Pakistan vs India, Final, Oct 3, 2026: commentary
| India | 211/6 | 20.0 ov |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 192/6 | 20.0 ov |
India win by 19 runs
Result
India win by 19 runs
What the reporting says
Aasif Sheikh scored 102 off 106 opening for Nepal in the Premier Cup final and was named Player of the Match.
Sandeep Lamichhane took 17 wickets across the tournament and was Player of the Series.
The final was played at Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur, with Nepal choosing to bat first.
UAE's Ibrar Ahmad was their best bowler with 4/62 as Nepal posted 313/9.
India beat Sri Lanka by 72 runs in the women's Asia Cup final in Dubai, taking their eighth title.
India openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma both made attacking fifties, adding 129 for the first wicket in the final.
Facts taken from the stories linked beside them, each from a sentence in the original.
PAK 1ST
- 20.0
Over 20. 13 runs. Bowler: Shivam Dube. Pakistan: 192/6(rr 9.60)
- 19.6
OUT! Caught. Shivam Dube to Hassan Nawaz. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled, caught by Samson. India are triumphant over Pakistan by 19 runs to claim the gold medal. Despite a valiant effort from Hassan Nawaz, who smashed an impressive 96 off 51 balls, the Pakistani chase faltered under pressure. India's bowlers, led by Axar Patel and Washington Sundar, each took two wickets, stifling the run flow at crucial moments. The fall of wickets at regular intervals hindered Pakistan's momentum, and despite late fireworks, they fell short.
- 19.5
Shivam Dube to Hassan Nawaz. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Kishan.
- 19.4
SIX! Shivam Dube to Hassan Nawaz. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
- 19.3
Shivam Dube to Hassan Nawaz. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, Played to long off for no runs, fielded by Sooryavanshi.
- 19.2
Shivam Dube to Hassan Nawaz. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot working, missed for no runs, fielded by Samson.
- 19.2
Wide Shivam Dube to Hassan Nawaz. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, left for 1 run, fielded by Samson.
- 19.1
FOUR! Shivam Dube to Hassan Nawaz. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
- 19.0
Over 19. 11 runs. Bowler: Jasprit Bumrah. Pakistan: 179/5(rr 9.42)
- 18.6
Jasprit Bumrah to Hassan Nawaz. Half volley, off stump on the front foot flick, Played in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Patel.
- 18.5
Jasprit Bumrah to Hassan Nawaz. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Samson.
- 18.4
Jasprit Bumrah to Saad Masood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed to short fine leg for 1 run, mis-fielded by Samson.
- 18.3
SIX! Jasprit Bumrah to Saad Masood. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
- 18.2
Jasprit Bumrah to Hassan Nawaz. Reverse Swing-In full toss, middle stump on the front foot Slog, Played in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Patel.
- 18.1
Jasprit Bumrah to Hassan Nawaz. Reverse Swing-In half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, Played to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Varma.
- 18.0
Over 18. 8 runs. Bowler: Washington Sundar. Pakistan: 168/5(rr 9.33)
- 17.6
SIX! Washington Sundar to Saad Masood. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
- 17.5
Washington Sundar to Saad Masood. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed for no runs, fielded by Samson.
- 17.4
Washington Sundar to Saad Masood. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot slog sweeping, missed to fine leg for no runs.
- 17.3
OUT! Caught. Washington Sundar to Abdul Samad. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Varma. Excellent catch!
- 14.1
OUT! Caught. Shivam Dube to Saim Ayub. Length ball, outside off stump moves in front flick, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg, caught by Sundar. Four down for Pakistan.
- 6.1
OUT! Caught. Axar Patel to Maaz Sadaqat. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to fine leg, caught by Sundar. Washington Sundar makes no mistake!
- 4.5
OUT! Caught. Axar Patel to Usman Khan. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket, caught by Dube. Soft dismissal!
- 3.4
OUT! Caught. Washington Sundar to Sahibzada Farhan. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Patel. Finally, the wicket has been taken.
IND 1ST
- 20.0
Over 20. 16 runs. Bowler: Ahmed Daniyal. India: 211/6(rr 10.55)
- 19.6
Ahmed Daniyal to Tilak Varma. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, outside edge in the air uncontrolled to short third man for 1 run, dropped catch by Moqim. India post a mammoth total on the board, with Abhishek Sharma leading the charge with a blistering 61, while Tilak Varma remained unbeaten on 51. Shivam Dube also provided valuable momentum late in the innings. For Pakistan, Ahmed Daniyal and Arafat Minhas claimed two wickets each. India's batters maintained an aggressive tempo throughout, finishing strongly and putting Pakistan under immediate pressure. The chase now begins with a demanding task ahead for the Pakistan batting unit. Who's going to get the gold medal? Let's wait and see.
- 19.5
Ahmed Daniyal to Tilak Varma. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Played in the air under control to deep square leg for 2 runs, shy attempt by Ayub, by Khan.
- 19.4
SIX! Ahmed Daniyal to Tilak Varma. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs.
- 19.3
SIX! Ahmed Daniyal to Tilak Varma. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled over fine leg for 6 runs.
- 19.2
Ahmed Daniyal to Axar Patel. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, Played to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Samad.
- 19.1
OUT! Caught. Ahmed Daniyal to Shivam Dube. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg, caught by Sadaqat. Good catch in the deep!
- 19.0
Over 19. 23 runs. Bowler: Saim Ayub. India: 195/5(rr 10.26)
- 18.6
Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma. Off break length ball, down leg side backing away pulling, Played to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Moqim.
- 18.5
FOUR! Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs.
- 18.4
Saim Ayub to Shivam Dube. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot Slog, Played in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Minhas.
- 18.3
FOUR! Saim Ayub to Shivam Dube. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep point for 4 runs.
- 18.2
SIX! Saim Ayub to Shivam Dube. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Glorious shot from Dube.
- 18.1
SIX! Saim Ayub to Shivam Dube. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
- 18.0
Over 18. 18 runs. Bowler: Sufyan Moqim. India: 172/5(rr 9.56)
- 17.6
SIX! Sufyan Moqim to Tilak Varma. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
- 17.5
SIX! Sufyan Moqim to Tilak Varma. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, to leg on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
- 17.4
Sufyan Moqim to Shivam Dube. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, Played to long on for 1 run, fielded by Masood.
- 17.3
Sufyan Moqim to Tilak Varma. Left-Arm Leg Spin half volley, to leg on the front foot driving, Played to long off for 1 run, fielded by Farhan.
- 17.2
Sufyan Moqim to Tilak Varma. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, missed for no runs, fielded by Khan.
- 14.1
OUT! Caught. Abrar Ahmed to Shreyas Iyer. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump backing away driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to cover, caught by Farhan. Skipper gone!
- 13.1
OUT! Bowled. Arafat Minhas to Ishan Kishan. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, missed. Huge turn and hits the target perfectly.
- 7.5
OUT! Stumped. Arafat Minhas to Abhishek Sharma. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, missed, by Khan. Abishek gifted his wicket!
- 3.5
OUT! Caught. Ahmed Daniyal to Sanju Samson. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on, caught by Minhas. Poor form continues for Sanju Samson.
- 2.1
OUT! Caught. Saim Ayub to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, Gloved, caught by Khan. Short and crisp knock comes to a close.