No Handshakes yet Again as India Beats Pakistan to Clinch Cricket Gold at Asian Games
- India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs in the men’s Twenty20 final at the 2026 Asian Games, winning cricket gold.
- India scored 211-6, led by Abhishek Sharma’s 61 and Tilak Varma’s unbeaten 51 from 22 balls.
- Pakistan reached 192-6 as Hasan Nawaz scored 96, but India’s bowlers defended the target.
- Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 63 runs for the bronze medal, while India’s women had earlier won cricket gold.
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India defeat Pakistan in rare cricket rivalry match
One of sport’s fiercest rivalries descended on a sleepy corner of Japan yesterday as India and Pakistan clashed in the men’s cricket final at the Asian Games on a converted baseball field, which India won 211-6 over 192-6. The neighbors only meet in international tournaments because of long-running
India Retain Asian Games Cricket Gold vs Pakistan as Tom Kim Wins Golf and Military Exemption
NAGOYA, Japan: India beat arch-rivals Pakistan on a converted baseball field to retain their Asian Games cricket title on Saturday as South Korean golfer Tom Kim clinched a gold medal and a military service exemption.In a late soccer showdown at Toyota Stadium, Eom Ji-sung scored the winner as South Korea held off Japan 1-0 in another Asian Games final to extend their dynasty to a fourth successive men's gold.Two years before cricket returns to…
India retain Asian Games cricket title, Kim lands golf gold and military reprieve
India beat arch-rivals Pakistan on a converted baseball field to retain their Asian Games cricket title on Saturday as South Korean golfer Tom Kim clinched a gold medal and a military service exemption.
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