Men’s Asian Games 2026: Gold Medal Match, IND vs PAK Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match between India vs Pakistan?

India (IND) take on Pakistan (PAK) in the finals of the Men’s Asian Games 2026 cricket event at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin on Saturday, October 3. The arch-rivals have faced each other in several important matches over the years. This time, they will battle it out with the gold medal up for grabs.

India are the favourites heading into the contest. They have almost a full-strength squad with several players in form. In the semi-final, they outplayed Sri Lanka completely. Batting first, the Men in Blue posted 169/7. In reply, the Lankan Lions were bowled out for just 45.

Pakistan, on the other hand, are missing several star players in the line-up. Sahibzada Farhan is in charge of the young side. In the semi-final, they defeated an experienced Bangladesh side by six wickets in a rain-curtailed 13-over-per-side contest.

IND vs PAK: Match Details

Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin: Pitch Report

The Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin has been very difficult for batting. Balls have turned square from very early in the contest. Pacers have gone for runs and it is the spinners who have thrived at the venue. The captain who wins the toss might want to bat first and put up a decent score on the board because chasing might not be easy.

IND vs PAK: Head-to-Head T20I Record

IND vs PAK: Predicted Playing 11s

India

Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson (WK), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravi Bishnoi.

Pakistan

Sahibzada Farhan (C), Maaz Sadaqat, Usman Khan (WK), Saim Ayub, Hasan Nawaz, Abdul Samad,Arafat Minhas, Ahmed Daniyal, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Abrar Ahmed, Sufyan Moqim.

IND vs PAK: Probable Best Performers of the Match

Probable Best Batter: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi played an important cameo in the first game, amassing 38 runs off just 21 balls. He went berserk inside the powerplay and that allowed his fellow batters to take some time at the crease after Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson were dismissed cheaply. Sooryavanshi will look to get his team off to another flying start.

Probable Best Bowler: Axar Patel

Axar Patel bowled brilliantly, not just in the semi-final but in the preceding one-off game against Japan. The left-arm seamer has used the conditions to good affect. His ability to target the stumps and his subtle variations of pace will be tough for the opposition batters to handle.

Today’s Match Prediction: India to win the match