India were crowned Asian Games 2023  men's cricket champions on their first attempt and without needing to bat Saturday in an anti-climatic finish, consigning Afghanistan to a third consecutive silver. India was declared winners of the final under an Asian Games-specific rule where the higher-ranked team takes the honours if the match cannot be finished, in this case, due to rain. Afghanistan made 112-5 under the floodlights in Hangzhou before the wet weather arrived after 18.2 overs.

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