India beat Sri Lanka by 124 runs to reach Asian Games cricket final
Ishan Kishan’s unbeaten 80 and a relentless bowling effort set up an India–Pakistan gold-medal match on 3 October.
The result
India are through to the men’s Asian Games cricket gold-medal match after defeating Sri Lanka by 124 runs in their 1 October semifinal in Nisshin, Japan. India made 169/7 in 20 overs, then dismissed Sri Lanka for 45. The one-sided margin came after an innings in which India’s own top order had needed a recovery.
Ishan Kishan supplied it. Batting at number five, he finished unbeaten on 80 from 46 balls and gave India a target its bowlers could defend with freedom. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had earlier contributed 38 from 21 balls, a short burst of acceleration while wickets fell around him.
How the chase changed
Sri Lanka lost two wickets in the first over to Jasprit Bumrah. A run-out added to the pressure soon afterward, before Axar Patel took two wickets in the fourth over. The pursuit had barely settled when Sri Lanka were reduced to 12/5. Even on a difficult batting surface, the gap between 170 to win and a side five wickets down was already enormous.
Nuwanidu Fernando was the only Sri Lankan batter to reach double figures, with 15. Abhishek Sharma took two late wickets, and Bumrah and Axar also finished with two apiece. The final tally of 45 underlines the collective bowling and fielding performance more than any one spell.
Why this result matters
The semifinal was more than a place in a final. India had begun at 24/2, yet a middle-order innings and coordinated attack turned a potentially awkward contest into a decisive win. For readers comparing the scoreline with other India–Sri Lanka fixtures, this was the men’s Asian Games 2026 cricket semifinal, not an ODI or a bilateral series match.
The result also settled the gold-medal pairing. Pakistan beat Bangladesh in the other semifinal, so India and Pakistan will meet for gold on Saturday, 3 October in Nisshin. The published Olympics schedule lists 10:00 AM IST for that match. Sri Lanka will face Bangladesh for bronze earlier the same day. Fixture details can still be revised by organisers; check the official event page before travel or viewing.
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Sources and score verification
Original summary written from the linked match reports and scorecards; no on-site reporting is claimed.
- Olympics.com: India–Sri Lanka semifinal report
- ICC: Asian Games semifinal roundup and final date
- Olympics.com: cricket schedule and results
Checked 1 October 2026. Schedules, scorecard corrections and trend volumes can change; the linked organisers and cricket bodies are the best place for updates.