--- title: "Thailand defeats Pakistan in close Asian Games kabaddi match" description: "Most outlets led with Thailand's surprise victory over Pakistan in a men’s kabaddi match at the Asian Games, highlighting the narrow 48-45 score and the thrilling nature of the contest. The Express Tribune described the win as a \"stunning upset,\" while the Daily Times called it a \"major upset\" and noted the location of the match at Tokai Citizen Gymnasium. Both emphasized the competitiveness of the game but used slightly different phrasing to convey the surprise of the result." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/10186-thailand-stun-pakistan-in-asian-games-kabaddi-thriller site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Thailand defeats Pakistan in close Asian Games kabaddi match sports · updated 23 Sep 2026, 4:46 PM PKT · 23 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with Thailand's surprise victory over Pakistan in a men’s kabaddi match at the Asian Games, highlighting the narrow 48-45 score and the thrilling nature of the contest. The Express Tribune described the win as a "stunning upset," while the Daily Times called it a "major upset" and noted the location of the match at Tokai Citizen Gymnasium. Both emphasized the competitiveness of the game but used slightly different phrasing to convey the surprise of the result. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [Thailand stun Pakistan in Asian Games kabaddi thriller](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1557204/thailand-stun-pakistan-in-asian-games-kabaddi-thriller/) · 23 Sep 2026, 4:46 PM PKT > Thailand pulled off a major upset at the Asian Games on Wednesday, defeating Pakistan 48-45 in a thrilling Group B men’s kabaddi match. The contest took place at Tokai Citizen Gymnasium, with both teams fighting closely throughout the game. Pakistan started strongly after opening their campaign with a 65-22 win over Malaysia. They also secured […] - **The Express Tribune** — [Thailand shock Pakistan in Asian Games kabaddi](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2630988/thailand-shock-pakistan-in-asian-games-kabaddi) · 23 Sep 2026, 9:47 AM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing > The winners pull off stunning upset, edge strong Green-shirts 48-45 ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Pakistan women’s cricket team reaches Asian Games semifinals after close win over Thailand](https://harzaviya.com/stories/8991-pakistan-women-survive-thailand-scare-to-make-asian-games) · 20 Sep 2026 · 8 outlets · 3 developments · 73% related - [Pakistan’s women’s netball team defeated by Thailand at Asian Championships](https://harzaviya.com/stories/2561-thailand-beat-pakistan-in-asian-netball-championship-clash) · 10 Aug 2026 · 3 outlets · 72% related 2 articles from 2 outlets, 23 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.