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.
Position
Team
Matches
Points
Rating
1
India
67
18050
269
2
England
41
11021
269
3
Australia
38
9868
260
4
NewZealand
50
12348
247
5
South Africa
53
12881
243
6
Pakistan
59
14172
240
7
West Indies
56
13079
234
8
Bangladesh
55
12220
222
9
Sri Lanka
49
10817
221
10
Afghanistan
41
8925
218
11
Ireland
29
5942
205
12
Zimbabwe
59
11911
202
13
USA
20
3650
183
14
Nepal
44
7968
181
15
Netherlands
24
4311
180
16
Namibia
41
7358
179
17
Scotland
23
4116
179
18
United Arab Emirates
57
9961
175
19
Oman
44
6698
152
20
Canada
26
3864
149
Note: 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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