According to Namasthe Telangana, the Indian team, entering the Asia Games T20 cricket as defending champions, advanced to the final with a strong performance in the semifinals. In the second semifinal held on Thursday, India defeated Sri Lanka by a huge margin of 124 runs. On a pitch that challenged batsmen due to recent rains, world number one batsman Ishan Kishan (80 not out off 46 balls with 4 fours and 5 sixes) played a stellar innings, supported by Vaibhav Suryavanshi (38 off 21 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes), helping Team India post a score of 169/7 in their allotted overs after batting first.