Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Hyderabad Fans Celebrate India’s Asian Games Cricket Gold
India played Pakistan in the men’s T20 cricket final at the Asian Games.
India scored 211 runs and lost six wickets.
Pakistan tried to catch up but scored 192 runs and also lost six wickets.
India won the match and the gold medal.
Abhishek Sharma scored 61 runs, and Tilak Varma scored 51 without getting out.
Hasan Nawaz scored 96 for Pakistan.
People in Hyderabad said the match was exciting and praised India’s bowlers for holding on near the end.
It was India’s second Asian Games men’s cricket gold in a row.
India beat Pakistan in the men’s T20 final at the 2026 Asian Games on Saturday.
India scored 211 for six, then restricted Pakistan to 192 for six.
The win secured India’s second consecutive men’s cricket gold at the Asian Games.
Abhishek Sharma scored 61 and Tilak Varma finished unbeaten on 51 for India.
Fans in Hyderabad praised India’s batting and bowling, while noting Pakistan’s tense chase and Hasan Nawaz’s 96.
- Who
- India and Pakistan’s men’s cricket teams; fans in Hyderabad celebrated India’s win.
- What
- India defeated Pakistan in the men’s T20 final and won the gold medal.
- When
- Saturday, during the 2026 Asian Games.
- Where
- The match was at the Asian Games; celebrations were reported in Hyderabad.
- Why
- India won the final by scoring 211 for six and restricting Pakistan to 192 for six.
India’s performance
Pakistan’s challenge
How the match unfolded
India’s performance
Fans credited India’s batters with setting a strong target and its bowlers with holding their nerve in the closing overs.
Pakistan’s challenge
Pakistan mounted a tense chase, with Hasan Nawaz scoring 96, but finished on 192 for six.
- Match
- Men’s T20 final at the 2026 Asian Games
- Result
- India 211/6; Pakistan 192/6
- India innings
- Abhishek Sharma scored 61; Tilak Varma scored an unbeaten 51
- Pakistan innings
- Hasan Nawaz scored 96
- Achievement
- India retained the men’s cricket gold for a second consecutive Asian Games
- Previous title
- India won the previous men’s cricket title at Hangzhou in 2023
- Celebration locations
- Fans quoted from KPHB Colony, Khairatabad and Koti in Hyderabad