ANI
New Delhi
India won six confirmed medals on Day 12 of the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, including two silver and four bronze, while the men’s hockey and cricket teams advanced to their respective gold-medal matches on Thursday.
India defeated Pakistan 4-3 in a thrilling semi-final, with Abhishek scoring the decisive goal in the dying minutes to send the defending champions into the gold-medal match.
Captain Harmanpreet Singh scored twice, while Sukhjeet Singh also found the net as India surrendered a three-goal lead before Abhishek struck late to seal the victory.
The win means India’s men’s and women’s hockey teams will both feature in the finals at the same Asian Games for the first time since 1998.
In men’s cricket, India defeated Sri Lanka by 124 runs in the semifinal to set up a gold-medal clash against Pakistan.
India posted 169/7 in their 20 overs, with Ishan Kishan leading the way with an unbeaten 80 off 46 balls to set Sri Lanka a challenging target.
Scores: India 169 for 7 (Kishan 80*, Sooryavanshi 38, Arachchige 2-28, Ratnayake 2-32) beat Sri Lanka 45 (Abhishek 2-2, Bumrah 2-7, Axar 2-8) by 124 runs.
