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India beat Pakistan to win Asian Games cricket gold
Original: India beat arch-rivals Pakistan in Japan to claim Asian Games cricket gold By AFP and Reuters India 211-6; Pakistan 192-
India defeated Pakistan in the men's Twenty20 cricket final at the Asian Games in Japan, scoring 211-6 before restricting Pakistan to 192-6 to claim the gold medal in the first-ever Asian Games cricket title contested between the two arch-rivals at this edition. The result confirms India's continued dominance over Pakistan in the shorter format and drew wide reaction from fans across the cricketing world, with the high-scoring final adding to the rivalry's long history of tense, closely watched encounters.
Why now: Any India-Pakistan cricket final is a major sporting event, and a gold-medal showdown at the Asian Games has drawn global attention.
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