball, Indian spinner Deepti Sharma is tied with Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu at 11 tournament wickets each, and Sharma also added a pivotal 13 off six deliveries in the semifinal triumph over Bangladesh alongside fellow slow bowlers Shree Charani and Prema Rawat.

Sri Lanka enter the championship clash having rebounded from an early stumble against Pakistan in their semifinal, where they tumbled to 5 for 2 and 33 for 4 before Harshitha Samarawickrama made 36, Kavisha Dilhari hit 33, and Nilakshika Silva alongside Kaushini Nuthyangana completed the 131-run pursuit. 3 runs per over.

Nevertheless, Harmanpreet Kaur's Indian side hold recent momentum, having dominated their opponents in a five-match home bilateral T20I sweep following that prior continental final.