They were declared winners after the match was abandoned because of wet weather.
HANGZHOU: India were crowned Asian Games men’s cricket champions on their first attempt and without needing to bat today in an anti-climactic finish, consigning Afghanistan to a third consecutive silver.
Twenty20 cricket has been played at the Asian Games twice before, at Guangzhou 2010 and Incheon 2014, with Bangladesh and then Sri Lanka crowned men’s winners.Because they were among the higher-ranked teams, they both entered the tournament at the quarterfinal stage in Hangzhou. They faced a fiery introduction with pacemen Shivam Dube and Arshdeep Singh removing openers Zubaid Akbari and Mohammad Shahzad inside the first three overs.
Bishnoi’s spin broke the partnership with Zazai bowled for 15, before Shahidullah and Naib shared a 60-run stand, before rain halted play.
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