Archive · 1 Oct 2026
India Beat Sri Lanka by 124 Runs, Pakistan Final Awaits
India played Sri Lanka in a semifinal at the Asian Games.
India batted first and scored 169 runs.
Ishan Kishan made 80 runs without getting out.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi added 38 runs very quickly.
Sri Lanka then tried to chase the target.
India’s bowlers and fielders dismissed Sri Lanka for only 45 runs.
India won by 124 runs and reached the final.
India will now play Pakistan for the gold medal, while Sri Lanka will play Bangladesh for bronze.
India scored 169 for seven in 20 overs after Sri Lanka chose to bowl.
Ishan Kishan made an unbeaten 80 from 46 balls, while Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 38 from 21.
India dismissed Sri Lanka for 45 in 9.5 overs, winning the semifinal by 124 runs.
Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel and Abhishek Sharma took two wickets each for India.
India will face Pakistan in Saturday’s final, while Sri Lanka will play Bangladesh for bronze.
- Who
- India defeated Sri Lanka; Pakistan will meet India in the final.
- What
- India won the Asian Games men’s cricket semifinal by 124 runs.
- When
- Thursday; the final and bronze-medal match are scheduled for Saturday.
- Where
- Nisshin.
- Why
- India advanced to the final after dismissing Sri Lanka for 45 while defending 169.
- India score
- 169 for 7 in 20 overs
- Sri Lanka score
- 45 all out in 9.5 overs
- Result
- India won by 124 runs
- India’s top scorer
- Ishan Kishan: unbeaten 80 from 46 balls
- Sri Lanka’s top scorer
- Nuwanidu Fernando: 15 runs
- India’s leading bowlers
- Jasprit Bumrah 2/7, Axar Patel 2/8, Abhishek Sharma 2/2
- Next matches
- India face Pakistan in the final; Sri Lanka face Bangladesh in the bronze-medal playoff
