Archive · 4 Oct 2026
India Defends Asian Games Cricket Gold Against Pakistan
India and Pakistan played each other in the Asian Games cricket final.
India scored 211 runs while losing six wickets.
Abhishek Sharma hit 61 runs, and Tilak Varma added 51 without getting out.
Pakistan tried to catch up, with Hasan Nawaz scoring 96.
India’s bowlers stopped Pakistan at 192 runs.
That meant India won by 19 runs and kept the gold medal.
PT Usha, who leads the Indian Olympic Association, met the team after the match.
She said the final was tense and exciting.
India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the Asian Games men's cricket final in Nisshin on Saturday.
India scored 211 for six, led by Abhishek Sharma's 61 from 28 balls and Tilak Varma's unbeaten 51 from 22.
Pakistan made 192 for six; Hasan Nawaz scored 96 from 51 balls.
The result extended India's winning streak against Pakistan to six matches since the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Indian Olympic Association President PT Usha met the team and described the final as thrilling and nerve-wracking.
- Who
- India's men's cricket team and Pakistan's men's cricket team; PT Usha met the Indian team.
- What
- India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs to win and defend the Asian Games men's cricket gold medal.
- When
- Saturday; the article identifies the final as part of the 2026 Asian Games.
- Where
- Nisshin.
- Why
- India won the final by scoring 211 for six and restricting Pakistan to 192 for six.
- Final result
- India 211/6; Pakistan 192/6
- Winning margin
- 19 runs
- India's leading scorers
- Abhishek Sharma: 61 off 28 balls; Tilak Varma: 51 not out off 22 balls
- Pakistan's leading scorer
- Hasan Nawaz: 96 off 51 balls
- Winning streak
- India's sixth consecutive win over Pakistan since the 2024 T20 World Cup
- PT Usha's role
- Indian Olympic Association President; she met the team after the final