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Rain Rules Could Send Top-Ranked India Into Asian Games Semifinals
India are supposed to play Afghanistan in a cricket quarter-final.
The game is scheduled for September 28 at Korogi Sports Park.
Rain could stop the match from happening.
There is no extra day planned to replay it.
If some cricket can be played, the match may be shortened.
If no cricket can be played, India will move on.
India gets this advantage because it has a higher T20 ranking than Afghanistan.
Pakistan has already reached the semi-finals after rain stopped its match against Hong Kong.
India are scheduled to face Afghanistan in the Asian Games 2026 men’s cricket quarter-final on September 28.
If rain abandons the match without play, India will advance because they rank higher in ICC Men’s T20I rankings.
India are ranked No. 1, while Afghanistan are ranked No. 10 in the rankings cited.
There is no reserve day, although a shortened match may be played if conditions permit.
Pakistan advanced after its quarter-final against Hong Kong was washed out and will face the India-Afghanistan winner.
- Who
- India and Afghanistan are scheduled to play, while Pakistan has already advanced.
- What
- An Asian Games 2026 men’s cricket quarter-final could be abandoned because of rain.
- Where
- Korogi Sports Park in Nagoya.
- When
- The match is scheduled for Monday, September 28; the toss is scheduled for 1 p.m. local time.
- Why
- If the match is abandoned, the higher-ranked team advances, and India is ranked above Afghanistan in ICC Men’s T20I rankings.
Key facts
- Match
- India vs Afghanistan men’s cricket quarter-final
- Competition
- Asian Games 2026
- Scheduled date
- Monday, September 28
- Venue
- Korogi Sports Park, Nagoya
- T20I rankings
- India No. 1; Afghanistan No. 10
- Reserve day
- None for the quarter-final
- Rain forecast
- AccuWeather lists a 40% chance of rain at 1 p.m. local time
Sources
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