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Asian Games: India Defeats Pakistan to Clinch Gold in Thrilling T20 Final!
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News18•03-10-2026, 13:42
Asian Games: India Defeats Pakistan to Clinch Gold in Thrilling T20 Final!
- •India won gold by defeating Pakistan by 19 runs in the T20 cricket final of the Asian Games.
- •Batting first, India scored 211 runs in 20 overs, powered by aggressive innings from Abhishek Sharma (61) and Tilak Varma (51).
- •Ahmed Daniyal and Arafat Minhas took 2 wickets each for Pakistan.
- •Chasing 212, Pakistan fell short by 19 runs despite Hasan Nawaz's valiant 96 runs.
- •Tamil Nadu player Washington Sundar contributed to India's gold medal win by taking 2 wickets in his 4 overs.
Key Questions Answered
India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs in the T20 cricket final to secure the gold medal at the Asian Games held in Japan.
Abhishek Sharma scored 61 runs off 28 balls, and Tilak Varma contributed 51 runs off 22 balls to help push India to a strong total.
Tamil Nadu player Washington Sundar bowled 4 overs and took 2 wickets for the gold-winning Indian team.
