Opting to bat first after winning the toss—during which captains Shreyas Iyer and Sahibzada Farhan noticeably refrained from shaking hands—the reigning T20 World Champions posted a formidable total of 211/6 in their 20 overs. Opener Abhishek Sharma set an explosive tone, blasting a 20-ball half-century before falling for 61 off 28 balls, powered by three fours and seven sixes. Late-order accelerations from Tilak Varma (51* off 22 balls) and Shivam Dube (27 off 15 balls) pushed India past the 200-run milestone. In response, Pakistan mounted a resolute chase behind Hassan Nawaz’s sensational 96 off 51 balls, which featured five boundaries and seven sixes. However, tight bowling spells from Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, and Shivam Dube—who took two wickets each—restricted Pakistan to 192/6. The victory completes a double gold sweep for Indian cricket at the Asian Games following the women's team's earlier gold medal triumph.