India Beat Pakistan by 19 Runs to Win Asian Games Cricket Gold

NAGOYA — India beat Pakistan by 19 runs in the men’s Asian Games cricket final on Saturday, retaining the title and completing a cricket gold-medal double after the women’s team also won the tournament.

India posted 211 for 6, the highest total of the men’s competition, with Abhishek Sharma scoring 61 and Tilak Varma finishing unbeaten on 51 from 22 balls.

Pakistan responded with 192 for 6. Hasan Nawaz made 96 and kept the chase alive deep into the innings, but India’s bowlers limited the support around him and closed out the win.

Why it is trending

Search interest in “Pakistan vs India” surged on Google Trends as the final drew attention across multiple markets. The rivalry, the gold-medal stakes and cricket’s return to the Olympic program in 2028 all added to the significance of the match.

Sources: Match result and statistics verified against Reuters and current Google Trends data.