India beat Sri Lanka to reach Asian Games final

India defeated Sri Lanka by 124 runs in the men’s cricket semifinal at the Asian Games on October 1, securing a place in the gold-medal final against Pakistan. India made 169 for 7 in 20 overs, then bowled Sri Lanka out in 9.5 overs. Reports differ on whether Sri Lanka finished with 45 or 46 runs, so the exact margin cannot be reconciled with the supplied accounts. Ishan Kishan led India’s innings with an unbeaten 80 from 46 balls, helping the team recover after losing early wickets. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi added 38 from 21 deliveries, giving India momentum before Kishan’s late contribution lifted the total to 169. India had been sent in to bat after Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. Sri Lanka’s reply collapsed early. Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets in the opening over, and Axar Patel and Abhishek Sharma also claimed two wickets apiece. The Sri Lankan innings ended before the team could build a sustained chase; no batter reached 20, according to one match account, which named Nuwanidu Fernando’s 15 as the highest score. The result sends India into a final against Pakistan, scheduled for October 3.