India won the gold medal by defeating Pakistan by 19 runs in the men's cricket final of Asian Games 2026. Batting first, India scored 211/6 runs in 20 overs. In reply, Pakistan team could score only 192/6 runs. Thanks to the brilliant performance of Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma and Jasprit Bumrah, India created history by winning the Asian Games Cricket gold medal for the second consecutive time. Read full match report and key updates on Softspoken.
HIGHLIGHTS
India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs.
Batting first, India scored 211/6 runs.
Pakistan could score only 192/6 runs.
Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Verma played brilliant innings.
Jasprit Bumrah's death over bowling was decisive.
India won the Asian Games men's cricket gold medal for the second consecutive time
Nagoya (Japan). In the men's cricket final of Asian Games 2026, India won the gold medal by defeating its arch-rival Pakistan by 19 runs. In this thrilling match, the Indian team, batting first, made a strong score of 211/6 in 20 overs. In reply, Pakistan team could score only 192/6 runs in 20 overs and India created history by winning the Asian Games Cricket gold medal for the second consecutive time.
India's strong batting
After winning the toss and coming to bat first, the Indian team had an aggressive start. Abhishek Sharma gave a strong start to the team by scoring a quick half-century. After this, vice-captain Tilak Verma batted explosively in the last overs and scored an unbeaten half-century, due to which India reached a big score of 211 runs.
Pakistan struggled
While chasing the target of 212 runs, Hasan Nawaz batted brilliantly for Pakistan and made the match exciting. However, Indian bowlers, especially Jasprit Bumrah, dashed Pakistan's hopes by bowling tightly in the death overs. Pakistan needed a big target in the last over, but the Indian bowlers maintained the pressure and India won the match by 19 runs.
Gold for the second time in a row
With this victory, the Indian men's cricket team successfully retained its gold medal in the Asian Games. Before this, the Indian women's cricket team has also won the gold medal in the Asian Games 2026. In such a situation, India achieved a great achievement by winning gold medals in both categories of cricket.