India raced off to a sublime start, with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Abhishek Sharma adding 28 in the first two overs, before the former was dismissed by Saim Ayub for a nine-ball 15.

Abhishek’s quickfire 61, coupled with a Tilak Varma 51* off 22 balls, propelled India to a competitive 211-6.

In response, Pakistan were reduced to 39-3, but Saim Ayub (29) and Hasan Nawaz got together to stitch a rapid 87-run partnership, giving them a ray of hope. Nawaz was dismissed on the last ball of the match for a well-crafted 96 in 51 deliveries, as Pakistan fell 19 runs short of the gold medal.

Axar Patel, Washington Sundar and Shivam Dube scalped two wickets each to keep Pakistan down to 192-6.

Earlier in the day, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka also faced off in the bronze medal match, with the latter winning by 63 runs.

📸 Frames that become 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙘 🤩#TeamIndia celebrate with the prestigious #AsianGames Gold Medal 👏 pic.twitter.com/dKGxw2xJIq

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 3, 2026

ICC men’s T20I team rankings: Updated table after India clinch gold

India maintained pole position in the ICC men's T20I rankings chart. Pakistan, on the other hand, find themselves at the sixth spot with 240 rating points, losing one point since the last update.

1		67	18050	269
2		41	11021	269
3		38	9868	260
4		50	12348	247
5		53	12881	243
6		59	14172	240
7		56	13079	234
8		55	12220	222
9		49	10817	221
10		41	8925	218
11		29	5942	205
12		59	11911	202
13		20	3650	183
14		44	7968	181
15		24	4311	180
16		41	7358	179
17		23	4116	179
18		57	9961	175
19		44	6698	152
20		26	3864	149

: Rating is calculated as a ratio between the points accumulated and the mathes played. India's rating turns out to be 269.40, whereas England's would be 268.80, both of which are rounded off to 269.

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