

Asian Games 2026: Gold Medal Match, PAK vs IND Dream11 Prediction: Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for Pakistan vs India, 2026
India are the defending champions of the gold medal.
Preview
India will take on Pakistan in the final of the Asian Games 2026 on October 3 at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin.
India booked their place in the summit clash with a dominant 124-run victory over Sri Lanka in the semi-final. The Men in Blue will look to carry their momentum into the final and put in another strong performance as they aim to defend their Asian Games gold medal.
Meanwhile, Pakistan secured their place in the final after defeating Bangladesh by six wickets in the semi-final. They will be determined to put up a strong fight against their arch-rivals and will aim to produce their best cricket to secure the gold medal.
Match Information
Pakistan vs India, Final
Asian Games in Japan Men’s, 3 Oct 2026, Sat, 10:00 AM IST ,Nisshin
Probable PlayingXI
Pakistan
Sahibzada Farhan(C), Saim Ayub, Usman Khan, H Nawaz, Abdul Samad, Sufyan Moqim, Maaz Sadaqat, Arafat Minhas, Ahmed Daniyal, Mohammad Wasim, Abrar Ahmed
Bench: Haider Ali, Saad Masood, Akif Javed, Salman Mirza, Ali Raza
India
V Suryavanshi, S Iyer(C), Tilak Varma, Abhishek Sharma, S Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, SV Samson, Ishan Kishan, Ravi Bishnoi, JJ Bumrah
Bench: Arshdeep Singh, Vipraj Nigam, YS Thakur
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Pitch Report
Captains
Ishan Kishan IND | wk
Ishan Kishan played a crucial knock in the semi-final against Sri Lanka, scoring 80 runs. The left-handed batter will be looking to carry his impressive form into the final and provide India with another strong start at the top of the order.
Abdul Samad PAK | bat
Abdul Samad has scored 30 runs at a blistering strike rate of 200. His ability to score quickly and put pressure on the opposition could make him an important player for India in the high-profile final.
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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi IND | BAT
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi contributed 38 runs in the semi-final against Sri Lanka. The young batter will be keen to build on that performance and make a valuable contribution to India’s batting effort in the summit clash.
Sufyan Moqim PAK | BAT
Sufyan Moqim delivered an impressive spell in the semi-final, finishing with figures of 3/26 from three overs. The Pakistan spinner will be expected to play a key role in the middle overs and trouble India’s batters with his variations.
Budget
Axar Patel IND | all
Axar Patel was highly effective with the ball against Sri Lanka, claiming 2/8 in three overs, including a maiden. His economical spell highlighted his ability to control the scoring rate.
Arafat Minhas PAK | bowl
Arafat Minhas picked up 2/23 against Bangladesh in the semi-final. The all-rounder will be hoping to continue his good bowling form and provide Pakistan with crucial breakthroughs against a strong Indian batting lineup.
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Yash Thakur
IND | BAT
Ali Raza
PAK | BOWL
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