India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs in the Asian Games men’s cricket final to retain their gold medal. Abhishek Sharma hit a record 20-ball fifty and Tilak Varma added a 21-ball half-century before India defended 211/6.
Rain washed out the Asian Games cricket quarterfinal between India and Afghanistan in Nisshin on Monday. India advanced to the semifinals as the higher-ranked team, while Pakistan also progressed after their quarterfinal against Hong Kong, China was abandoned.
Smriti Mandhana became the leading run-scorer in T20I cricket across men’s and women’s cricket after scoring 37 off 19 balls against Bangladesh in the Asian Games semifinal. She surpassed New Zealand’s Suzie Bates and took her tally to 4,788 runs.
Shafali Verma smashed an unbeaten 100 off 49 balls as India posted 195/4 against Bangladesh in the Asian Games semifinal. Her nine sixes set a new calendar-year record in women’s T20Is, while Smriti Mandhana also reached a milestone.
