Archive · 1 Oct 2026
India Face Sri Lanka in Asian Games Semi-Final
India and Sri Lanka are playing a cricket semi-final at the Asian Games.
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl first.
That means India bats first and tries to score many runs.
India lost Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson early.
The tournament had been delayed because rain washed out several matches.
India and Sri Lanka advanced after their quarter-finals were washed out.
Pakistan has already reached the final by beating Bangladesh.
The winner of this match will play Pakistan for the gold medal.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first against India.
India's Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson fell early in the semi-final.
The match is being played at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan.
India and Sri Lanka reached the semi-finals after rain-washed quarter-finals, with qualification decided by ICC T20I rankings.
Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by six wickets and secured the first place in the gold-medal match.
- Who
- India and Sri Lanka are contesting the second men's cricket semi-final; Pakistan has already reached the final.
- What
- A men's cricket semi-final at the 2026 Asian Games, with Sri Lanka bowling first after winning the toss.
- When
- Thursday; the men's cricket gold-medal match is scheduled for October 3.
- Where
- Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan.
- Why
- The teams are competing for the second place in the gold-medal match; India also hopes to defend its 2023 Hangzhou title.
- Match
- India vs Sri Lanka, second men's cricket semi-final
- Toss
- Sri Lanka won and elected to bowl first
- Venue
- Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Japan
- India captain
- Shreyas Iyer
- Sri Lanka captain
- Sahan Arachchige
- Other finalist
- Pakistan defeated Bangladesh by six wickets in the first semi-final
- Gold-medal match
- Scheduled for October 3
