New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- The Indian vs Pakistan rivalry will enter a new era as the arch-rivals fac-off for the first time at the Asian Games stage, that too in the gold-medal clash on Saturday (October 3). While India are the defending champions, Pakistan's only Asian Games medal in men's cricket came in the 2010 edition in Guangzhou, taking home a bronze.

Rain have played a massive role in the men's cricket competition at the Asian Games in Nisshin. So far as many as six games have been abandoned due to rain, including the four quarterfinals. Both India and Pakistan reached the semifinals owing to their better ICC T20I Team Rankings.

In the semifinal, Pakistan centered home by six wickets, beating Bangladesh in a match that was reduced to...