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The Shreyas Iyer-led India National Cricket Team had a scary moment involving Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ravi Bishnoi in the field during the gold medal match against the Pakistan National Cricket Team at the Asian Games 2026 at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin.
A simple catch turned into a scary situation when Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ravi Bishnoi almost crashed into each other while trying to dismiss Hasan Nawaz on Saturday, October 3. Earlier, Ishan Kishan involved in heated exchange with Pakistan players in Asian Games final.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ravi Bishnoi almost collide during IND vs PAK Gold Medal match
The incident happened in the 9th over when Abhishek Sharma bowled to Hasan Nawaz. The Pakistan batter tried to hit the ball straight down the ground but completely mistimed his shot. The ball went high in the air and gave India a good chance to take the wicket in the gold medal match.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi ran towards the ball from long-off, while Ravi Bishnoi came running from long-on. The teenager reached the ball first and initially got his hands around it. However, Bishnoi was also closing in quickly. The two players made slight contact, and the ball slipped out of Vaibhav’s hands.
Hasan Nawaz survived and managed to take two runs from the delivery. The good news for India was that both Sooryavanshi and Bishnoi avoided a serious collision and were safe. It was a missed chance for India, but the bigger relief was that both fielders escaped injury.
A costly mix up! 😬
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) October 3, 2026
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ravi Bishnoi collide while going for the catch, and the chance goes down.
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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ravi Bishnoi flop vs PAK
Meanwhile, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ravi Bishnoi both have tough outings in the India-Pakistan gold medal match at the Asian Games 2026 in Nisshin. Amid this, Abhishek Sharma breaks Virat Kohli’s iconic record in Asian Games final vs Pakistan.
The 15-year-old opener came out attacking from the first ball. Sooryavanshi hit two consecutive sixes off Saad Masood and put Pakistan under pressure early. But in the third over, he tried a reverse sweep against Saim Ayub but got an under-edge.
Pakistan wicketkeeper Usman Khan eventually completed the catch after a couple of fumbles. Sooryavanshi walked back after scoring 15 runs from 9 balls. Ayub then celebrated with a rock-the-baby gesture, which made the headlines during the final game.
Ravi Bishnoi has had a tough time with the ball as Pakistan's batters have attacked him. The leg-spinner already conceded 44 runs in his 3 overs in the gold medal game. Hasan Nawaz was particularly aggressive against him. Nawaz smashed four sixes against Bishnoi.
India beat Pakistan by 19 runs to win Gold Medal in Asian Games 2026 Final
Nawaz was fighting alone against the strong Indian attack, but it looks highly unlikely that Pakistan can win their first gold medal since 2014. They last won the gold medal at the Asian Games in 2014.
Eventually, India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs in the men’s cricket final of the Asian Games 2026. After scoring 211/6, India restricted Pakistan to 192/6 to clinch the gold medal.
The match went down to the final over, but Washington Sundar held his nerve and defended 33 runs, as the Men in Blue once again against the Men in Green thrashed the Men in Green at the big stage.
With this win, India has won the men’s cricket gold medal for the second consecutive Asian Games. It is also India’s 19th gold medal in the ongoing Asian Games 2026.
