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Asian Games Cricket Draw 2026 Out [Source: X]
The official draw of cricket at the 2026 Asian Games has been mapped out. The plan was laid out in Nagoya on Thursday, July 23, i.e., roughly a couple of months before the cricketing event in Japan.
As one can expect, the men's and women's teams of India and Pakistan have earned a direct place in the quarter-finals. For the men’s event, however, six additional nations will compete in a preliminary round to book four quarter-final slots.
India Women to face hosts Japan in Asian Games quarter-finals
As per the official draw of the 2026 Asian Games Cricket competition, each of the four Test-playing nations has been paired with another ACC member for the quarter-finals in the women’s game.
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The India Women’s cricket team is scheduled to take on hosts Japan, while Pakistan Women will be taking on Thailand.
The winner of all four quarter-finals will qualify for the semifinals. The formatting of the women’s Asian Games 2026 cricket event leaves a possibility of an India vs Pakistan final for the gold medal, should the two teams manage to win their quarter-final and semifinal fixtures.
Here is a look at the draw of the entire Asian Games 2026 women’s cricket competition.
Asian Games 2026 women’s cricket draw
Quarter-finals
- India vs Japan
- Bangladesh vs China
- Sri Lanka vs Malaysia
- Pakistan vs Thailand
Semi-finals
- India/Japan vs Bangladesh/China
- Sri Lanka/Malaysia vs Pakistan/Thailand
India, Pakistan directly in men’s quarterfinals, six teams to fight for 4 slots
Unlike the women’s game, the men’s cricket event of the 2026 Asian Games in Japan will feature a six-team preliminary round. Three teams, namely Afghanistan, hosts Japan and Nepal, are placed in Group A while Hong Kong China, Malaysia and Oman are placed in Group B.
The top two teams from each group will qualify for the quarter-final stage of the competition.
It is worth noting that heavyweights like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be getting a direct place in the quarter-finals, leaving out just Afghanistan as the only other Test-playing nation to go through a preliminary round.
The four teams placed in the quarter-finals will be facing either one of the four teams that will top the preliminary stage in the two groups. The winners of the quarterfinals will qualify for the semi-finals, and its winners will set up a ‘Gold medal’ clash.
Asian Games 2026 men’s cricket draw
Preliminary round
Group A: Afghanistan, Japan, Nepal
Group B: Hong Kong China, Malaysia, Oman
Quarter-finals
- India vs TBD
- Pakistan vs TBD
- Sri Lanka vs TBD
- Bangladesh vs TBD
What happened in previous cricket event of Asian Games
Back in late 2023, Hangzhou in China hosted the 2022 edition of the Asian Games. Both Indian cricket teams clinched the Gold Medal at the men’s and women’s events.
At the time, the India Men’s team was relatively an inexperienced one, with CSK star Ruturaj Gaikwad serving the side as captain. Following a no-result final against Afghanistan, the ‘Men in Blue’ were handed the gold while Afghans walked away with a silver.
Bangladesh men’s team, meanwhile, lifted the bronze medal on the winner’s podium.
The India Women’s team, under Harmanpreet Kaur, crushed runners-up and silver medal winners Sri Lanka in a low-scoring final to clinch the gold in Hangzhou. Much like the men’s team, Bangladesh also won the bronze medal at the women’s event.
Surprisingly, Pakistan cricket teams finished fourth in each segment.
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