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Asian Games 2023 Highlights: India end Day 2 with 6 medals including Gold in women's cricket, men's 10m rifle

Asian Games 2023 Highlights: Team India continued their good run in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou as the contingent clinched six medals on Day 2 on Monday, September 25 including two Gold - one in women's cricket and the other in men's 10m rifle shooting.

Indian women's team won Gold in cricket Image Source : PTIIndian women's team won Gold in cricket

Asian Games 2023 Day 2 Highlights: India end Day 2 with 6 medals including Gold in women's cricket, men's 10m rifle

Asian Games 2023 Highlights: Two days, 11 medals! It has been a good start for the Indian athletes with 11 medals in two days in Hangzhou in the 19th Asian Games. The day started with two bronze medals in rowing with men's four finals and quadruple sculls finals teams finishing on the podium. Aishwarya Pratap Singh won a bronze in men's 10m air rifle final while Adarsh Singh, Anish Bhinwala, and Vijayveer Singh won bronze in rapid fire pistol 25m event.

The day was closed nicely with Divyansh Panwar, Rudrankkash Patil and Aishwary Pratap Singh setting a new world record while grabbing a gold in men's 10m air rifle event and women's team winning by 19 runs in the cricket final to beat Sri Lanka for gold. Athletes in Wushu and Boxing advance while a few fell short but the biggest heartbreak was the pair of Rohan Bopanna and Yuki Bhambri getting knocked out of men's doubles in the second round.

 

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Live updates : Asian Games 2023 Day 2 Live Updates

  • 7:54 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    That brings us to the end of Day 2 where India won six medals!! See you tomorrow

    Our live coverage will begin from 6:30 AM onwards tomorrow as Day 2 comes to an end with Indian athletes taking home six medals on Monday, September 25.

  • 7:50 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Boxing: Nishant Dev goes through to Round of 16

    Nishant Dev got a unanimous 5:0 nod over Nepal's Dipesh Lama to qualify for Round of 16 in Men's 63.5-71.5kg category.

  • 7:45 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Wushu: Vikrant Baliyan loses to Samuel Marbun in Men's 65kg

    It was a mixed-bag start for India's Wushu athletes as Roshibina Devi and Surya Bhanu advanced to the next stage in their respective categories while Vikrant Baliuyan lost his 1/8th final against Samuel Marbun of Indonesia in the men's 65kg category.

  • 5:48 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Wushu: Surya Bhanu reaches quarter-finals in men's 60kg category

    Surya Bhanu Partap Singh reached the quarter-finals of the men's 60kg event beating Islombek Khaydarov of Uzbekistan.

  • 5:47 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Boxing: Deepak wins in men's Round of 32

    Deepak beat Muhammad Abdul of Malaysia in the first round with a unanimous decision in the men's 46-51 kg category.

  • 5:08 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Swimming: Srihari Nataraj finishes 6th in men's backstroke final

    India's Srihari Nataraj finished 6th in men's backstroke final in swimming.

  • 5:06 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Wushu: Roshibina Devi confirms bronze medal in 60kg category

    Roshibina Devi Naorem defeated Aiman Karshyga of Kazakhstan in the women's 60kg quarterfinal of Wushu and hence confirmed a bronze medal by qualifying for the semis.

  • 5:02 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Boxing: Arundhati loses Round of 16 against Yang Liu

    India's Arundhati lost to China's Yang Liu in the preliminary round of women's 66kg category 5:0.

  • 4:35 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    A loss to start off for women's team in Handball

    The Indian women's team went down against Japan in the Handball preliminary round 41-13.

  • 4:31 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    Chess: Individual Round 4 - Vidit Gujarathi the only clear winner

    In the individual Round 4 of chess - Arjun Erigaisi drew with Iran's Amin Tabatabaei while Vidit Gujarathi defeated Vietnam's Le Tuan Minh in men's events. While in women's matches, Harika Dronavalli drew with Nilufar Yakubbaeva of Uzbekistan while Koneru Humpy went down against China's Hou Yifan.

  • 4:24 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    "Happy that we could contribute a Gold medal for India" - Women's team coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar

  • 3:59 PM (IST) Posted by Anshul Gupta

    After suffering a shock defeat in men's doubles, Rohan Bopanna is through to mixed-doubles quarters with Rutuja Bhosale

    Indian mixed doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale is through to the quarter-finals of the mixed-doubles event at the Asian Games with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Uzbekistan's Akgul and Maksim. 

  • 3:06 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Any more medals on offer?

    Yes there are a few medals on offer in Swimming and Wushu

  • 2:43 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Gold for INDIA!!

    And here it is. India win the Gold medal. India win by 19 runs to win the yellow metal in the maiden attempt. Wow, what a feat. It's second Gold for India and 11th medal overall. 

  • 2:30 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    India jolt Sri Lanka

    Sri Lanka are six down now for 86 and India are in complete control.

  • 2:16 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    43 needed off 30

    It's not over just yet. Sri Lanka hanging by a thread. 14 runs in the previous two overs bring the equation down to 43 required from 30 balls. Titas Sadhu is back in attack.

  • 2:09 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    57 req off 42

    It's getting tougher for Sri Lanka. 57 runs are required from 42 balls and India are doing well. SL still not completely out of it

  • 1:54 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    India send SL in more trouble

    India are not letting this game out of their hands one bit. Just when Hasini Perera was looking to put a fightback, Gayakwad gets the crucial breakthrough. SL 50/4 after 9.5 overs 

  • 1:40 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Listen to the National anthem behind

    Here are the visuals of India's Gold medal winning ceremony and the national anthem after shooting Gold in a team event. India won Gold in the Men's 10m Air Rifle Team event earlier on Monday.

  • 1:31 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Sadhu tears SL top-order

    Sadhu is tearing the SL top order apart. She now gets the big fish Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu. A good catch at covers by Deepti. SL  14/3 after 4.2

  • 1:22 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Sadhu makes it 2

    Sadhu gets another one. Gunaratne has been bowled. Back-to-back wickets for India. SL 13/2 after 2.4

  • 1:18 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Sadhu draws first blood

    And India have got their first one. Titas Sadhu gets the breakthrough India needed to start well. Sanjeewani has been caught out by Harmanpreet. SL 13/1 after 2.1

  • 1:09 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Here we go again!

    Here we are in the second innings of the Gold clash. Deepti to start for India. Anushka Sanjeewani and Chamari Athapaththu in for SL.

  • 12:57 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    India finish at 116

    End of India's innings in the Gold medal match. India post 116/7 in their 20 overs. Not a big target if you know the T20 flavour. But the pitch is turning a lot and it is dry. This is a decent score. India should believe.

  • 12:39 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    HUGE Shock!

    Top-seeded pair of Bopanna and Bhambri is knocked out

  • 12:38 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Ghosh comes in for Mandhana

    Mandhana is gone as well. She has been caught out and Richa Ghosh comes in

  • 12:30 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    India crawl in middle phase

    The Indian team is having a quiet period in the middle phase. 86/1 after 14 overs. Rodrigues, Mandhana still in middle

  • 12:05 PM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    50 up for India

    Jemimah's four in the 9th over takes India to 50.

  • 11:59 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Tennis update

  • 11:43 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    India lose Shafali

    And the first wicket is down. Shafali Verma has been stumped out as she wanted to slog this ball and came down the track. India one down for 16.

  • 11:42 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Shaky start for India

    A little shaky start in the final. 13 runs from the first 3 overs, the third was a maiden one. There was half a chance of a catch but Shafali survives. 

  • 11:40 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Vijayveer's final underway

    In 25m rapid fire pistol, Vijayveer is in action. Not a good start for him. Just 5 points in first two series.

  • 11:32 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Here we go!

    Mandhana and Shafali are in the middle. Ranasinghe to start for Sri Lanka

  • 11:26 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Playing XIs

    India's Playing XI:

    Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Devika Vaidya, Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, Titas Sadhu, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

    Sri Lanka's Playing XI:

    Chamari Athapaththu(c), Anushka Sanjeewani(w), Vishmi Gunaratne, Nilakshi de Silva, Hasini Perera, Oshadi Ranasinghe, Inoka Ranaweera, Kavisha Dilhari, Udeshika Prabodhani, Sugandika Kumari, Inoshi Priyadharshani

  • 11:24 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    India batting first, Harmanpreet returns

    India are batting first after winning the toss and Harmanpreet Kaur makes a return.

  • 10:52 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Women's Cricket final loading...

    Just over half and hour left for the final.

  • 10:35 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Vijayveer into 25m shooting final

    After winning the Bronze medal in team event, Vijayveer has cruised into the individual final of 25m Rapid Fire Pistol

  • 10:19 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    One more Bronze

    Add one more Bronze please. Adarsh Singh, Anish Bhanwala and Vijayveer Sidhu win a Bronze in 25m Team event

  • 10:04 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Another finale appearance locked

  • 9:44 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Likith Selvaraj in finals

  • 9:30 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Bronze for Aishwary

    Another medal for Aishwary. He wins Bronze in Men's 10m Air rifle (individual event) after a team Gold. 9th medal for India

  • 9:27 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Bangladesh clinch Bronze in cricket

    Bangladesh have defeated Pakistan and have won a Bronze in the cricket event

  • 9:05 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Another Bronze in rowing

    The Men's Quadruple team clinched another Bronze medal in rowing for India. This is India's 8th medal at the Asiad now.

  • 8:48 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Srihari qualifies for final in Swimming

    Srihari Nataraj qualifies for Men’s 50m Backstroke final as he finsihed sixth after heats

  • 8:36 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Happy faces in the Indian camp

  • 8:18 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Bronze in Rowing

    More joy for the Indians as Rowing brings India's 7th medal and 2nd of the Day. A Bronze in Men's Four event

  • 8:17 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    China's World record shattered

  • 8:01 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    What an achievement

  • 7:54 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    First GOLD for India!!!

    And the Men's rifle team has done it. They have won the first Gold for India. The trio has also shattered the world record and finished with a score of 1893.7

  • 7:46 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Shooters complete their series

    The Indian trio of shooters have completed their six series of attempts. India are on first place and can potentially clinch the Gold. But we wait for the other teams to complete.

  • 7:30 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Indians in Gold medal position

    The Indian shooters Divyansh Singh Panwar, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankkash Balasaheb Patil are in the Gold medal position in the Men's 10m air rifle team event. We are approaching the final end of this now.

  • 7:20 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Pakistan, Bangladesh fighting for Bronze

    The Bronze medal match in women's cricket is currently underway. Pakistan are in deep trouble batting first. They are at 28/4 after 11 overs.

  • 7:11 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Balraj misses out on medal

    Balraj Panwar looked set for a Bronze or a Silver medal and was in third place at 1500m in the final, but he got behind in the final 500m to finish fourth.

  • 7:03 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Rowing final underway

    Meanwhile, Baljraj Panwar is featuring in the Men's Single Sculls final, which is underway now

  • 6:57 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Shooters looking for medals

    Divyansh Singh Panwar, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankkash Balasaheb Patil are currently competing in simultaneous team medal event and individual qualification event.

  • 6:51 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    India's complete schedule on Day 2

    Medals are on offer in Shooting, Rowing and Cricket. Here's India's complete schedule for Day 2 of the Asaid.

  • 6:45 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Shooters in action

    The Indian shooters are currently in action for qualification and medal events in 10m air rifle and 25m rapid fire pistol events. 

  • 6:38 AM (IST) Posted by Varun Malik

    Hello and welcome

    Hello and a warm welcome everyone to the Day 2 of Asian Games 2023. India in hunt for a few more medals after clinching five on the opening day of the continental tournament. Shooters and Rowers brought joy to the Indian faces with medals, while a few more results brought India closer to medals. In case you missed it, here's India's Day 1 rewind at the Asiad