India’s Tilak Verma, right, celebrates his 50 runs during the gold medal cricket match between India and Pakistan at the Asian Games on October 3, 2026
| Photo Credit: AP Photo/Mark Baker)
Electing to bat, India posted a strong 211/6 against arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asian Games gold medal T20 match on Saturday (October 3, 2026).
Keep track | Asian Games 2026 LIVE: Abhishek, Tilak fire India to 211/6 against Pakistan in gold clash
Opener Abhishek Sharma (61 off 28) set the tone while Tilak Varma (51 unbeaten off 22) and Shivam Dubey (27 off 14) took India past the 200-run mark.
Left-arm spinner Arafat Minhas (2/25) and pacer Ahmed Daniyal (2/43) took two wickets apiece for Pakistan.
Brief Scores
India: 211 for 6 in 20 overs. (Abhishek Sharma 61, Tilak Varma 51 not out; A Minhas 2/25, A Daniyal 2/43).
Published – October 03, 2026 12:08 pm IST
