# India beat arch-rivals Pakistan to win Asian Games T20 cricket gold

https://mins.news/en/item/84487

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-03 08:18 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/3/india-beat-arch-rivals-pakistan-to-win-asian-games-t20-cricket-gold?traffic_source=rss

> India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan by 19 runs in the Asian Games T20 cricket final in Nagoya, Japan. India scored 211-6, while Hasan Nawaz’s 96 helped Pakistan reach 192-6. Sri Lanka won bronze by beating Bangladesh by 63 runs.

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