India Beat Pakistan by 19 Runs to Win Asian Games Men's Cricket Gold
Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma powered India to 211-6 before the bowlers held Pakistan to 192-6.
- On Saturday, India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs in the men's cricket gold medal match at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, posting 211/6 in 20 overs to retain the Asian Games title.
- Both nations reached the summit clash as the tournament's only unbeaten teams, marking their first-ever meeting in a men's cricket final at the Asian Games.
- Abhishek Sharma scored 61 off 28 balls and Tilak Varma added an unbeaten 51 off 22, while Pakistan's Saim Ayub mocked 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi with a "baby cradle" gesture after dismissing him.
- Players from both India and Pakistan avoided customary handshakes before and after the match, reflecting strained bilateral relations that have persisted throughout the tournament.
- India secured its second consecutive Asian Games gold medal, with ICC President Jay Shah and Nisshin City Mayor Hiroki Kondo presenting the awards at the ceremony.
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India extended their dominance over arch-rivals Pakistan with a 19-run win in the men’s final on Saturday, completing an Asian Games cricket double in Nisshin on the outskirts of Nagoya. The Twenty20 world champions piled up 211-6, the highest total of the men’s competition, thanks to blistering half-centuries from opener Abhishek Sharma (61) and Tilak […]
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