Asia Games 2026 Cricket Schedule: Cricket matches in the Asian Games 2026 will be played in T20 format. Know when India and Pakistan may clash, the complete schedule of men’s and women’s teams and the format of the tournament.
India vs Pakistan Asian Games: The excitement of the Asian Games to be held from 19 September to 4 October 2026 is about to begin. This time Japan will host. Cricket will also be included in this biggest multi-sports event of Asia, where many strong teams from Asian countries will compete for the title. The biggest curiosity of the fans is about the possible match between India and Pakistan. After all, when can both the teams come face to face? Let us know the complete schedule and possible equations.
Will there be a clash between India and Pakistan in the Asian Games?
There will be no competition between India and Pakistan in the initial phase. Both the teams have got direct place in the quarter-finals on the basis of their ranking. In the men’s category, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have already qualified for the quarter-finals. The remaining four quarter-finalists will be decided by the group stage.
Group A: Afghanistan, Japan and Nepal
Group B: Hong Kong, China, Malaysia and Oman
The teams progressing from these groups will face India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the quarter-finals. This is the reason why India and Pakistan cannot come face to face in the quarter finals. If both the teams win their respective matches, then a high-voltage match can be seen between the two in the semi-finals or final.
Matches will be played in T20 format
asian games 2026 Cricket matches of both men’s and women’s categories will be played in T20 format. India is the defending champion. In the Asian Games 2023, both the Indian men’s and women’s teams performed brilliantly and won the gold medal. This time too both the teams will enter the field with the intention of defending their title.
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asian games schedule
Women’s Cricket: 17 September to 22 September
Men’s Cricket: 24 September to 1 October
All matches will be played at Korogi Athletic Park in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Indian women’s team schedule
Being the defending champions, the Indian women’s team has also got a direct place in the quarter-finals. The team captained by Harmanpreet Kaur will start its campaign from the quarter-finals. If India wins its match, it will face the other quarterfinal winning team in the semi-finals. On the other hand, Pakistan women’s team will also start its campaign from the quarter-finals. If both India and Pakistan register victory in their respective ways, then in the women’s category too, an exciting match can be seen between the two teams in the semi-finals or final.
Indian team for Asian Games
Indian men’s team: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma, Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jasprit Bumrah, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dubey, Varun Chakraborty and Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
Indian women’s team: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shefali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), G. Kamalini (wicketkeeper), Bharti Phulmali, Sri Charani, Renuka Thakur, Kranti Gaur, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Radha Yadav and Nandini Sharma.
Search questions related to Asian Games
1. When can the match between India and Pakistan take place in the Asian Games 2026?
Both the teams are directly in the quarter-finals, so their encounter is possible only in the semi-finals or final.
2. In which format will cricket be played in the Asian Games 2026?
The matches of both men’s and women’s categories will be played in T20 format.
3. With which round will the Indian cricket team start its campaign?
Both the Indian men’s and women’s teams will start their campaign directly from the quarter-finals.