KARACHI: Pakistan secured a bronze medal in the Kabaddi discipline on Friday in the ongoing Asian Games 2023 which are being held in Hangzhou, China.
India battered the Men in Green with a massive 61-14 scoreline and made their way to the event's final where they will take on Iran on Saturday.
Pakistan were all-out 12 times and failed to get a single all-out point as they were completely dominated by the arch-rivals.
After winning silver in Shooting and Squash competitions, this was Pakistan's third medal in the Asian Games.
Earlier, Pakistan qualified for the semi-final after beating Malaysia 58-35 in their last group match on Wednesday (October 4).
It must be noted that Pakistan's hopes to win a gold medal were shattered today as Shaheens were defeated by Afghanistan in the semi-final of cricket discipline.
Chasing a target of 116 runs, Afghanistan reached home in 17.5 overs for the loss of six wickets. Their captain Gulbadin Naib played an unbeaten cameo of 26 runs in 19 balls, which included a four and three sixes, to help his side get over the line.
Noor Ali Zadran was the highest scorer for the winning side with 39 runs in 33 balls.
For Pakistan, Arafat Minhas and Usman Qadir claimed two wickets each.
Bowling first, Afghanistan restricted Pakistan to 115 in 18 overs after winning the toss and electing to field first.
Opener Omair Yousuf was the top run-scorer for Pakistan with 24 runs, however, the rest of the batters could not impress.
Fareed Ahmad was the pick of the bowlers for Afghanistan with figures of 3-15 in three overs.
Pakistan will now face Bangladesh for the bronze medal tomorrow, meanwhile, India will face Afghanistan in the final on the same day.
Faizan Lakhani Faizan Lakhani is Deputy Editor (Sports) at Geo News.