India retained their Asian Games gold medals in both the men’s and women’s cricket tournaments, beating arch-rivals Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the finals, respectively.
The Indian men’s team, headed by Shreyas Iyer, qualified for the knockout stage after their quarter-final game against Afghanistan was washed out because of rain.
India then defeated Sri Lanka by 124 runs in the semi-finals before playing against Pakistan in the final on October 3, where half-centuries from Tilak Varma (51 not out) and Abhishek Sharma (61) helped India post an imposing total of 211/6.
While Hasan Nawaz kept his team in with a fighting chance with an innings of 96 off 51, Pakistan could not overhaul India’s score, finishing at 192/6 in their 20 overs.
The Indian women’s team, headed by Harmanpreet Kaur, similarly qualified for the knockout stage. India defeated Bangladesh in the semi-finals before winning against Sri Lanka in the final to win the gold medal in women’s cricket.
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
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Harshit Rana
- Arshdeep Singh
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
- Yash Thakur (Rana’s replacement)
- Vipraj Nigam (Chakaravarthy’s replacement)
Reserves: Rasikh Salam, Kartik Tyagi, Vicky Ostwal.
Replacements: Yash Thakur replaced Harshit Rana after the latter was ruled out with a hamstring injury.
Uncapped leg-spinner Vipraj Nigam was named as Varun Chakaravarthy’s replacement in the squad after the latter was ruled out of the remaining Afghanistan T20Is after suffering a side strain in the first T20I.
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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
| Date | Match | Time (IST)/ Result |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 18 | Quarter-final: Japan (57) vs India (59/2) | INDW won by 8 wkts |
| Sep. 20 |
Semi-final: India (195/4) vs Bangladesh (81) |
INDW won by 114 runs |
| Sep. 22 | Final: India (216/3) vs. Sri Lanka (69) | INDW won by 147 runs 🥇 |
Men’s cricket tournament
| Date | Match | Time (IST) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep. 28 | Quarterfinal: India vs Afghanistan. | 10:00 a.m. | India advance after match abandoned due to rain |
| Oct. 1 | Semifinal: India (169/7) vs Sri Lanka (45) | 10:00 a.m. | India win by 124 runs |
| Oct. 3 | Final: India (211/6) vs. Pakistan (192/6) | 10:00 a.m. | India win by 19 runs 🥇 |
Source: www.bing.com
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