India beat Pakistan to win gold medal in Asian Games
India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs to win the gold medal in men’s cricket at the Asian Games (Asiad). Chasing the target of 212 runs set by India in the final on Saturday, Pakistan could only score 192 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.
Axar Patel and Washington Sundar took 2-2 wickets in India’s victory, while Shivam Dube also took 2 wickets. Pakistan’s Hasan Nawaz scored 96 runs off 51 balls but could not win the match. Batting first, India scored 211 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs with the help of half-centuries from Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma. Abhishek scored 61 runs in 28 balls while Tilak scored an unbeaten 51 runs in 22 balls. India had earlier won the gold medal in women’s cricket by defeating Sri Lanka by 147 runs. With the victory of the men’s team, India has won a total of 81 medals, including 19 gold. India has also won 26 silver and 36 bronze medals.
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