India Beat Pakistan by 19 Runs to Win Asian Games Gold
India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the Asian Games men’s cricket final in Nisshin on Saturday to complete a golden double in the tournament.
India scored 211 for 6 after captain Shreyas Iyer chose to bat. Abhishek Sharma smashed 61 off 28 balls, hitting seven sixes and three fours. Tilak Varma finished unbeaten on 51 off 22 to push India past 200.
Pakistan were left chasing 212 but managed only 192 for 6. Hasan Nawaz fought hard with 96 but got little support. Jasprit Bumrah kept things tight with the new ball, and Axar Patel took two wickets.
India’s 211-6 was the highest total of the Aichi-Nagoya Games. Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 63 runs earlier to take the bronze.
The women’s team had already won gold on September 22 after beating Sri Lanka by 147 runs. The men’s win completed a memorable double for India.
It was the first time India and Pakistan met in a men’s cricket final at the Asian Games. Abhishek was ranked the world’s second-best T20 batter going into the match.
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