India will enter the contest after a dominant chase in the series opener, with Virat Kohli and captain Shubman Gill scoring centuries as the hosts chased down 296 in less than 42 overs
The Indian men's cricket team will face Sri Lanka in the semifinals of the Asian Games after the island nation's quarterfinal against Nepal was abandoned due to inclement weather here on Tuesday. Sri Lanka made it to the last four owing to their higher ranking. While they are placed ninth in the team rankings, Nepal are 14th. There has been consistent rain in Nagoya over the past few days, leading to all four quarterfinals, including India's, being washed out. The second semifinal will be played between Pakistan and Bangladesh. Both semifinals are set to take place on Thursday. The Indian men's team, led by Shreyas Iyer, is yet to play a game at the Korogi Sports Park, which also hosted the women's competition won by Harmanpreet Kaur and Co.
The Indian men's cricket team entered the Asian Games semi-final without even taking the field after its quarter-final against Afghanistan was abandoned due to inclement weather here on Monday. The defending champion side made it to the last four as it is ranked No.1 in the ICC T20I rankings while Afghanistan is currently placed 10th. India will take on winners of the quarter-final between Nepal and Sri Lanka. If that match is abandoned, then Sri Lanka, by virtue of their higher ranking, will take on India in the semi-final. There has been consistent rain in Nagoya for the past few days and even a curtailed match was a remote possibility on the day. Strangely enough, if the competition is entirely washed out due to rain then India might win gold because of their top ranking. The first quarterfinal between Pakistan and Hong Kong was also washed out, allowing the former to move ahead on the basis of their higher ICC ranking.
Kohli's 74-ball hundred was his 10th against the West Indies and took his international century tally to 86, while six batters scored ODI hundreds across three matches on Sunday
India bowl first against West Indies as Naman Dhir makes his ODI debut; watch the match live on Star Sports 1 HD/SD or stream it on JioHotstar
India vs West Indies 1st ODI begins at 2 pm IST on Friday, with the toss at 1:30 pm IST. Fans in India can stream the match on the JioHotstar app and website
Following India's successful defence of their Asian Games gold medal, Shafali Verma highlighted the team's collective preparation, improved coordination and determination to win the T20 World Cup
New Zealand picked seven frontline pace bowlers, including a fit-again Adam Milne for their upcoming five-match T20 International series against reigning World Champions India starting October 22 in Christchurch. White-ball captain Mitchell Santner will lead an expanded 16-man T20I squad for the action-packed five-game series spread across 11 days in four cities. According to the media release issued by the NZC, 13 players from the squad that finished runner-up to India in this year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup have been named for the home series, including spin all-rounder Michael Bracewell and paceman Milne, who were sidelined from the tournament with respective injuries. The 34-year-old Milne, who has accumulated 243 T20 caps (56 of those international), last played for the Black Caps against Zimbabwe over a year ago, and bolsters a line-up of seasoned T20I pace bowlers, including Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, and Jacob Duffy, as well as young guns Zak Foulkes and Nath
Despite being ranked 40 places below India, Japan pushed the Indian side to the limit in the one-off T20I match in Sano
Axar Patel defended eight in the final over after India made 32 for four, with Shreyas Iyer pointing to sharp turn and a sluggish pitch for the batting struggle
Sri Lanka were bundled out for just 69 in reply to India's record 216 as they were forced to settle for a silver medal, their second Asian Games in a row
India won their first gold medal of the Asian Games 2026 on Tuesday, courtesy of India's women's cricket team
After posting 32 for four against a disciplined bowling effort by Japanese spinners, India restricted the hosts to 30 for three in the five-overs-a-side contest.
India's women's cricket team will look to defend their Asian Games gold medal as they take on Sri Lanka in the final from 10:30 am IST
India won two shooting silvers, reached the women's cricket final, swept Kazakhstan in badminton, opened hockey with big wins, while Suchika Tariyal assured an MMA medal
India's focus shifts to the women's cricket semi-final vs Bangladesh, men's hockey opener vs Indonesia, badminton tie vs Kazakhstan and 10m air rifle final (individual)
The cricket action will commence with the women's event starting September 17, before the men's teams get into action on September 24
India's campaign at the Games begins with the quarter-finals on September 28, giving the squad less than a week between the T20I and its opening Asian Games match
Asiad 2026 HIGHLIGHTS: India with the help of all-round show from Shafali Verma (40 not out with bat and 2 wickets with ball) beat Japan by 8 wickets in the fourth and final quarterfinal match
India's women's cricket team will begin its gold medal defence at Asian Games 2026 with the quarter-final match against hosts Japan at 10:30 am IST