Questions about Mohisin Naqvi presenting medals after the Indian team's victory at the Asian Games

The victorious Indian women's team once again refused to accept the championship trophy from Mohammad Nasim of the Pakistan Cricket Board at the International Stadium in Dubai on Sunday, repeating the dispute over the trophy at the 2025 Asian Cup.

Nasim, who is also the president of the Asian Cricket Council, arrived at the final of the Women's Asia Cup T20 2026 between India and Sri Lanka. The Indian team achieved a convincing victory by a margin of 72 runs. However, the Indian squad did not attend the award ceremony to receive the trophy.

Last year, the Indian men's team also refused to accept the trophy from Nasim after defeating Pakistan in the final of the Men's Asia Cup T20 at the same International Stadium in Dubai.

Diplomatic relations between India and Pakistan reached an historic low after the two nuclear neighbors of South Asia nearly engaged in a full-scale war in May 2025. Nasim, who also holds the position of Pakistan's Minister of Interior, held a lengthy meeting with other officials after the match on Sunday.

He eventually headed to the awards area, clearly indicating that he would present the trophies to the winners and silver medalists. Nevertheless, the Indian team returned to the locker room while the Sri Lankans received their medals amidst a hail of disapproval from the Indian public at the stadium.

India won the Women's T20 Asia Cup title after defeating Sri Lanka in the final match held at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. The Indian team secured the victory by a margin of 72 runs.

During the game, India scored an impressive 183 runs for five wickets. The success was largely attributed to the brilliant half-century performances of two opening batsmen: Smriti Mandhana, who scored 59 runs, and Shafali Verma, who scored 68 runs.

In response, Sri Lanka was bowled out for 111 runs on the last ball of their innings. In this match, spinners Sri Charani, who recorded a stat line of 4-1-20-4, and Dipti Sharma, whose statistics were 4-0-19-3, played a decisive role.

In the thrilling final of the Women's Asian Cup 2026, the Indian squad achieved a convincing victory over Sri Lanka by a margin of 72 runs, thereby adding a brilliant trophy to its arsenal. Throughout the entire match, the dominance of the Indian athletes was evident.

The players who batted first on the field created a real storm, and subsequently, the bowlers forced the Sri Lankan batsmen to concede. Thus, India once again confirmed its status as a dominant force.

Choosing the toss, the Indian team started the game with batting. Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma provided an explosive start, setting a record partnership of 129 runs in the first innings. Shafali scored 68 runs, hitting 9 fours and 2 sixes off 39 balls. Smriti Mandhana also played a powerful innings, scoring 59 runs with 5 fours and 3 sixes off the same 39 balls.

However, after Shafali lost her wicket at a score of 129, the Indian momentum slightly faltered. The score, which could have exceeded 200 at that moment, stopped at 183 because the middle-order players could not handle the pressure. Ultimately, thanks to small contributions from Richa Ghosh (17 runs) and J. Kamalini (15* runs), India posted a substantial total of 183 runs in 20 overs, losing 5 batsmen.

The Sri Lankan team, which needed to chase a large target of 184 runs, faced a very poor start. Kranti Gaude put pressure on Sri Lanka, delivering early blows and forcing the team into a defensive posture. Nevertheless, captain Chamari Attapattu and Wismi Gunaratne tried to restore hope to the team by forming a partnership of over fifty runs, but Dipti Sharma ended these remaining hopes by dismissing both batsmen in one spell.

After this, Sri Charani broke the back of Sri Lanka by unleashing her spin magic, sending Harshita Samarwickrama and Kavisha Dilhari to the pavilion. The Sri Lankan team managed to score only 111 runs, and India won the Asian Cup final by 72 runs, hoisting the trophy high.