Abhishek Sharma stars as India reach 133-4 in Cricket final

India reached 133-4 after 14 overs against Pakistan in the Asian Games Cricket final on Saturday. The match was played at Korogi Sports Park. India won the toss and chose to bat first.

Abhishek Sharma gave India a fast start. He scored 61 runs from 28 balls. His innings included seven sixes and three fours. Abhishek also had a strike rate of 217.85. He looked ready to help India build a big score.

Pakistan's Arafat Minhas ended his innings in the eighth over. Abhishek was stumped by wicketkeeper Usman Khan. Arafat later took another wicket. He bowled Ishan Kishan for 20 runs from 18 balls in the 14th over. The ball turned sharply and hit the top of the stumps.

Arafat finished with two wickets for 25 runs from three overs. India made 81 runs for two wickets in the six over powerplay. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored 15 runs from nine balls. He was caught behind while trying a reverse sweep against Saim Ayub.

Sanju Samson was then dismissed by Ahmed Daniyal. India slowed down after a strong start. The team reached 103-3 after nine overs but scored only 30 runs between the 10th and 14th overs.

Shreyas Iyer was unbeaten on 21 runs from 23 balls at the end of the 14th over. Tilak Varma was not out on two runs. Pakistan are looking for their first men's Cricket gold medal at the Asian Games. India are trying to defend the title they won in Hangzhou three years ago.

The match remains closely placed as India continue their innings with six wickets still to fall.