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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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. 

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

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. 

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

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.

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

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 

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Top-seeded pair of Bopanna and Bhambri is knocked out

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

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

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

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.

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. 

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

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

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

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

Just over half and hour left for the final.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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