2023-10-07 09:27:38
Hangzhou: India wins gold in Asian Games cricket. India got the gold following the final match once morest Afghanistan was abandoned due to rain. When the competition was abandoned, the higher seeding resulted in India winning the gold. Afghanistan was content with silver. With the addition of the gold in cricket, India’s medal tally became 101.
In the cricket final, India won the toss and chose to field. The rain came when Afghanistan reached 112 for five in 18.2 overs. Later the rain cleared but the match might not be resumed. With this, the match referee announced that the final was abandoned. Sahidullah scored 49 runs for Afghanistan. Arshadeep Singh, Shivam Dubey, Shahbaz Ahmed and Ravi Bishnoi took one wicket each for India.
At the same time, India achieved 100 medals for the first time in the history of the Asian Games. India completed 100 medals on Day 14 of the Hangzhou Asian Games. India completed its century of medals today by defeating Chinese Taipei in women’s kabaddi. Indian women won the Kabaddi match with a score of 26-25 in a fierce battle.
Apart from the gold in Kabaddi, the archery team won four more medals to take India’s medal tally to 100. India is currently fourth in the medal table with 101 medals including 26 gold, 35 silver and 40 bronze.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted on X that he heartily congratulated the athletes for leading India to the historic and impressive milestone of 100 medals. Every mesmerizing performance created history and filled hearts with pride. The Prime Minister announced that he will personally meet and interact with the athletes of the Asian Games team on October 10.
Summary-The Indian men’s cricket team bagged gold following the Asian Games final once morest Afghanistan was called-off due to rain.
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