{
  "id": 11619030,
  "title": "Asian Games final: Varma, Dube late surge lifts India to 211-6 against Pakistan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/asian-games-final-varma-dube-late-surge-lifts-india-to-211-6-against",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T06:20:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2034438/asian-games-final-varma-dube-late-surge-lifts-india-to-211-6-against-pakistan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tilak Varma and Shivam Dube powered India to a 211-6 victory over Pakistan in the Asian Games men’s cricket final. Varma's unbeaten 51 off 22 balls, including four sixes, and Dube's 27 off 15, with two sixes, propelled India from a mid-innings slowdown to a formidable score. Their partnership of 62 runs from 31 balls came after Pakistan had slowed India's start.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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        "published": "2026-10-03T05:59:59.000Z"
      },
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      },
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      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "How Tilak Varma has mastered batting in finals against Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/how-tilak-varma-has-mastered-batting-in-finals-against-pakistan",
        "published": "2026-10-03T06:49:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/will-india-and-pakistan-players-shake-hands-live-updates-from-asian",
        "published": "2026-10-03T08:08:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}