Asian Games 2026 Cricket: Full Schedule, Teams & Best Stats
Asian Games 2026 Men’s Cricket
Ten teams, one venue, twelve days. Everything you need on the men’s cricket competition at the 2026 Asian Games — the full schedule, every squad, the points table and tournament stats in one place.
Last updated: September 25, 2026 · after Match 2Schedule & Matches
All times local (JST) unless notedPreliminary Stage — Group A & Group B
| Date | Match | Group | Time (Local) | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, Thu | AfghanistanvsJapan Afghanistan 129/6 beat Japan 81 (19.3 ov) by 48 runs | Group A | 9:00 AM | Read preview → |
| Sep 24, Thu | Hong Kong, ChinavsMalaysia Malaysia 84/2 (12 ov) beat Hong Kong, China 81/9 by 8 wickets | Group B | 2:00 PM | Read preview → |
| Sep 25, Fri | Hong Kong, ChinavsOman | Group B | 9:00 AM | Read preview → |
| Sep 25, Fri | AfghanistanvsNepal | Group A | 2:00 PM | Read preview → |
| Sep 26, Sat | JapanvsNepal | Group A | 9:00 AM | Add link |
| Sep 26, Sat | MalaysiavsOman | Group B | 2:00 PM | Add link |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Match | Round | Time (Local) | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, Mon | PakistanvsGroup B runner-up | QF1 | 9:00 AM | Add link |
| Sep 28, Mon | IndiavsGroup A runner-up | QF2 | 2:00 PM | Add link |
| Sep 29, Tue | Sri LankavsGroup A winner | QF3 | 9:00 AM | Add link |
| Sep 29, Tue | BangladeshvsGroup B winner | QF4 | 2:00 PM | Add link |
Semifinals & Medal Matches
| Date | Match | Round | Time (Local) | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, Thu | QF1 winner vs QF3 winner | Semifinal 1 | 9:00 AM | Add link |
| Oct 1, Thu | QF2 winner vs QF4 winner | Semifinal 2 | 2:00 PM | Add link |
| Oct 3, Sat | Losing semifinalists | Bronze medal match | 9:00 AM | Add link |
| Oct 3, Sat | Winning semifinalists | Gold medal match | 2:00 PM | Add link |
Venue
One ground hosts the entire men’s tournamentKōrogi Sports Park
Every match of the men’s competition, from the Group A opener on September 24 through to the gold medal match, is played at this single ground in Nisshin, a city in Aichi Prefecture roughly two hours from Tokyo. It is the purpose built cricket venue for the wider Aichi-Nagoya Games and has hosted Japan’s own international fixtures throughout the lead up to this tournament.
Teams & Squads
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IndiaCaptain: Shreyas Iyer
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Batsmen
- Shreyas Iyer (c)
- Abhishek Sharma
- Tilak Varma (vc)
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
Wicketkeepers
- Sanju Samson
- Ishan Kishan
All Rounders
- Shivam Dube
- Axar Patel
- Washington Sundar
- Vipraj Nigam
Bowlers
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Arshdeep Singh
- Yash Thakur
PakistanCaptain: Sahibzada Farhan
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Batsmen
- Sahibzada Farhan (c)
- Haider Ali
- Hasan Nawaz
- Saim Ayub
- Maaz Sadaqat
- Arafat Minhas
Wicketkeepers
- Usman Khan
All Rounders
- Abdul Samad (vc)
- Saad Masood
Bowlers
- Abrar Ahmed
- Ahmed Daniyal
- Akif Javed
- Ali Raza
- Mohammad Salman Mirza
- Sufyan Moqim
BangladeshCaptain: Litton Das
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Batsmen
- Tanzid Hasan
- Parvez Hossain Emon
- Mohammed Saif Hasan
- Najmul Hossain Shanto
- Tawhid Hridoy (vc)
- Yasir Ali Chowdhury
Wicketkeepers
- Litton Das (c)
All Rounders
- Musaddek Hossain Saikat
- Rishad Hossain
- Mahedi Hasan
- Mohammed Saifuddin
Bowlers
- Nasum Ahmed
- Shoriful Islam
- Mustafizur Rahman
- Hasan Mahmud
Sri LankaCaptain: Sahan Arachchige
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Batsmen
- Lasith Croospulle
- Nuwanidu Fernando
Wicketkeepers
- Niroshan Dickwella
- Sohan de Livera
All Rounders
- Sahan Arachchige (c)
- Ashen Bandara
- Dushan Hemantha
- Chamika Karunaratne
Bowlers
- Binura Fernando
- Tharindu Hansaka
- Sineth Jayawardena
- Pramod Madushan
- Wanuja Sahan
- Nuwan Thushara
14 of 15 squad members confirmed in reporting at the time of publishing.
AfghanistanCaptain: Darwish Rasooli
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Batsmen
- Darwish Rasooli (c)
- Mohammad Akram
- Hassan Eisakhil
- Khalid Taniwal
- Faisal Khan
- Najibullah Zadran
Wicketkeepers
- Mohammad Ishaq
All Rounders
- Ismat Alam
- Karim Janat
- Nangyal Kharoti
Bowlers
- Farmanullah Safi
- Arab Gul Momand
- Faridoon Dawoodzai
- Abdullah Ahmadzai
- Imran Mir
JapanCaptain: Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming
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Confirmed roles
- Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (c) — Batter
- Wataru Miyauchi — Wicketkeeper
- Alex Shirai-Patmore — Wicketkeeper
- Jake Kusuda-Nairn — All rounder (spin)
- Makoto Taniyama — Bowler (leg spin)
- Tsuyoshi Takada — Bowler (medium pace)
Full squad
- Charlie Hara-Hinze
- Benjamin Ito-Davis
- Alester Kadowaki-Fleming
- Kohei Kubota
- Reo Sakurano-Thomas
- Shoma Sugaya-Slater
- Declan Suzuki-McComb
- Ibrahim Takahashi
- Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake
Individual roles for the remaining squad members were not publicly confirmed at the time of publishing.
NepalCaptain: Dipendra Singh Airee
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Batsmen
- Rohit Kumar Paudel
- Kushal Bhurtel
- Lokesh Bam
- Sundeep Jora
Wicketkeepers
- Aasif Sheikh
All Rounders
- Dipendra Singh Airee (c)
- Sompal Kami
- Aarif Sheikh
- Gulsan Kumar Jha
- Kushal Malla
Bowlers
- Karan KC
- Sandeep Lamichhane
- Lalit Rajbanshi
- Nandan Yadav
- Sher Malla
Hong Kong, ChinaCaptain: Yasim Murtaza
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Batsmen
- Babar Hayat (vc)
- Anas Khan
- Anshuman Rath
- Nizakat Khan
Wicketkeepers
- Shiv Mathur
- Shahid Wasif
All Rounders
- Yasim Murtaza (c)
Bowlers
- Ehsan Khan
- Nasrulla Rana
- Mohammad Ghazanfar
- Ayush Shukla
- Mohammad Hassan Khan
Rest of squad
- Hafeez Khan
- Rajab Hussain
- Mohammad Waheed
Roles for the final three players were not publicly confirmed at the time of publishing.
MalaysiaCaptain: Syed Aziz Mubarak
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Batsmen
- Ainool Hafizs
- Muhamad Syahadat
Wicketkeepers
- Muhammad Haziq Aiman
All Rounders
- Syed Aziz Mubarak (c)
- Vijay Unni
- Virandeep Singh
Bowlers
- Pavandeep Singh
- Sharvin Muniandy
Rest of squad
- Aslam Khan Malik
- Amir Khan Malik
- Rahim Khan Malik
- Muhammad Amir Azim
- Muhammad Wafiq
- Azri Azhar
- Muhammad Akram
Roles for the remaining squad members were not publicly confirmed at the time of publishing.
OmanCaptain: Sufyan Mehmood
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Full squad
- Sufyan Mehmood (c)
- Muzaffar Shiralkar
- Mohammed Ali Al Balushi
- Zubair Al Balushi
- Shuaib Al Balushi
- Nawed Al Balushi
- Wasim Al Balushi
- Ahmed Al Zadjali
- Sameer Othman
- Waheed Al Balushi
- Faris Al Balushi
- Mohammed Osman
- Issa Rahim Al Balushi
- Abdul Jalil
- Qais Al Balushi
Individual playing roles were not publicly confirmed at the time of publishing.
Points Table
After Match 2 · September 25, 2026| Team | P | W | L | Pts | NRR |
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| Afghanistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2.400 |
| Nepal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2.400 |
| Team | P | W | L | Pts | NRR |
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| Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2.950 |
| Oman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| Hong Kong, China | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2.950 |
Seeded straight to the quarterfinals
India · Pakistan · Bangladesh · Sri Lanka — seeded on ICC T20I rankings as of the July 23, 2026 draw, these four skip the group stage entirely.
Tournament Stats
After Match 2 · * denotes not outMost Runs
- 1 Muhamad Syahadat (MAS) 36*
- 2 Mohammad Akram (AFG) 34
- 3 Darwish Rasooli (AFG) 29
- 3 Shiv Mathur (HKG) 29
- 5 Mohammad Ishaq (AFG) 25*
Most Wickets
- 1 Arab Gul Momand (AFG) · 4/8 4
- 2 Pavandeep Singh (MAS) · 3/11 3
- 3 Shoma Sugaya-Slater (JPN) · 2/18 2
- 3 Nasrulla Rana (HKG) · 2/23 2
Most Catches
Full fielding breakdowns for Matches 1 and 2 are not yet published. This card will fill in once complete scorecard data is available.
Best Economy Rate
- 1 Arab Gul Momand (AFG) · 4-0-8-4 2.00
Only confirmed four over spells are listed. More names will be added as full scorecards come through.
Best Strike Rate
No batter has faced 20 balls with confirmed ball data yet. Mohammad Ishaq’s 25* off 17 (SR 147.06) is the quickest innings so far, just short of the cutoff.