In Asian Games 2026, Indian women’s cricket team has won the gold medal, and now its time for Men’s cricket to show their enthusiasm. The action will begin from 24 September in Japan with an opening match between Japan and Afghanistan and final will take place on October 3, 2026. Below is the complete schedule for Asian Games 2026 Men’s Cricket with venue and time and also check out where to watch all games live in India.
Well there are 10 teams who will participate in Asian games 2026 for T20 Cricket. 5 are full member teams – India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh while 4 are (Malaysia, Oman, Hong Kong, Nepal) 2026 Asian Games Qualifier and 1 is the host nation Japan.
Out of these 10 teams, the six lowest-seeded teams were placed into two groups of three… which are Group A (AFG, JAP, NEP) and Group B (HKG, MAL, OMA). The winner and runner up team of each group will qualify for next stage (Quarter Finals) and play knockout stage matches with India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. From here the top 4 teams will play the semifinals and then play-off and final matches will be played on October 3,2026.
Here’s the full schedule for men’s cricket for Asian games 2026 with venue, time (broadcasting time in India), and result :
| Date | Match / Fixture | Stage / Round | Time (IST) | Venue | Result |
| Sept 24 | Afghanistan vs Japan | Group A | 5:30 AM | Kōrogi Sports Park | Afghanistan won by 48 runs |
| Sept 24 | Hong Kong vs Malaysia | Group B | 10:30 AM | Kōrogi Sports Park | Malaysia won by 8 wickets |
| Sept 25 | Hong Kong vs Oman | Group B | 5:30 AM | “ | Hong Kong won by 41 runs |
| Sept 25 | Afghanistan vs Nepal | Group A | 10:30 AM | “ | Nepal won by 5 wickets |
| Sept 26 | Japan vs Nepal | Group A | 5:30 AM | “ | Abandoned |
| Sept 26 | Malaysia vs Oman | Group B | 10:30 AM | “ | Abandoned |
| Sept 28 | Quarter-final 1: Pakistan vs Group B Runner-up | Quarter-final | 5:30 AM | “ | Abandoned |
| Sept 28 | Quarter-final 2: India vs Group A Runner-up | Quarter-final | 10:00 AM | Kōrogi Sports Park | Abandoned |
| Sept 29 | Quarter-final 3: Sri Lanka vs Group A Winner | Quarter-final | 5:30 AM | “ | Abandoned |
| Sept 29 | Quarter-final 4: Bangladesh vs Group B Winner | Quarter-final | 10:00 AM | “ | Abandoned |
| Oct 1 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | Semi-final | 5:30 AM | “ | Pakistan won by 6 wickets |
| Oct 1 | India vs Sri lanka | Semi-final | 10:00 AM | “ | India won by 124 runs |
| Oct 3 | Bronze Medal Match: Sri lanka vs Bangladesh | 3rd Place Playoff | 5:30 AM | “ | Sri lanka won by 63 runs |
| Oct 3 | Gold Medal Final: India vs Pakistan | Final | 10:00 AM | “ | India won by 19 runs |
All 14 matches of Men’s Cricket at 2026 Asian Games aired live in India on Sony Sports TV Network and Sony Liv TV and Mobile app from 24 September to 3 October 2026. In case you missed, you can still catch the highlights on YouTube and Sony liv app for free in high quality.
The broadcasting timing for group stage matches were 5:30 AM IST and 10:30 AM IST, while the knockout stage matches including semi-finals, 3rd place playoff, and final were 5:30 AM IST and 10:00 AM IST. The first match of India played (not played) on 29 September 2026 at 10:00 AM.
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