India and Pakistan will face off in the Asian Games 2026 cricket final at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin on Saturday as the Men in Blue look to defend their title.
The India vs Pakistan Asian Games 2026 cricket final will be available to watch on live streaming and live telecast in India. The IND vs PAK gold medal match starts at 10:00 AM IST.
Rajasthan Royals' Vaibhav Sooryavanshi set to be among the big attractions in the final. Spinner Ravi Bishnoi, Vaibhav’s IPL teammate, is also part of the Indian squad.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi arrives at this final fresh off being named on Time magazine's Time100 Next 2026 list - the youngest individual on the annual roster and one of just seven sportspersons chosen for the honour.
Time hailed him as ‘fast becoming one of global sport's most electrifying figures’
In his Asian Games debut in the semi-final against Sri Lanka on Thursday, Sooryavanshi slammed 38 off 21 balls on a tricky surface. He hit six fours and two sixes before, which meant 36 of the 38 runs came in boundaries.
The breezy knock helped India steamroll the Lankans by 124 runs and reach the final against arch-rivals Pakistan.
The teenager recently broke into the India senior setup in a T20 series against England in 2026, becoming the youngest Indian to play international cricket at 15 years and 99 days - eclipsing Sachin Tendulkar's 37-year record.
In his second T20I series, in Zimbabwe, he finished as the overall top scorer with two fifties, including a 50 off 19 balls, the quickest fifty ever registered by a man in international cricket. He rounded out the series with an unbeaten 81 off 49 at Harare.
Shreyas Iyer is leading India in pursuit of a second consecutive Asian Games gold and the 15-year-old Sooryavanshi could prove vital to the mission.
Bishnoi, who has 71 wickets in 53 T20Is for India, will also have a role to play in the final with the pitch at the Korogi Sports Park offering plenty of purchase for the spinners.
Pakistan, led by captain Sahibzada Farhan, got past Bangladesh by six wickets in the semi-final. Their quarter-final match against Hong Kong China was also washed out.
India vs Pakistan T20 head-to-head
India hold a commanding edge over Pakistan in the T20 head-to-head record. The two sides have met 17 times in T20 cricket, with India winning 14 and Pakistan winning three matches.
India head into the final on a six-match winning run against their rivals. The sides last met in the group stage of this year's T20 World Cup, where India won comfortably.
Where to watch India vs Pakistan Asian Games 2026 cricket final live in India
Live streaming of the India vs Pakistan Asian Games 2026 cricket final will be available to watch on Sony LIV. Live telecast of the IND vs PAK Asian Games cricket gold medal match will be available on Sony Sports 1 TV channel in India. The match will also be broadcast live in regional languages on Sony Sports 3 (Hindi) and Sony Sports 4 (Tamil, Telugu and Kannada).
