- The September 29 match between Sri Lanka and Nepal was canceled due to rain
- Sri Lanka has reached the semi-finals on the basis of ranking
- Sri Lanka will now face defending gold medalists India
Asian Games 2026: The second semi-final cricket match of the Asian Games will be played between India and Sri Lanka. The match will start at 10:30 AM IST on October 1. Sri Lanka have reached the semi-finals with the Indian team making it to the top four. Bad weather is affecting cricket events in the Asian Games. Sri Lanka to be played at 5:30 am today and Nepal The third quarter-final match between them was called off due to persistent rain and Sri Lanka secured a place in the semi-finals based on their superior seeding.
First semi-final between Pakistan and Bangladesh
Today's fourth and final quarter-final match between Bangladesh and Malaysia was also canceled due to rain. Bangladesh have entered the semi-finals due to their superior ranking. This means that the first semi-final will now be played between Pakistan and Bangladesh. So now everyone is curious about which team will go to the finals. So the fans expect that the Indian team should play with dignity.
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Indian team is the defending champion
India's last gold medal was at the Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. This was the first time that cricket was included in the Asian Games. Rituraj Gaikwad was leading the Indian team at that time. In the rain-affected final, Afghanistan scored 112 for 5 in 18.2 overs, batting first, before the match was suspended due to rain. So India won the gold medal without batting on the basis of good ranking.
Which players in both teams
Indian Team: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dubey, Tilak Verma, Vipraj Nigam, Akshar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Sri Lanka Team: Sahan Arachigge (captain), Ashen Bandara, Lasith Kruspule, Sohan De Livera, Niroshan Dickwella (wicketkeeper), Binura Fernando, Nuwanidu Fernando, Tharindu Ratnayake, Dushan Hemantha, Sineth Jayawardene, Chamika Karunaratne, Garuka Sanketh, Vanuja Sahan, Nuwan Tushara, Vijayakant Vyaskanth
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