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Rain Delays Toss for India-Afghanistan Asian Games Quarterfinal
India is scheduled to play Afghanistan in a cricket quarterfinal at the 2026 Asian Games.
Rain delayed the toss before the match.
The toss helps teams decide who bats or fields first.
India’s team includes 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
He is a left-handed batter from Bihar.
He is the youngest cricketer to represent India.
His last T20I was against Zimbabwe on July 26, 2026.
He scored 50 or more runs in that game and was named Player of the Match.
Rain delayed the toss before India’s Asian Games 2026 quarterfinal against Afghanistan.
The match was scheduled for September 28, 2026.
India’s squad includes 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi from Bihar.
Sooryavanshi is the youngest cricketer to represent India.
He scored a half-century against Zimbabwe in Harare on July 26, 2026, and won Player of the Match.
- Who
- India and Afghanistan are scheduled to play; India’s squad includes Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
- What
- An Asian Games 2026 cricket quarterfinal, with the toss delayed by rain.
- Where
- The match venue is not specified. Sooryavanshi previously played in Harare, Zimbabwe.
- When
- September 28, 2026; the article was published at 09:32 IST.
- Why
- Rain delayed the toss before the quarterfinal.
Key facts
- Competition
- Asian Games 2026
- Match
- India vs Afghanistan quarterfinal
- Status
- Toss delayed due to rain
- Featured player
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
- Age
- 15
- Previous match
- T20I against Zimbabwe in Harare on July 26, 2026
- Previous result
- Half-century and Player of the Match award
Sources
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