Asian Games Mens T20I 2023: India Secure the Gold Medal in a No-Result Match

India and Afghanistan came against each other in the final of Asian Games Mens T20I 2023 at  Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field, Hangzhou. India won the toss and decided to field first.

Zubaid Akbari and Mohammad Shahzad came to bat and Arshdeep Singh opened the bowling attack. Zubaid Akbari hit the first boundary of the match in the second ball of the second over and got out on the next ball after scoring 5(8) on the third ball. After this wicket, the second opener Mohammad Shahzad also got out in the third over after hitting a four. In the 4th over, Afghanistan lost their third wicket, as Noor Ali ran out. Zazai smashed back-to-back two fours in the last over of powerplay. After 6 overs, Afg was at 27-3.

 In the 10th over, Zazai got out after scoring 15(20) on the fourth ball and Afghanistan reached 50 runs on the fifth ball. In the 11th over, Karim Janat got out after scoring 1(5) on the fifth ball. In the 13th over, Shahidullah smashed two boundaries on the first and fourth ball, respectively. After 15 overs, Afg was at 86-5.

 In the 18th over, Gulbadin took a single on the fourth ball and scored a half-century and finished the over with a six. Rain came in the 19th over and the match couldn't continue. Afghanistan scored 112-5 in 18.2 overs and the umpire called off the match. India secured the gold medal in the Asian Games.

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