India beat Sri Lanka by 124 runs to reach Asian Games final

India defeated Sri Lanka by 124 runs in the Asian Games men's cricket semifinal on Thursday. Batting first, India reached 169 for 7, with Ishan Kishan unbeaten on 80 from 46 balls. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi contributed 38 from 21 balls.

Sri Lanka collapsed for 45 in 9.5 overs. Jasprit Bumrah took 2 for 7 in his first over. Axar Patel, Abhishek Sharma and Washington Sundar claimed five wickets between them. Only Nuwanidu Fernando reached double figures.

India face Pakistan in the gold-medal match on Saturday at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin. Pakistan advanced after beating Bangladesh by six wickets in a rain-reduced match.