India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs in the men's cricket final at Korogi Athletic Park, with fifties from Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma, to keep the Asian Games title.
India beat Pakistan by 19 runs on Saturday to retain the men's cricket gold at the Asian Games. The final was played on a converted baseball field at Korogi Athletic Park in Nisshin, Japan.
Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma each scored fifties. Reuters said India cruised to the win two years before cricket returns to the Olympics. It was a back-to-back gold for the men's team.
Captain Shreyas Iyer said a final against Pakistan was a huge occasion because the whole country was watching and the pressure was real.
The match was the last major cricket fixture of India's program at these Games. Pakistan finished with silver.
Reuters photographed the Indian side celebrating after the match. The result keeps the continental title with India heading into the sport's return to the Olympic program.
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- Shreyas Iyer said the whole country was watching the Pakistan final and the pressure was real