Asian Games Highlights, Day 10: 2 Golds in athletics, India reach 69 medals

Asian Games 2023 Day 10 Highlights: India's athletics contingent kept the medals coming as they won 6 medals including 2 Golds. India's medals tally reached a total of 69 medals at the end of Day 10

10:39 AM

Asian Games Live | Men’s Decathlon- India’s Shankar finishes last in Pole Vault

 

Though Tejaswin Shankar gave his best, he still finished last in the Pole Vault discipline of the men's Decathlon event

 

Image Courtesy- Hangzhou 2022

 

10:35 AM

Asian Games Live | Women’s Badminton- PV Sindhu in Round of 16

 

India’s PV Sindhu is now in the Round of 16 after an easy win in the Round of 32 against her Chinese Taipei opponent. 

 

Image Courtesy- Hangzhou 2022
 

 

10:33 AM

Asian Games Live | Men’s Badminton- HS Prannoy in Round of 16

 

India’s HS Prannoy had an easy win against his Mongolian opponent in the Round of 32. 

 

Image Courtesy- Hangzhou 2022
 

 

10:12 AM

Asian Games Live | Women’s Kayak Single 500m race- Soniya Devi 8th

 

Phairem Soniya Devi of India could only get as far as 8th position

 

Image Courtesy- Hangzhou 2022
 

 

10:10 AM

Asian Games Live | Women’s Kayak 4 500m race- India at the last position

 

The quartet of Soniya Devi, Geetha Parvathy, Binita Chanu and Dimita Devi could only finish last. 
 

Image- Hangzhou 2022
 

9:58 AM

Asian Games Live | Women’s Hockey- India enter semis as group toppers

 

Inda thrashed Hong Kong by 13-0 to enter the semi-final of the women’s hockey competition as the number one team from Group A. They would face China in the semi-final. 

Image Courtesy- Hangzhou 2022

9:55 AM

Asian Games Live | Men’s Cricket, India vs Nepal- 179/9 after 20 overs

 

No runs from the last over in the first four balls

 

It might remain that way as it is nothing from the first five balls

 

Six!! Finally, a connection and a six to end the match. It means they lose by 23 runs and India enter the semi-final of the men’s cricket event. 

 

9:50 AM

Asian Games Live | Men’s Cricket, India vs Nepal- 173/9 after 19 overs

 

Six!! Length ball and hit down the ground for a six 

 

Four!! Edged and that flew over the keeper for a four. 

 

Finally a dot ball here. 

 

Wicket!! That would be the ninth wicket down for Nepal with one more over yet to come. They would need 30 off the last six balls. Remember India got 25 in the last over. 

 

9:46 AM

Asian Games Live | Men’s Cricket, India vs Nepal- 162/8 after 18 overs

 

Wicket!! That would be wicket number two in two balls and as a result, Nepal are now eight down with all of their recognised batters gone. Gulshan Jha was the man dismissed. 

 

Could have been a run-out. But it's fine now. 

 

9:42 AM

Asian Games Live | Men’s Cricket, India vs Nepal- 156/7 after 17 overs

 

Four!! Edge and a four for Gulshan Kumar Jha

 

Four byes here would give more hope to Nepal

 

Wicket!! Brilliant catch by R Sai Kishore to get the wicket here 

 

9:38 AM

Asian Games Live | Men’s Cricket, India vs Nepal- 147/6 after 16 overs

 

Six!! Fuller length from round the wicket by Arshdeep Singh and Jora has hit it down the ground for a six. 

 

Six!! And another brilliant hit. This was just a tad bit short and Jora had no qualms pulling it for a six. 

 

Wicket!! And Jora’s 12-ball 29 effort comes to an end as he was unable to get the distance this time around. 

 

Six!! Edge and a six again over third-man. Nepal get 19 from the over and now need 56 off the last four overs. 

 

9:29 AM

Asian Games Live | Men’s Cricket, India vs Nepal- 128/5 after 15 overs

 

Wicket!! Ravi Bishnoi gets rid of dangerous Airee and Nepal are now five down. 

 

Four!! Taken on the full and swept away for a four 

 

9:27 AM

Asian Games Live | Men’s Cricket, India vs Nepal- 120/4 after 14 overs

 

Six!! Short and edge over fine leg for a six

Six!! Short and hit over deep backward square leg for a six

Six!! Short and slow and forehanded by Airee for a six again. 

Two runs taken to deep mid-wicket. 

And single will end the over. 21 come from it. Airee is on fire. 

 

9:23 AM

Asian Games Live | Men’s Cricket, India vs Nepal-99/4 after 13 overs

 

A six in this over as well and 11 runs come in total from this one as Dipeneder Airee looks to get going. 

 

9:20 AM

Asian Games Live | Men’s Cricket, India vs Nepal-88/4 after 12 overs

 

11 runs come from the Shivam Dube over and Nepal continue to fight but without much of a sting to the Indian team who are letting the singles go by. But it is one six that will hurt Dube and India both.