India cricket team gets gold medal after the match was called off due to rain on Saturday at Asian Games 2023. India won gold because of a better international ranking than Afghanistan.India bag GOLD after match gets abandoned due to rain 🏏The #MenInBlue triumph against 🇦🇫 as higher ranked opponents to clinch the #Gold🥇Three cheers for team 🇮🇳🥳Well done guys! #AsianGames2022#Cheer4India#HallaBol#JeetegaBharat#BharatAtAG22 pic.twitter.com/m6gzwO4XTY— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) October 7, 2023Afghanistan were 112/5 in 18.2 overs when rain stopped the play. According to the official updates, Seamers Arshdeep Singh and Shivam Dube took one wicket each. Ravi Bishnoi and Shahbaz Ahmed were also among the wicket-takers. Put to bat first, Afghanistan lost early wickets. Shivam Dube cleared up Zubaid Akbari with his length delivery in the second over. Arshdeep Singh dismissed Mohammad Shahzad in the next over.Afghanistan lost another wicket in a bid to push up score as Noor Ali Zadran was run out in the 4th over. Afghanistan were 13/3 after 4 overs.Afsar Zazai and Shahidullah tried to steer the batting but Ravi Bishnoi broke their partnership. Afsar made 15 from 20 balls.Shahbaz Ahmed quickly took another wicket as Afghanistans batting crumbled. He sent Karim Janat to pavilion in the 11th over.Afghanistan had played 18.2 overs when the rain intervened and did not allow the resumption of play.
