Asian Games Final India vs Pakistan: The Indian cricket team will face Pakistan in the final of the Asian Games 2026 on October 3. Both the teams have their eyes on the gold medal. India has a chance to win the gold medal for the second consecutive time. The match between India and Afghanistan could not be completed in the final of the last Asian Games. But, on the basis of better T20 ranking, India was declared the winner and got the gold medal.
In that match, Afghanistan had scored 112 runs after losing 5 wickets in 18.2 overs. For India, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dubey and Ravi Bishnoi took one wicket each. The match could not be restarted due to rain.
Pakistan has won only 3 matches
So far 17 matches have been played between the two teams in T20 International. In these, India has won 13 matches, while Pakistan has won 3 matches. One match was tied, in which India won.
Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, the Indian team will take the field against Pakistan with the intention of further strengthening its record. The last encounter between the two teams was in the T20 World Cup 2026, in which India defeated Pakistan by 61 runs.
How did both the teams reach the finals?
Let us tell you that earlier in the semi-final against Sri Lanka, the Indian team, batting first, scored 169 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. Ishan Kishan batted brilliantly and played an unbeaten inning of 80 runs, while Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 38 runs.
The Sri Lankan team, which came to chase the target of 169 runs, could not stand against the Indian bowlers and the entire team was all out for just 45 runs. In this way, India registered a big win by 124 runs and confirmed its place in the final.
Whereas, in the second semi-final, Pakistan entered the final by defeating Bangladesh by 6 wickets in a rain-affected match. Now everyone’s eyes are fixed on the final match.