The Asian Games 2026 cricket tournament is scheduled to run from September 24 to October 3, 2026, featuring a total of 16 matches. The competition includes teams such as India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Japan, and Nepal, competing in T20 and T20I formats.
Fixtures are primarily hosted at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, starting with group stage matches before progressing to the knockout stages, including scheduled quarter-finals for the top-seeded nations.
Asian Games 2026 at a glance
| Series | Asian Games 2026 |
|---|---|
| Teams | Japan, Afghanistan, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Oman, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh |
| Dates | 2026-09-24 – 2026-10-03 |
| Formats | T20I, T20 |
| Total matches | 16 |
| Series status | upcoming |
Current schedule notes: 2 future fixture placeholder(s) are awaiting confirmed participant, time and/or venue details. They remain in the article and will update in place on a later sync. 10 fixture(s) have team participants yet to be determined by the source. 2 fixture venue(s) are explicitly TBC/TBD in the source.
Full schedule
2 fixtures currently contain provisional/TBC details. These rows remain in the schedule and will be updated automatically when the source confirms teams, start time or venue.
T20I fixtures
| Match | Teams | Date & time | Venue | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Match, Group A T20I |
Japan vs Afghanistan |
Thu, 24 Sept 2026 05:00 am PKT Japan: 09:00 am · Afghanistan: 04:30 am |
Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin | Scheduled |
| 4th Match, Group A T20I |
Afghanistan vs Nepal |
Fri, 25 Sept 2026 10:00 am PKT Afghanistan: 09:30 am · Nepal: 10:45 am |
Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin | Scheduled |
| 5th Match, Group A T20I |
Japan vs Nepal |
Sat, 26 Sept 2026 05:00 am PKT Japan: 09:00 am · Nepal: 05:45 am |
Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin | Scheduled |
| 6th Match, Group B T20I |
Malaysia vs Oman |
Sat, 26 Sept 2026 10:00 am PKT Malaysia: 01:00 pm · Oman: 09:00 am |
Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin | Scheduled |
T20 fixtures
| Match | Teams | Date & time | Venue | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Match, Group B T20 |
Hong Kong, China vs Malaysia |
Thu, 24 Sept 2026 10:00 am PKT Malaysia: 01:00 pm |
Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin | Scheduled |
| 3rd Match, Group B T20 |
Hong Kong, China vs Oman |
Fri, 25 Sept 2026 05:00 am PKT Oman: 04:00 am |
Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin | Scheduled |
| 1st Quarter-Final T20 |
Pakistan vs B2 |
Mon, 28 Sept 2026 05:00 am PKT |
Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin | Scheduled |
| 2nd Quarter-Final T20 |
India vs A2 |
Mon, 28 Sept 2026 09:30 am PKT India: 10:00 am |
Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin | Scheduled |
| 3rd Quarter-Final T20 |
Sri Lanka vs A1 |
Tue, 29 Sept 2026 05:00 am PKT Sri Lanka: 05:30 am |
Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin | Scheduled |
| 4th Quarter-Final T20 |
Bangladesh vs B1 |
Tue, 29 Sept 2026 09:30 am PKT Bangladesh: 10:30 am |
Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin | Scheduled |
| 1st Semi-Final T20 |
TBC vs TBC |
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:00 am PKT |
Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin | Scheduled |
| 2nd Semi-Final T20 |
TBC vs TBC |
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:30 am PKT |
Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin | Scheduled |
| Bronze Medal Match T20 |
TBC vs TBC |
Sat, 03 Oct 2026 05:00 am PKT |
Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin | Scheduled |
| Final T20 |
TBC vs TBC |
Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:30 am PKT |
Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin | Scheduled |
| 11th T20 T20 Placeholder fixture |
PAKW vs SLW Participants shown are provisional until confirmed by the source. |
To be confirmed PKT and local times will update automatically when the source confirms the start time. |
TBC | Awaiting confirmation |
| 12th T20 T20 Placeholder fixture |
INDW vs BANW Participants shown are provisional until confirmed by the source. |
To be confirmed PKT and local times will update automatically when the source confirms the start time. |
TBC | Awaiting confirmation |
Squads
India T20 squad
BATTERS
- Shreyas Iyer (captain)
- Tilak Varma
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
ALL ROUNDERS
WICKET KEEPERS
- Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper)
- Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper)
BOWLERS
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Arshdeep Singh
- Yash Thakur
Afghanistan T20 squad
BATTERS
- Darwish Rasooli (captain)
- Mohammad Akram
- Hassan Eisakhil
- Khalid Taniwal
- Imran Mir
- Faisal Shinozada
- Najibullah Zadran
ALL ROUNDERS
- Ismat Alam
- Farmanullah Safi
- Karim Janat
- Nangeyalia Kharoti
WICKET KEEPERS
- Mohammad Ishaq (wicketkeeper)
BOWLERS
- Arab Gul Momand
- Faridoon Dawoodzai
- Abdullah Ahmadzai
Bangladesh T20 squad
BATTERS
- Tanzid Hasan Tamim
- Saif Hassan
- Najmul Hossain Shanto
- Towhid Hridoy
- Yasir Ali
ALL ROUNDERS
- Mosaddek Hossain
- Mahedi Hasan
- Mohammad Saifuddin
WICKET KEEPERS
- Litton Das (captain, wicketkeeper)
- Parvez Hossain Emon (wicketkeeper)
BOWLERS
Hong Kong, China T20 squad
BATTERS
- Babar Hayat
- Anas Khan
- Shiv Mathur
ALL ROUNDERS
- Hafeez Khan
- Nizakat Khan
- Yasim Murtaza (captain)
- Rajab Hussain
- Nasrulla Rana
WICKET KEEPERS
- Shahid Wasif (wicketkeeper)
- Anshuman Rath (wicketkeeper)
BOWLERS
- Ayush Shukla
- Ehsan Khan
- Hassan Khan Mohammad
- Mohammad Ghazanfar
- Mohammad Waheed
Japan T20 squad
BATTERS
- Kendel Fleming (captain)
- Alester Fleming
- Kohei Kubota
- Declan Suzuki
- Tsuyoshi Takada
- Makoto Taniyama
- Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake
ALL ROUNDERS
- Benjamin Ito Davis
- Jake Kusuda-Nairn
- Reo Sakurano Thomas
- Ibrahim Takahashi
- Shoma Slater
WICKET KEEPERS
- Wataru Miyauchi (wicketkeeper)
- Shirai Patmore (wicketkeeper)
BOWLERS
- Charlie Hara-Hinze
Oman T20 squad
BATTERS
- Abdul Jalil
- Waheed Al Balushi
ALL ROUNDERS
- Zubair Al Balushi
- Issa Al Balushi
- Naveed Al Balushi
- Faris Al Balushi
- Ahmed Al Zadjali
- Mohammed Osman
WICKET KEEPERS
- Muzaffar Shiralkar (wicketkeeper)
BOWLERS
- Sufyan Mehmood (captain)
- Mohammed Al Balushi
- Shuaib Al Balushi
- Wasim Al Balushi
- Sameer Othman
- Qais Al Balushi
Pakistan T20 squad
BATTERS
- Sahibzada Farhan (captain)
- Abdul Samad
- Haider Ali
- Hasan Nawaz
ALL ROUNDERS
- Maaz Sadaqat
- Saad Masood
- Saim Ayub
WICKET KEEPERS
- Usman Khan (wicketkeeper)
BOWLERS
- Abrar Ahmed
- Ahmed Daniyal
- Akif Javed
- Ali Raza
- Arafat Minhas
- Salman Mirza
- Sufyan Moqim
Squad coverage: 7/20 team-format combinations currently stored.
Live schedule and results: Asian Games 2026
Schedule data last synchronized: 19/09/2026, 18:25:02
