Will there be a semi-final between India and Pakistan? Four teams in direct knockout of Asian Games
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Asian Games 2026 Cricket: This time also cricket will be a big attraction in the Asian Games which is going to start in Japan from 19th September. Defending gold medalists India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have got direct entry into the knockout round. Last time, India had won gold medal in men’s category as well as women’s category.
India-Pakistan in Asian Games
In the Asian Games 2026 to be held in Nagoya, Japan, the defending champions India and Pakistan men’s and women’s cricket teams have been given a direct place in the quarter-finals in the Asian Games to be held in Japan. The Indian women’s team will start its campaign against Japan, while the men’s team’s match will be decided after the preliminary stage matches. In the semi-finals, the Indian women’s team will face either Bangladesh or China.
India-Pakistan can clash in semi-finals
Indian men’s team can face Pakistan in the semi-finals. The men’s cricket competition in the Asian Games will start on September 24 and its final match will be played on October 1. The women’s competition will be held from 17 to 22 September. Indian women’s team can face Pakistan in the final.
The first round game will be held between these teams
Teams from Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal and Oman will compete in the first round to join these four big teams. The draw and groups for the men’s and women’s tournaments of the Asian Games were announced on Thursday. Well, you know that ten teams will participate in the men’s tournament, while eight teams will play in the women’s tournament.
Gold medal race among 10 teams in men’s group
10 teams are participating in the men’s cricket competition. In the initial phase, Group A will include Afghanistan, Japan and Nepal and Group B will include Hong Kong, China, Malaysia and Oman. Both the competitions will be played in T20 format at Koroji Athletic Park in Aichi Prefecture.
Mens Asian Games – September 24 to October 1st.
ODIs vs West Indies – September 27 to October 3rd.
Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh will miss the West Indies ODIs. ❌ pic.twitter.com/vNkzJCR0Cp
