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

IND vs AFG Final Live Updates: India crushed Bangladesh by nine wickets on Friday to set up a gold medal match against Afghanistan as they bid to become Asian Games champions on their first attempt. Twenty20 cricket has been played at the Asian Games twice before, at Guangzhou 2010 and Incheon 2014, with Bangladesh and then Sri Lanka crowned champions. Afghanistan were runners-up both times, but India did not take part.

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Asian Games 2023 Cricket: Afghanistan were runners-up both times, but India did not take part.

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IND vs AFG Asian Games: Twenty20 cricket has been played at the Asian Games twice before, at Guangzhou 2010 and Incheon 2014, with Bangladesh and then Sri Lanka crowned champions.

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India vs Afghanistan: Afghanistan boast a handful of quality players, who came good when it mattered to beat Pakistan by four wickets in the other last-four encounter.

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Asian Games 2023: India's young -- but still formidable -- side made light work of a rattled Bangladesh in the Hangzhou semi-finals but could face stiffer resistance in Saturday's title-decider.

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Afghanistan Squad: Sediqullah Atal, Mohammad Shahzad(w), Noor Ali Zadran, Shahidullah Kamal, Afsar Zazai, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib(c), Sharafuddin Ashraf, Qais Ahmad, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Zahir Khan, Sayed Shirzad, Nijat Masood, Zubaid Akbari, Wafiullah Tarakhil

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India vs Afghanistan: India defeated Bangladesh in the semis to enter the GOLD medal match

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India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma(w), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar, Prabhsimran Singh, Akash Deep

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IND vs AFG: On the other hand, Afghanistan stunned Pakistan to enter the final.

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Hello and welcome to the LIVE coverage of Asian Games 2023 men's cricket final between India and Afghanistan.