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The India National Cricket Team has defended its gold medal in the cricket event, as they defeated the Pakistan National Cricket Team in the final. This is yet again a historic win for the Men in Blue over their arch-rivals. After India’s win, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has taken a swipe at Men in Green.
This is a historic double for the India cricket team as the women’s team also won the Gold Medal after they defeated Sri Lanka in the final. Now, after Shreyas’s side won the game, just like last edition, they won the double gold medal in the cricket event, which showcases India’s dominance in cricket on the Asian continent.
Irfan Pathan trolls Pakistan
Irfan Pathan posted on X(formerly Twitter), congratulating India’s win over Pakistan. He also took a dig at the Pakistan team, stating that it has been routine for India in recent times to defeat Pakistan in the major tournaments. Irfan Pathan has been vocal about trolling the Men in Green side over the past few years and has celebrated wins against them.
GOLD it is for Team India. Solid win vs Pakistan yet again.
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 3, 2026
Saturday ho ya Sunday har roz apne hi funde;) 🇮🇳
Irfan Pathan stated, "GOLD it is for Team India. Solid win vs Pakistan yet again. Saturday ho ya Sunday har roz apne hi funde (Whether it’s Saturday or Sunday, it’s the same old routine every day)."
India dominates Pakistan
India has won 10 out of their last 10 full matches against the Men in Green across T20Is and ODIs. This showcases their dominance against Pakistan. The last time the Men in Green won a match against the reigning T20 World Cup champions was back in 2022 in the Asia Cup.
Only once have they defeated them in the World Cup, in 2021 in the T20 format. The Men in Blue also have a better record in the finals against the Men in Green, as they have won four out of the 7 finals against Pakistan across various series and major competitions.
India vs Pakistan in 5-plus team tournament finals
Benson and Hedges World Championship 1984/85 - India won by eight wickets (Melbourne)
Austral-Asia Cup 1986 - Pakistan won by 1 wicket off the final ball (Sharjah)
Austral-Asia Cup 1994 - Pakistan won by 39 runs (Sharjah)
T20 World Cup 2007 - India won by 5 runs (Johannesburg)
ICC Champions Trophy 2017 - Pakistan won by 180 runs (The Oval)
Asia Cup 2025 - India won by 5 wickets (Dubai)
Asian Games 2026 - India win by 19 runs (Nisshin)
Abhishek Sharma stood tall for India
Coming to the match, India won the toss and elected to bat first. It was a blistering start from Abhishek Sharma on a spin wicket, as the flamboyant opener scored 61 runs off 27 deliveries for the side. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi also played a small knock of 15 runs off 9 balls.
Tilak Varma’s firing innings of 51 runs off 22 deliveries and Shivam Dube’s small cameo of 27 runs helped the side post an above-par score of 211 runs in their 20 overs. While chasing, Pakistan were 39/3, but Hasan Nawaz scored 96 runs and took his team close to the total; however, they failed and scored 192/6.
