{
  "id": 11664881,
  "title": "Abhishek, Tilak and spinners secure gold for India at Asian Games again",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/abhishek-tilak-and-spinners-secure-gold-for-india-at-asian-games-again-11664881",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T10:25:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/abhishek-tilak-and-spinners-secure-gold-for-india-at-asian-games-again/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Verma's rapid half-centuries set India up for a 19-run victory over Pakistan at the Asian Games. Hasan Nawaz's 96-ball 51-ball innings ensured a tense finish, with India holding a 4-3 advantage over Pakistan in finals of major tournaments across formats. The pitches were slow, grippy turners, and spinners faced constant pressure to hit their lengths consistently. India scored 15 sixes, while Pakistan made ten. India's bowlers faced more problems, particularly in the fourth, fifth, and sixth overs, with Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek, and Shivam Dube conceding a combined 100 runs. Pakistan's control loosened, with the batters scoring 51 off 49 balls, against India's 12 off 25. Hasan Nawaz's 36 runs for Pakistan turned the tide, and with one Jasprit Bumrah over remaining, India sealed the win.",
  "summary": "Rapid half-centuries from Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Verma at either end of their innings set India up to defend their Asian Games men’s gold with a 19 run win over Pakistan in Nisshin. The final pitted a full-strength India against a second-string Pakistan, and the first two-thirds of the contest went alongside expected lines, but […]",
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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."
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