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Cricket at Asian Games 2026: India squad, schedule, scores and results for men's and women's tournament

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The Indian women’s cricket team delivered the country’s first gold medal at Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya on Tuesday.

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In a dominant display, India defeated familiar foes Sri Lanka by 147 runs to defend their Asian Games title. After posting a record-breaking 216/3, India skittled Sri Lanka out for 69.

The men’s cricket event at Asian Games 2026 begins on Monday, September 28. They face a tricky opener against Rashid Khan’s Afghanistan.

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India made its first appearance at Asian Games cricket in Hangzhou 2022, which was held in 2023, with both teams emerging as winners of the gold medal.

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India cricket squads for Asian Games 2026

India men’s squad

  • Shreyas Iyer (captain)
  • Tilak Varma (vice-captain)
  • Abhishek Sharma
  • Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper)
  • Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper)
  • Shivam Dube
  • Nitish Kumar Reddy
  • Axar Patel
  • Washington Sundar
  • Varun Chakaravarthy (subject to fitness)
  • Ravi Bishnoi
  • Jasprit Bumrah
  • Harshit Rana
  • Arshdeep Singh
  • Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
  • Yash Thakur (Rana’s replacement)

Reserves: Rasikh Salam, Kartik Tyagi, Vicky Ostwal.

Varun Chakaravarthy update: With Chakaravarthy ruled out of the remaining Afghanistan T20Is after suffering a side strain in the first T20I, his participation is doubtful.

Replacements: Yash Thakur replaced Harshit Rana after the latter was ruled out with a hamstring injury.

MORE: When will Asian Games 2026 begin? Dates, schedule, countries, sports at Aichi-Nagoya detailed

India women’s squad

  • Harmanpreet Kaur (captain)
  • Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain)
  • Shafali Verma
  • Pratika Rawal
  • Deepti Sharma
  • Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper)
  • G. Kamalini (wicketkeeper)
  • Bharti Fulmali
  • Sree Charani
  • Renuka Thakur
  • Kranti Gaud
  • Arundhati Reddy
  • Shreyanka Patil
  • Radha Yadav
  • Nandni Sharma

Replacements: Pratika Rawal replaced Jemimah Rodrigues after the latter was ruled out with a hamstring injury.

India cricket schedule at Asian Games 2026

India women’s schedule

DateMatchTime (IST)/ ResultSep. 18Quarter-final: Japan (57) vs India (59/2)India won by 8 wktsSep. 20

Semi-final: India (195/4) vs Bangladesh (81)

India won by 114 runsSep. 22Final: India vs. Sri LankaIndia won by 147 runs

Men’s cricket tournament

India’s men start their schedule straight in the quarterfinals, against Afghanistan, on September 28.

DateMatchTime (IST)ResultSep. 28Quarterfinal: India vs Afghanistan.10:30 a.m.—Oct. 1Semifinal5:30 a.m./10:30 a.m.—Oct. 3Bronze/gold medal match, if applicable/qualified5:30 a.m./10:30 a.m.—

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