Archive · 5 Oct 2026
India Beats Pakistan to Win Asian Games Cricket Gold
India and Pakistan played in the Asian Games men's cricket final on October 3, 2026.
India batted first and scored 211 runs while losing six wickets.
Abhishek Sharma scored 61 runs from 28 balls, including six fours and five sixes.
He reached 50 runs in 20 balls.
Pakistan scored 192 runs, so India won by 19 runs and earned the gold medal.
Saim Ayub dropped two difficult catches during the early part of the match.
India's captain, Shreyas Iyer, said Ayub's later dismissal helped change the game's momentum.
Abhishek's father congratulated the team and said he hoped India would also win its upcoming series against the West Indies.
India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs in the men's T20 final to win the Asian Games gold medal.
India scored 211/6 in 20 overs; Pakistan replied with 192/6.
Abhishek Sharma made 61 from 28 balls, including six fours and five sixes, after reaching his fifty in 20 balls.
Saim Ayub dropped two difficult catches in quick succession, while fans criticized Pakistan's fielding.
Shreyas Iyer said Ayub's dismissal shifted momentum toward India; Abhishek's father congratulated the team and hoped for a win in the West Indies series.
- Who
- India and Pakistan's men's cricket teams; India was captained by Shreyas Iyer, and Abhishek Sharma was a leading batter.
- What
- India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the Asian Games men's T20 final to win gold.
- When
- Saturday, October 3, 2026.
- Where
- Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan.
- Why
- The teams were competing for the Asian Games men's cricket gold medal.
Criticism of Pakistan's fielding
Context around the missed chances
Saim Ayub's dropped catches
Criticism of Pakistan's fielding
Fans questioned Pakistan's fielding and criticized the two missed chances.
Context around the missed chances
The reports described both catch opportunities as difficult, while noting that the misses gave Indian batters a reprieve.
- Result
- India won by 19 runs
- India innings
- 211/6 in 20 overs
- Pakistan innings
- 192/6
- Abhishek Sharma
- 61 runs from 28 balls; his half-century came in 20 balls
- India powerplay
- India reached 81 runs in six overs
- Pakistan's top score
- Hasan Nawaz made 96 off 51 balls
- Upcoming series
- India's five-match home T20I series against the West Indies begins October 6 in Lucknow
Sources
Team India Star Abhishek Sharma's Father Reacts To Historic Gold Against Pakistan At Asian Games 2026
Asian Games Final: Pakistan Drops Back-To-Back Catches Of Fiery Abhishek Sharma, Netizens Troll, 'Keeping Up With Traditions'
Skipper Iyer reveals what changed momentum in India's favour vs Pakistan in Asian Games 2026 final
