Asian Games 2026 Highlights, Day 15: India men's cricket team, wrestler Aman Sehrawat clinch gold

The defending champions, world No. 8, defeat world No. 12 Malaysia 5-1 and keep the Asian title. Harmanpreet Singh scores twice from penalty corners, Jugraj Singh adds one from a corner, Hardik Singh converts a penalty stroke, and Shilanand Lakra finishes from open play. Shelly Silverius replies for Malaysia.

India defend gold for the first time, a first back-to-back title after 2022 and a fifth overall. The win also seals direct qualification for the Los Angeles Olympics. With the women already champions, this is India’s first double hockey gold at the Asian Games.

Antim Panghal, the world No. 1, goes down by points to Japan’s Moe Kiyooka in the women’s 53kg wrestling gold-medal bout. The final closes 1-9. Silver is India’s first medal in the event and an upgrade on the bronze Antim won at the 2022 Asian Games.

Wrestler Deepak Punia clinches bronze medal with a victory over Gankhuyag Ganbaatar of Mongolia in the men's freestyle 97kg category. The match ends in a 2-1 margin for Punia.

At the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, Punia had won a silver medal in the men's 86kg freestyle wrestling event. This is India's first Asiad medal in the men's freestyle 97kg wrestling in 60 years, with Bhim Singh (Bronze) being the last Asiad medallist in the event in 1966.

Overall, this is India's fifth medal at the Asian Games in this category.

Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat clinches gold in the men's 57kg freestyle wrestling event as he defeats reigning world champion Han Chong-Song with a 11-7 scoreline.

This is India's 20th gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games. Aman is the first-ever Indian to clinch gold in the men's 57kg freestyle category.

Aman had won bronze at the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023, whereas Han had clinched silver

Indian wrestlers will be in action soon, with Aman Sehrawat first up against Han Cong Song of North Korea in the men's frestyle 57kg gold medal bout. That bout is scheduled for 2.44 pm IST.

It is another gold medal for India as the Shreyas Iyer-led cricket team beat Pakistan by 19 runs. India have thus defended their gold medal in both men's and women's cricket, with Harmanpreet Kaur and Co having beaten Sri Lanka earlier in the Asian Games.

India have won a total of 80 medals thus far at the 2026 Asian Games, including 18 gold, 26 silver and 36 bronze. India are currently in fifth place in the medals tally.

After opting to bat first, India posted a total of 211/6 from 20 overs on the back of fifties from Abhishek Sharma (61) and Tilak Varma (51*).

In their reply, Pakistan are currently 11/0 after 1 over.

India's Neeraj Chauhan has clinched bronze in the men's individual recurve archery competition as he defeats fellow Indian Dhiraj Bommadevara with a 6-4 scoreline.

It will be an all-Indian matchup in the men's individual recurve bronze medal match, with Neeraj Chauhan and Dhiraj Bommadevara set to face off in the bronze medal match.

While Neeraj lost to Japan's Junya Nakanishi 7-1, Dhiraj went down to South Korea's Lee Wooseok with a 7-3 margin.

Indian wrestler Sagar Jaglan will fight it out for the bronze medal after he won his repechage round in the men's 74kg freestyle category. He defeated Razambek Jamalov of Uzbekistan with a 7-3 scoreline.

There are opportunities for more gold medals as wrestlers Antim Panghal and Aman Sehrawat qualify for the finals of their respective events.

Antim defeated China's Jin Zhang 6-1 in the women's 53kg category whereas Aman defeated Tajikistan’s Aiaal Belolyubskii 14-8 in the men's 57kg category.

Wrestler Deepak Punia's hopes of clinching gold in the men's 97kg freestyle event has come to an end following an 8-9 loss to Uzbekistan's Sherzod.

He will next fight for the bronze medal.

India skipper Shreyas Iyer has won the toss in the men's cricket final against Pakistan and will bat first.

Pranavi Urs has created history as she becomes the first Indian woman to clinch a gold in the individual golf event at the Asian Games.

The women's team, comprising of Pranavi, Diksha Dagar and Aditi Ashok clinched silver in the team event.

The Sahan Arachchige-led Sri Lankan side have beaten Bangladesh by 63 runs to clinch bronze in the men's cricket tournament in Nisshin.

Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat first. Tharindu Ratnayake top-scored with a knock of 65 to help the Lankans post 165/9 from 20 overs.

In their reply, Bangladesh were all out for just 102 in 17.3 overs.

Wrestler Aman Sehrawat has qualified for the quarterfinals of the men's freestyle 57 kg with a win over Japan's Yamato Ogawa.

He was once trailing the Japanese 8-9 but showed excellent resilience to bounce back and clinch a 20-9 win.

Deepak Punia has qualified for the semifinals of the men's 97kg freestyle after Hong Kong's Li Vincent withdrew from the bout.

Antim Panghal and Manisha reached the quarterfinals of the women's 53kg and women's 57kg wrestling categories respectively, with victories over Shugyla Omirbek of Kazakhstan and Kwon Youngjin of South Korea.

Indian archer Kumkum Mohod wins gold medal in the women's individual recurve archery competition. She defeats Oh Yejin of South Korea 6-5 after a shootout.

Kumkum has thus become the first-ever women's recurve archer from India to win gold at the Asian Games.

India's Jyoti Yadav has lost her women's 67kg Round of 16 clash in taekwondo to Kannaluck Chuenchooklin of Thailand, with the match ending with a 2-0 score for the latter.

India's taekwondo campaign has thus come to an end.