India won the Asian Games 2026 cricket final by 19 runs against Pakistan at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan, on Saturday, October 3. The win helped India retain the men’s cricket gold medal. India scored 211/6 in 20 overs and then stopped Pakistan at 192/6.Key HighlightsIndia beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the gold medal match.Abhishek Sharma scored 61 runs from 28 balls.Tilak Varma made an unbeaten 51 from 22 balls.India posted 211/6 before Pakistan ended on 192/6.How did India win the Asian Games cricket final?India won the toss and chose to bat first. The team started fast. Abhishek Sharma gave India a strong start. He hit 61 runs from only 28 balls. His knock had seven sixes and three fours.Abhishek also reached his half-century in only 20 balls. His fast batting put pressure on the Pakistan bowlers. India lost some wickets in the middle overs. Pakistan’s bowlers slowed the scoring for a while. But India finished the innings strongly.Tilak Varma played a key role at the end. He stayed unbeaten on 51 from just 22 balls. Shivam Dube also added 27 runs from 15 balls. The pair helped India add many runs in the final overs.India finished on 211/6 in 20 overs. It gave Pakistan a target of 212 runs.Could Pakistan chase the 212-run target?Pakistan started its chase with hope. Hasan Nawaz played a strong innings. He scored 96 runs and kept Pakistan in the game.But India’s bowlers kept taking important wickets and stopped Pakistan from building a winning partnership. Jasprit Bumrah and Axar Patel played important roles with the ball. Pakistan finally finished at 192/6 after 20 overs. India won by 19 runs and secured another gold medal in men’s cricket.“India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the final to retain the Asian Games cricket gold.” What does the win mean for India?The result means India have defended their men’s cricket gold medal at the Asian Games. India had also won the men’s cricket title at the 2023 Hangzhou Games.The win also completed a cricket gold double for India at the 2026 Asian Games. The Indian women’s team had earlier won the women’s cricket gold medal by beating Sri Lanka. The men’s final also gave India another big result against Pakistan. Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma led the batting effort, while the bowlers protected the 211-run total.With the 19-run win, India finished the men’s cricket event with the gold medal once again. Pakistan took silver, while Sri Lanka won the bronze medal after beating Bangladesh in the third-place match. ALSO READ : Asian Games 2026: Abhishek Sharma Hits 400 T20 Sixes, Surpasses Chris Gayle
