Sports · 3 October 2026

India defeat Pakistan by 19 runs in Asian Games men's cricket final to seal golden double

Exam-focused facts from the 3 October 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the men's cricket final at the Asian Games in Nisshin on Oct 3, completing a golden double after the women's team won gold.
  • India posted 211-6, the highest total of the Aichi-Nagoya Games, with Abhishek Sharma scoring 61 and Tilak Varma hitting an unbeaten 51 off 22 balls; Pakistan finished on 192-6 despite Hasan Nawaz's 96.
  • Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 63 runs to take bronze, while India's women had won gold by beating Sri Lanka by 147 runs in their final on Sept 22.
  • Jasprit Bumrah bowled tightly and spinner Axar Patel took the wickets of Usman Khan and Maaz Sadaqat as Pakistan slumped to 76-3 at the halfway stage of the chase.

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