Mandhana, spinners shine as India defend Asian Games cricket gold; Pak bag bronze

Tridib Baparnash New Delhi, Sep 22 (UNI) India produced a clinical all-round performance to retain their Asian Games women's cricket title, beating Sri Lanka by 147 runs and giving the country its first gold medal of the Aichi-Nagoya Games. Ten days after facing Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final, the two teams met again, this time with the Asian Games gold at stake at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin. The contest, however, turned into a one-sided affair as India dominated from the moment Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and elected to bat. India posted a mammoth 216/3, the highest-ever total…