Eight teams competed in the Women’s cricket event at the 2026 Asian Games, held at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan. India claimed gold by defeating Sri Lanka in the final by 147 runs on September 22, 2026, while Pakistan won bronze against Bangladesh by 31 runs on the same day.
Several batters stood out across the tournament with consistent and high-impact performances. Here is a look at the three leading run-scorers from the Women’s Asian Games 2026.
Top 3 run-getters in Women’s Asian Games 2026
3. Smriti Mandhana (India)
Smriti Mandhana was the third-highest run-scorer in the Women’s Asian Games 2026. She did not bat in the quarter-final against Japan, with her runs coming across the remaining matches of the tournament.
Mandhana’s contributions were vital in supporting India’s campaign alongside Shafali at the top of the order. Her performances helped India progress through the knockout stages and ultimately claim the gold medal at Korogi Sports Park. In two innings, she scored 116 runs at a strike rate of 181.25. Her knock of 79 off 45 balls in the final against Sri Lanka showcased her batting prowess when the stakes are at their highest.
2. Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka)
Chamari Athapaththu was the second-highest run-scorer of the tournament, accumulating 175 runs across three innings. She struck at 162.04, providing Sri Lanka with a reliable top-order presence throughout.
Athapaththu began with 63 off 37 balls against Malaysia in the group stage. She then scored 83 not out off 50 balls against Pakistan in the semi-final, which was the highest score by a woman in the competition’s history before Shafali’s century later that day. In the final against India, Athapaththu scored 29 off 21 balls, finishing as Sri Lanka’s top scorer in that match.
1. Shafali Verma (India)
Shafali Verma was the standout batter of the tournament, finishing with 188 runs across three innings. She struck at 202.15, underlining her aggressive approach throughout the competition.
Against Japan in the quarter-final, Shafali scored 40 not out off 15 balls. She then produced a historic knock in the semi-final against Bangladesh, scoring 100 not out off 49 balls, hitting three fours and nine sixes at a strike rate of 204.08. That century made her the first woman to score a hundred in the Asian Games and was also her maiden T20I century. Her nine sixes in that innings were the most by an India batter in a women’s T20I innings, surpassing Harmanpreet Kaur’s eight against New Zealand in the 2018 T20 World Cup. In the final against Sri Lanka, Shafali contributed 48 off 29 balls. She also became the woman with the most sixes in a calendar year in 2026, hitting 35 in total.