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Vaibhav Suryavanshi Sets New Record: Youngest Indian to Win Asian Games Gold!
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News18•03-10-2026, 15:32
Vaibhav Suryavanshi Sets New Record: Youngest Indian to Win Asian Games Gold!
- •India defeated Pakistan in the Asian Games T20 cricket final to win the gold medal.
- •Vaibhav Suryavanshi set a new record in this match.
- •India scored 211 for 6 in 20 overs, with Abhishek Sharma scoring 61 and Tilak Varma 51.
- •Pakistan lost by 19 runs, with Hasan Nawaz scoring 96.
- •Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest Indian to win a gold medal at the Asian Games at 15 years, six months, and seven days.
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India defeated Pakistan in the Asian Games T20 cricket final held in Japan to win the gold medal. India scored 211 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs, driven by Abhishek Sharma's 61 runs and Tilak Varma's 51 runs. Despite Pakistan's Hasan Nawaz scoring 96 runs, India won the match by 19 runs.
At 15 years, six months, and seven days old, Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest Indian to win a gold medal at the Asian Games. He surpassed Saurabh Chaudhary, who was 16 years old when he won gold at the 2018 Asian Games.
Opener Abhishek Sharma played aggressively to score 61 runs off 28 balls, and Tilak Varma added 51 runs off 22 balls in the final overs. Captain Shreyas Iyer also contributed 21 runs to help India reach a strong total of 211 runs.
