India vs Afghanistan Final Highlights, Asian Games 2023: Match called off, India win the gold medal

Sai Kishore to Afsar Zazai, Just short at the batter. Afsar Zazai flicks it for a single.

Sai Kishore to Afsar Zazai, Pitched up again, blocked well by Afsar Zazai.

Sai Kishore to Afsar Zazai, Pitched up outside the off stump. Afsar Zazai plays the front foot defence and his partner wanted a single, sent off in the right time by Afsar Zazai.

Washington Sundar to Shahidullah Kamal, pitched up outside the off stump. Shahidullah Kamal looks to sweep the ball but is beaten by the spin.

Washington Sundar to Shahidullah Kamal, Tossed up at the stumps. Shahidullah Kamal gets beaten and gets hit on the pads. Shout for LBW but the umpire says no.

Washington Sundar to Shahidullah Kamal, Turn and bounce from the fuller length. The batter gets beaten all ends up.

Washington Sundar to Afsar Zazai, Just short at the batter, flicked away for a single.

Afsar Zazai walks out next to bat.

Washington Sundar to Noor Ali Zadran, OUT! RUN OUT! Pitched short at the stumps and Noor Ali Zadran pulls it to the left of deep square leg. The batters finish the first and hesitate for the second where Noor Ali Zadran called for the second run but found himself short of the crease to the throw of Ravi Bishnoi from deep square leg.

Washington Sundar to Shahidullah Kamal, Pitched up at the stumps. Blocked off the front foot to covers.

Washington Sundar is introduced into the attack.

Arshdeep Singh to Shahidullah Kamal, Pitched up at the off stump. Shahidullah Kamal puts it to the left of point for a quick single.

Shahidullah Kamal walks out next to bat.

Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Shahzad, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Another superb comeback by the Indian bowlers after getting hit for a boundary. Arshdeep Singh this time hitting the right length on the stumps to which Mohammad Shahzad could not do anything about, in the end gets a feather of his gloves through to Jitesh Sharma behind the stumps. Afghanistan now 2 down.

Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR! Gets the contact of the bat and ball perfectly this time to dispatch the ball straight over the bowlers head. Arshdeep Singh pitches the ball on the length on the stumps and Mohammad Shahzad lofts the ball over his head for a welcome boundary.

Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Shahzad, Full delivery outside the off stump. Mohammad Shahzad throws his bat at it but is beaten by the pace.

Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Shahzad, Good length ball outside the off stump, leaving the right hander. Mohammad Shahzad gets beaten by the swing and pace.

Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Shahzad, Pitched up on the stumps. Mohammad Shahzad pushes the ball off the front foot towards mid on.

Shivam Dube to Noor Ali Zadran, Swing and a miss from the batter. Shivam Dube hits the good length on top of the off stump. Noor Ali Zadran looks to heave it over mid on but is completely beaten in the process.

Shivam Dube to Noor Ali Zadran, Good length ball at the stumps. Noor Ali Zadran offers a front foot defence towards mid-wicket.

Shivam Dube to Noor Ali Zadran, Just short at the batter, blocked well from the crease.

Noor Ali Zadran walks out next to bat.

Shivam Dube to Zubaid Akbari, OUT! CAUGHT! What a comeback after the boundary. Shivam Dube pitches the ball on the good length on the off stump and Zubaid Akbari launches at it, looking to hit it for a six over mid on. Unfortunately the timing on the ball is not what he expected and he hands the ball straight to Arshdeep Singh standing at mid on. Afghanistan lose their first.

Shivam Dube to Zubaid Akbari, FOUR! Short and wide and punished correctly. Zubaid Akbari takes a step back and cuts the ball hard over the point fielder for a handsome boundary.

Shivam Dube to Zubaid Akbari, Pitched up outside the off stump. Zubaid Akbari plays the cover drive well but straight to the fielder at covers.

Shivam Dube will bowl from the other end.

Arshdeep Singh to Mohammad Shahzad, Pitched up outside the off stump. Mohammad Shahzad throws his bat at it but gets beaten. 

Arshdeep Singh to Zubaid Akbari, Good length ball outside the off stump. Zubaid Akbari plays it late from the crease towards third man for a single.

Arshdeep Singh to Zubaid Akbari, Short and wide outside the off stump. The batter looking ton cut the ball but is beaten in the process.

Arshdeep Singh to Zubaid Akbari, Pitched a little up with the same away movement missing the outside the edge again on this occasion.

Arshdeep Singh to Zubaid Akbari, Hits the deck hard with some away movement to the left-hander. Zubaid Akbari gets beaten from the crease with the swing.

Arshdeep Singh to Zubaid Akbari, Just short on the line of the off stump. Zubaid Akbari defends it from the crease.

We are ready to start the play for the Gold Medal match. The umpires have made their way into that middle followed by the Indian players who position themselves to their respective field positions. Mohammad Shahzad and Zubaid Akbari are the openers for Afghanistan while Arshdeep Singh will bowl the first over for India.

India (Playing XI) - Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Sai Kishore, Arshdeep Singh.

Afghanistan (Playing XI) - Zubaid Akbari, Mohammad Shahzad (WK), Noor Ali Zadran, Shahidullah Kamal, Afsar Zazai, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib (C), Sharafuddin Ashraf, Fareed Ahmad, Zahir Khan, Qais Ahmad

TOSS - The coin flip has landed in favor of India and they have decided to BOWL first.