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India beats Pakistan to win Asian Games 2026 men’s cricket gold

India secured the men's cricket gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Games by defeating Pakistan by 19 runs in the final. After choosing to bat first, India accumulated a total of 211 runs for the loss of six wickets, bolstered by strong half-centuries from Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma.

Pakistan put up a strong fight during the chase, anchored by a brilliant 96-run knock from Hasan Nawaz, but disciplined bowling spells from Washington Sundar and Jasprit Bumrah in the closing overs sealed the victory for India. In the earlier fixture, Sri Lanka captured the bronze medal following a victory over Bangladesh.

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