India and Pakistan reached to Asian Games 2026 T20 finals. India defeated Sri Lanka, while Pakistan defeated Bangladesh in the Semi-finals and now both teams will face each other on October 3, 2026. This final match between Ind and Pak will decide who will get the Gold in Men’s T20 Cricket.
As per the current and past performances, team India has very strong chances of winning gold medal, while Silver is expected for Pakistan in Men’s T20I Asian Games 2026. The reason is why everyone so confident for India because from Asian continent… Team India stands at top, while Team Pakistan stands at 2nd. As India currently tops the ICC Men’s T20I rankings, cricket experts and fans remain highly optimistic about their chances. The same has been highlighted by Pakistani and Indian cricket experts like Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar, Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag.
India vs Pakistan Squad for Men’s T20 Asian Games 2026
Well, here’s India’s squad for Men’s T20 Asian Games 2026 – Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Tilak Varma (Vice-Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (Wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (Wicket-keeper), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Vipraj Nigam, Jasprit Bumrah, Yash Thakur, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
Team India batting lineup is too strong. In last game against Sri Lanka, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi opened the game with Abhishek Sharma, and there he played very well. This means, Vaibhav will also open against Pakistan in Asian Games T20 final match and if that happens, India can easily post a good score of around 180 and put pressure on the opposing team. If India gets the chance to bat second, the middle order is also a major strength, as Ishan Kishan demonstrated in the previous match.
Apart from that, pace attack of Bumrah & Arshdeep, and Spin attack of Ravi Bishnoi are quite capable to destroy the batting lineup of Pakistan. Even the part time bowlers like Abhishek Sharma also performs well, capable to take wickets, and this could put a full stop to Pakistan’s gold medal hopes.
On other hand, the Pakistan T20 squad has – Sahibzada Farhan (Captain), Abdul Samad (Vice-Captain), Usman Khan (Wicket-keeper), Saim Ayub, Haider Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Maaz Sadaqat, Arafat Minhas, Saad Masood, Abrar Ahmed, Sufiyan Muqeem, Ahmed Daniyal, Akif Javed, Ali Raza, Mohammad Wasim Jr.
The Top order and bowling attack of Pakistan team is strong, but this team lacks in middle order. The middle order of this squad is not up to the mark, hence cricket experts have predicted Silver for Pakistan in Asian Games 2026.
Final Words
This is a high voltage game between India and Pakistan and anything can change anytime. In T20 game, big hitters can change the momentum of game anytime and it has been proved in past many times. Although Pakistan’s middle order is somewhat weak, if luck is on their side and the middle order performs well in the Asian Games final on October 3, Pakistan could win the gold.
In addition to that, if match not played due to bad weather than India will get Gold and Pakistan will get Silver.
Cricket fans can watch Ind v Pak T20 final match (20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026) in India at 10:00 AM IST. The live telecast of this game will be aired on Sony Sports TV Network, while mobile and smart TV users can stream the match live in multiple languages on Sony Liv app or via sonyliv.com website.
