Asian Games: What Will Happen If A Knockout Match Is Washed Out Or Abandoned?

The women’s cricket tournament at the Asian Games 2026 in Japan concluded on Tuesday with the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian women’s team clinching the gold medal by beating Sri Lanka in the final.

On the same day, India and Japan’s men’s teams played a historic, first-ever IND vs JPN T20I match. The hosts gave the T20 World Cup holders a huge scare in a five-over shootout, but India managed to escape by only two runs.

The India vs Japan T20I was impacted significantly by rain and the wet outfield. The matches in the Asian Games are already played in the afternoon due to the lack of facility of the floodlights at the grounds in Japan, and the ordinary drainage system also means that the games could come under the threat of being washed out or abandoned.

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When will the men’s cricket tournament start in the Asian Games?

The men’s competition will kick off on September 24. The first three days will see Japan, Afghanistan, Hong Kong (China), Malaysia, Oman, and Nepal get involved in two group stage rounds of matches to decide the four quarter-finalists who will take on the already fixed four quarter-finalists.

The quarterfinals will be played on September 28. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka have earned direct entry to the knockouts, and they will each face the teams that qualify from the group stage.

The two semi-finals will be played on October 1, and the final and third-place match for gold and bronze medals, respectively, will be played on October 3.

When is India’s match in the Asian Games?

The Indian men’s team’s quarterfinal in the Asian Games is on September 28 at 10:00 AM IST. India’s opponent is not decided yet.

Where will the Asian Games cricket matches be played?

All matches of the men’s cricket tournament in the Asian Games will be hosted at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan, which is situated on the outskirts of Nagoya.