The schedule of cricket matches of Asian Games 2026 has been released. The teams of India and Pakistan will directly reach the quarter-finals, in such a situation the match between the two will be possible only in the semi-finals or finals.
Asian Games 2026 Cricket Schedule: The schedule of cricket matches of Asian Games 2026 has been released. Cricket has been included for the fourth time in this multi-sport event being held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Indian cricket fans will keep their biggest eye on the possible match between India and Pakistan, but as per the schedule, both the teams will not come face to face in the initial phase.
This time India will enter as defending champion in both men’s and women’s categories. Both the competitions will be played in T20 format and all the matches will get the status of full international matches. The women’s cricket competition will be held from September 17 to 22, while the men’s matches will be played between September 24 and October 1.
Asian Games 2026: India-Pakistan clash may take place only in semi-finals or finals
In the men’s category, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have got direct place in the quarter-finals due to being top seeded. The remaining four teams will qualify from the preliminary round. Group A includes Afghanistan, Japan and Nepal, while Group B includes Hong Kong, China, Malaysia and Oman. India and Pakistan will play separate matches in the quarter-finals, so both the teams cannot face each other in this stage. If both of them win in their respective ways, then their competition will be possible only in the semi-finals or finals.
🚨 ASIAN GAMES 2026 MEN’S CRICKET DRAW
· Preliminary Round
– Group A
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
🇯🇵 Japan
🇳🇵 Nepal– Group B
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡° Hong Kong, China
🇲🇾 Malaysia
🇴🇲 Oman– Quarter-finals (Direct Entry)
🇮🇳 India vs TBD
🇵🇰 Pakistan vs TBD
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka vs TBD
🇧🇩 Bangladesh vs TBD– Top four… pic.twitter.com/Kj1DOFCYk5
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Asian Games 2026: Women’s team will start its campaign against Japan
In the women’s category also, India has got a direct place in the quarter-finals. The Indian team, captained by Harmanpreet Kaur, will start its campaign against host Japan. If India wins this match, it will face either Bangladesh or China in the semi-finals. In the other quarter-finals, Sri Lanka will face Malaysia and Pakistan will face Thailand.
Asian Games 2026: Shreyas Iyer and Harmanpreet Kaur will take command
In this tournament (Asian Games 2026), the Indian men’s team will be captained by Shreyas Iyer, while the team includes players like Jasprit Bumrah, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Akshar Patel, Arshdeep Singh and young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi. The command of the women’s team will be in the hands of Harmanpreet Kaur, while Smriti Mandhana will play the role of vice-captain. Experienced players like Shefali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Renuka Thakur and Shreyanka Patil have also got a place in the team.
Asian Games 2026: India will defend the title in both categories
India had won gold medals in both men’s and women’s categories in Hangzhou Asian Games 2023. In such a situation, this time the Indian team will have the challenge of winning the gold medal for the second consecutive time. Given the strong team combination and experience, India is once again considered a strong contender for the title, while cricket fans will hope that after the excellent performance of both the teams, they will see another India-Pakistan clash in the Asian Games.
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