IND vs AFG / Team India won gold without defeating Afghanistan, know how this happened in the Asian Games?

IND vs AFG: The game was not even completed and India won. Team India created history. Participating for the first time in men's cricket, the Indian team captured the gold medal. Just like the Indian women's cricket team had won a few days ago. Men also hoisted the tricolor in China. With this, India's medal bag also got filled a little more. However, in a match that was not completed, rain became a hindrance. How did Team India get the gold medal in that? Obviously this question must be arising in your mind.

Usually, what happens in cricket is that the points are shared when there is rain or when the final match is cancelled, like what happened between India and Afghanistan in the Asian Games, then the trophy is shared. But, here the decision was not partition which was in favor of India.

This is how India won gold without defeating Afghanistan

India was declared the winner of the rain-interrupted match. Meaning, he was handed the gold medal and this happened because India's ICC ranking was better than Afghanistan. On the basis of that ranking, India has become champion.

Rain became a hindrance in the match

Let us tell you that it was raining in Hangzhou since morning. Rain also had an impact on the bronze medal match, where Bangladesh won by Duckworth-Lewis rule. The gold medal match between India and Afghanistan started late due to rain. But the 19th over of Afghanistan's innings, which was playing first, was still going on when rain stopped the match.

India won gold in men's cricket in Asian Games

When the rain did not stop even after waiting for more than an hour, Team India was declared the winner on the basis of better ranking. With this, India won the first gold medal in men's cricket in the history of Asian Games. This success in men's cricket is special because India was participating in this event for the first time in the Asian Games.