The Asian Games 2026 cricket tournament will be played in the T20 format in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. The men’s competition will run from September 24 to October 3, 2026. India are the defending men’s champions after winning the gold medal at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou.
Asian Games 2026 Men’s Cricket Schedule
| Date | Match | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|
| September 24 | Preliminary Round Match 1 | 5:30 AM |
| September 24 | Preliminary Round Match 2 | 10:30 AM |
| September 25 | Preliminary Round Match 3 | 5:30 AM |
| September 25 | Preliminary Round Match 4 | 10:30 AM |
| September 26 | Preliminary Round Match 5 | 5:30 AM |
| September 26 | Preliminary Round Match 6 | 10:30 AM |
| September 28 | India vs Group B Runners-up, Quarter-final | 5:30 AM |
| September 28 | Pakistan vs Group A Runners-up, Quarter-final | 10:30 AM |
| September 29 | Sri Lanka vs Group B Winners, Quarter-final | 5:30 AM |
| September 29 | Bangladesh vs Group A Winners, Quarter-final | 10:30 AM |
| October 1 | Semi-final 1 | 5:30 AM |
| October 1 | Semi-final 2 | 10:30 AM |
| October 3 | Bronze Medal Match | 5:30 AM |
| October 3 | Gold Medal Match | 10:30 AM |
Asian Games 2026 Cricket Teams
The men’s tournament will have 10 teams: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Japan, Nepal, Hong Kong China, Malaysia and Oman. Afghanistan, Japan and Nepal are in Group A, while Hong Kong China, Malaysia and Oman are in Group B.
The top two teams from each preliminary group will qualify for the quarter-finals. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have already been seeded into the last eight.
India Squad
India squad: Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jasprit Bumrah, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dube, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
Pakistan Squad
Pakistan squad: Sahibzada Farhan (C), Abdul Samad, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Akif Javed, Ali Raza, Arafat Minhas, Haider Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Saad Masood, Saim Ayub, Sufyan Moqim, Usman Khan.
Live Streaming in India
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| TV Broadcast | Sony Sports Network |
| Live Streaming | Sony LIV |