India Beat Pakistan by 19 Runs to Win Asian Games Men's Cricket Gold
Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma powered India to 211/6, and Hasan Nawaz’s 96 was not enough as Pakistan finished on 192/6.
- On Saturday, October 3, 2026, India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin to secure the Asian Games men's T20 cricket gold medal.
- Continuing a pattern observed since the 2025 Asia Cup, players avoided customary handshakes, reflecting strained bilateral ties between the two countries following heightened tensions.
- Batting first, India posted 211-6 led by Abhishek Sharma's 61 and Tilak Varma's unbeaten 51, while Pakistan finished 192-6 despite Hasan Nawaz's defiant 96.
- India's men's hockey team defeated Malaysia 5-1 in Kakamigahara on Saturday, securing a direct berth at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics alongside the cricket gold.
- The double gold at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Games marks India's successful title defenses in both sports, cementing continental dominance and historic achievement.
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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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