India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the men's T20 final at the Asian Games on Saturday, 3 October 2026, at Korogi in Nisshin, Japan. India batted first and made 211 for 6 in 20 overs. Pakistan made 192 for 6 in 20 overs. The official results page, the BCCI scorecard, The Indian Express and Dawn all have that result.

Abhishek Sharma made 61 off 28 balls, with three fours and seven sixes. Tilak Varma made 51 not out off 22, with three fours and four sixes. Shivam Dube made 27 off 15. Those figures are the official statistics. Some reports give Dube's 27 as off 14 balls. The official page says 15, and this note uses 15. Axar Patel and Washington Sundar took 2 for 29 each, again on the official statistics.

Hasan Nawaz made 96 off 51 for Pakistan, with five fours and seven sixes. He was caught behind off the final ball. The official statistics, Dawn and The Indian Express show that dismissal. Hindustan Times' text calls him unbeaten. The official card and Dawn do not. He and Saim Ayub added 87 for the fourth wicket, as Dawn and The Indian Express report. Arafat Minhas took 2 for 25. Ahmed Daniyal took 2 for 43.

Pakistan needed 33 runs off the last over after Jasprit Bumrah's 19th over. The Indian Express, Hindustan Times and Dawn report that requirement. Dawn says Nawaz hit Shivam Dube for a four and a six before he was out off the last ball.

Sportstar and Hindustan Times call the win India's second straight Asian Games men's cricket gold, after Hangzhou in 2023. Pakistan took silver. That silver is on the official final ranking, and Dawn reports it. Hindustan Times says this was the two teams' first meeting at these Games. This note does not give an overall gold tally for India. None of these sources is used here for one.

The Indian Express story is timed at 2:27 pm IST. Hindustan Times is timed at 1:55 pm IST. The Hindu, with PTI, filed an innings report at 12:08 pm IST. Neutral Politics checked the official results and the final rank, the BCCI scorecard, The Indian Express, Hindustan Times, Dawn, Sportstar and The Hindu on 3 October 2026 (IST). This note was posted at 3:38 pm IST.

The cover is a Neutral Politics graphic of a cricket ground. It is not a photograph of the match, and it is not an agency picture.

What's next

The result on the card is a 19-run win and a silver for Pakistan. An overall medal table is not part of this note.

Key facts

  1. India made 211 for 6 and Pakistan 192 for 6, both in 20 overs. India won by 19 runs. The official results page, the BCCI scorecard, The Indian Express and Dawn agree. The match was at Korogi, Nisshin, on 3 October.
  2. Abhishek Sharma made 61 off 28, with three fours and seven sixes. Tilak Varma made 51 not out off 22, with three fours and four sixes. Shivam Dube made 27 off 15 on the official page. Some reports say 14 balls. This note uses 15.
  3. Axar Patel and Washington Sundar took 2 for 29 each.
  4. Hasan Nawaz made 96 off 51, with five fours and seven sixes, and was caught behind off the final ball. Hindustan Times' text calls him unbeaten. The official statistics and Dawn show he was out. He and Saim Ayub added 87 for the fourth wicket.
  5. Arafat Minhas took 2 for 25. Ahmed Daniyal took 2 for 43. Pakistan needed 33 off the last over after Jasprit Bumrah's 19th. Dawn says Nawaz hit Dube for a four and a six, then was out off the last ball.
  6. Sportstar and Hindustan Times call it India's second straight Asian Games men's cricket gold, after Hangzhou in 2023. Pakistan's silver is on the official final rank and in Dawn. No overall gold tally is given here.

What each side says

On the official card

211 for 6, 192 for 6, a win by 19 runs, and the batting and bowling figures marked as official above. Pakistan's silver is on the final ranking.

Where reports differ

Dube's 27 is off 15 balls on the official page and off 14 in some reports. Nawaz is out on the official statistics and in Dawn, and described as unbeaten in Hindustan Times' text.

Not confirmed

  • An overall gold tally for India at these Games. None is printed here.
  • Which ball-count for Dube is right beyond the official page, which this note follows.

Sources

  1. Asian Games 2026 official results, cricket men's gold-medal match https://results.asiangames2026.org/#/discipline/CKT/results/M.TEAM--------------.FNL-.000100-- · 3 Oct 2026, 5:30 AM IST
  2. Asian Games 2026 official results, cricket final rank https://results.asiangames2026.org/#/discipline/CKT/final-rank · 3 Oct 2026, 5:30 AM IST
  3. BCCI match centre https://www.bcci.tv/matches/1d466763-a1a9-4120-a576-73135df57d9a/pakistan-vs-india/scorecard · 3 Oct 2026, 5:30 AM IST
  4. The Indian Express https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/india-beat-pakistan-to-win-asian-games-t20-gold-in-high-scoring-final-10905069/ · 3 Oct 2026, 2:27 PM IST
  5. Hindustan Times https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/india-retain-asian-games-gold-after-tilak-varma-abhishek-sharma-run-roughshod-over-pakistan-in-thrilling-final-101791015307054.html · 3 Oct 2026, 1:55 PM IST
  6. Dawn https://www.dawn.com/news/2034438 · 3 Oct 2026, 5:30 AM IST
  7. Sportstar (The Hindu) https://sportstar.thehindu.com/asian-games/india-vs-pakistan-asian-games-2026-final-india-wins-gold/article71539964.ece · 3 Oct 2026, 5:30 AM IST
  8. The Hindu (PTI) https://www.thehindu.com/sport/india-versus-pakistan-asian-games-gold-medal-game-match-report-october-3-2026/article71539868.ece · 3 Oct 2026, 12:08 PM IST

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