Archive · 5 Oct 2026
India Returns Home With Asian Games Cricket Gold
India’s men’s cricket team won the Asian Games gold medal after playing Pakistan in the final.
India batted first and scored 211 runs, losing six wickets.
Pakistan needed 212 runs to win.
It scored 192 runs and lost six wickets, so India won by 19 runs.
Abhishek Sharma scored 61 runs for India, and Tilak Varma scored 51 without getting out.
Hasan Nawaz made 96 runs for Pakistan.
After the match, Indian players celebrated with their flag and walked around the field.
The team later returned to India, where some players were seen at the airport in New Delhi.
India’s men’s cricket team returned home after beating Pakistan by 19 runs in the Asian Games final.
India scored 211/6 in 20 overs after choosing to bat first.
Pakistan made 192/6 while chasing 212; Hasan Nawaz scored 96.
Abhishek Sharma scored 61 and Tilak Varma made an unbeaten 51 for India.
Players including Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson and Arshdeep Singh were seen at New Delhi’s IGI Airport; the team had celebrated its win by carrying the Tricolour around the ground.
- Who
- India and Pakistan’s men’s cricket teams; India’s team later returned home.
- What
- India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the Asian Games men’s cricket final and won gold.
- When
- At the Asian Games 2026; the articles do not give a specific match or return date.
- Where
- The final was in Japan; returning players were seen at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.
- Why
- India scored 211/6, and Pakistan finished on 192/6 while chasing 212.
- Competition
- Men’s cricket final at the Asian Games 2026
- Result
- India beat Pakistan by 19 runs
- India’s total
- 211/6 in 20 overs
- Pakistan’s total
- 192/6 in 20 overs
- Top India scores cited
- Abhishek Sharma: 61; Tilak Varma: 51 not out
- Top Pakistan score cited
- Hasan Nawaz: 96
- Return
- Players were seen at IGI Airport in New Delhi
