--- title: "India Win Asia Cup, But Refuse Naqvi’s Trophy Presentation" url: https://whatsthescore.in/blog/india-win-asia-cup-but-refuse-naqvi-s-trophy-presentation author: "Sandeep Tewary" author_url: https://whatsthescore.in/author/sandeep-tewary author_title: "Global Sports Enthusiast, Ex-Cricketer & Writer" publisher: "What's The Score" category: "Cricket" type: report published: 2026-09-14T07:52:00+05:30 updated: 2026-09-30T07:43:20+05:30 reading_time_minutes: 2 tags: ["ACC", "Asia Cup 2026", "BCCI", "Harmanpreet Kaur", "India vs Sri Lanka", "India Women", "Indian cricket", "Mohsin Naqvi", "Shafali Verma", "Smriti Mandhana", "Sri Lanka Women", "Women’s Asia Cup", "Women’s Cricket"] license: "Quotation with attribution and a link is permitted. Full reproduction is not." canonical: https://whatsthescore.in/blog/india-win-asia-cup-but-refuse-naqvi-s-trophy-presentation --- # India Win Asia Cup, But Refuse Naqvi’s Trophy Presentation *India won a record eighth Women’s Asia Cup title after beating Sri Lanka by 72 runs, but the trophy presentation became the biggest talking point of the night.* By Sandeep Tewary · 14 September 2026 · 2 min read ## Key takeaways - India defeated Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 final. - India won the Women’s Asia Cup for a record eighth time. - Shafali Verma scored 68 and Smriti Mandhana made 59. - India did not accept the trophy from ACC chief Mohsin Naqvi during the presentation. - The incident echoed the trophy controversy from the 2025 Men’s Asia Cup. India are champions of Asia again. But the biggest talking point after the Women’s Asia Cup final was not just the cricket — it was what happened after it. Harmanpreet Kaur’s India produced a dominant performance in Dubai, beating Sri Lanka by **72 runs** to lift the Women’s Asia Cup for a record **eighth time**. India posted 183/5, powered by half-centuries from **Shafali Verma (68) and Smriti Mandhana (59)**, before bowling Sri Lanka out for 111. But then came the awkward part. ### No trophy from Mohsin Naqvi When the presentation ceremony arrived, the Indian team did not come forward to accept the championship trophy from **Mohsin Naqvi**, the Asian Cricket Council president and Pakistan Cricket Board chairman. Reports say the Indian side had already made its position known to the ACC before the ceremony. The presentation was subsequently held without the Indian players receiving the trophy from Naqvi. This was not completely unexpected. Almost exactly a year earlier, the Indian men's team had found itself in a similar situation after winning the 2025 Men's Asia Cup. The trophy presentation involving Naqvi became a major controversy then too. The difference this time? **It was India's women's team making the statement.** And that makes the moment even more significant. ### Cricket won. Politics entered the podium. There is no question about who won the cricket match. India were simply too good for Sri Lanka. Shafali and Smriti gave India the perfect platform with the bat, while **Sree Charani and Deepti Sharma** finished the job with the ball. Sri Lanka never really got close to India's total. But the trophy ceremony once again showed how difficult it has become to separate India-Pakistan cricket from the wider political relationship between the two countries. Importantly, there has been no detailed public explanation from the Indian players themselves about the decision. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has since backed the position, while head coach Amol Muzumdar also expressed support for the team's stance. For the Indian team, however, the message on the field was crystal clear: **Champions of Asia. Eight-time winners.** The trophy may not have been lifted on the presentation stage, but nobody can take away the title India earned on the field. And that is perhaps the strangest ending to an otherwise brilliant night for Indian women's cricket. ## Frequently asked questions ### Did India win the Women’s Asia Cup 2026? Yes. India defeated Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the final and won the title for a record eighth time. ### Why did India refuse the Asia Cup trophy from Mohsin Naqvi? The Indian team declined to receive the trophy from ACC president Mohsin Naqvi. BCCI officials have described it as a deliberate position amid the strained India-Pakistan relationship. ### Who scored for India in the final? Shafali Verma scored 68 while Smriti Mandhana made 59 as India reached 183/5. ### Who took the most wickets for India? Sree Charani took four wickets and Deepti Sharma claimed three as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 111. ### Is this the first time India refused an Asia Cup trophy from Naqvi? No. A similar trophy-presentation dispute occurred after India's men's Asia Cup victory in 2025 ## Sources - Cricbuzz match page - Al Jazeera report - Indian Express report - Times of India report --- Originally published by What's The Score at https://whatsthescore.in/blog/india-win-asia-cup-but-refuse-naqvi-s-trophy-presentation