Archive · 4 Oct 2026
India Defeat Pakistan to Retain Asian Games Men’s Cricket Gold
India and Pakistan played a close cricket final for the Asian Games gold medal.
India batted first and scored 211 runs.
Abhishek Sharma scored quickly, and Tilak Varma helped India add many runs near the end.
Pakistan needed 212 runs to win.
Hasan Nawaz scored 96 and kept Pakistan’s hopes alive.
India’s bowlers took wickets and stopped Pakistan at 192 runs.
India won by 19 runs and kept its men’s cricket gold medal.
India’s women’s team had also won gold earlier in the Games.
India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the men’s T20 final, defending their Asian Games cricket title.
India scored 211/6 after captain Shreyas Iyer chose to bat first.
Abhishek Sharma made 61 off 28 balls, while Tilak Varma scored an unbeaten 51 off 22.
Pakistan reached 192/6 in reply, with Hasan Nawaz making 96 before being dismissed on the final ball.
The win completed India’s cricket gold-medal double after the women’s team also won gold earlier in the Games.
- Who
- India and Pakistan’s men’s cricket teams; India won.
- What
- India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs to defend the Asian Games men’s cricket gold.
- When
- Saturday, October 3, 2026.
- Where
- Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan.
- Why
- The teams were competing in the Asian Games men’s T20 gold-medal final.
- Final score
- India 211/6; Pakistan 192/6.
- Result
- India won by 19 runs.
- Abhishek Sharma
- 61 runs off 28 balls.
- Tilak Varma
- Unbeaten 51 runs off 22 balls.
- Hasan Nawaz
- 96 runs for Pakistan.
- India’s bowling
- Axar Patel and Washington Sundar each took two wickets; Shivam Dube dismissed Nawaz on the final ball.
- Medal double
- India’s men’s win followed the women’s team’s cricket gold earlier in the Games.
- Samson’s comment
- Sanju Samson said the gold was hard-earned and that the experienced squad helped manage pressure.
Sources
IND vs PAK: India defend Asian Games gold with 19-run win over Pakistan
Asian Games: Abhishek, Tilak, Washington, Axar and Dube power India to back-to-back gold (Ld)
IND Vs PAK Asian Games Final: India Beat Pakistan To Win Gold In Epic Rivalry Clash
‘Didn’t Get Gold On A Platter’: Sanju Samson On India’s Asian Games Triumph
Asian Games 2026: Indian National Anthem Plays In Aichi-Nagoya As Shreyas Iyer & Co Receive Gold Medal From ICC Chairman Jay Shah | Video
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