India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka get direct entry into Asian Games knockouts
While the men's edition will see ten teams in contention, the women's edition will feature eight teams.The women's tournament will start with the quarter-final fixtures: India vs Japan, Bangladesh vs China, Sri Lanka vs Malaysia and Pakistan vs Thailand. The competition will run from September 17 to 22. The men's edition - from September 24 to October 1 - will have Afghanistan, Japan and Nepal in Group A and Hong Kong, Malaysia and Oman in Group B in the opening round.
- ▪While the men's edition will see ten teams in contention, the women's edition will feature eight teams.The women's tournament will start with the quarter-final fixtures: India vs Japan, Bangladesh vs China, Sri Lanka vs Malaysia and Pakista
- ▪The competition will run from September 17 to 22.
- ▪The men's edition - from September 24 to October 1 - will have Afghanistan, Japan and Nepal in Group A and Hong Kong, Malaysia and Oman in Group B in the opening round.
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NewsIndia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka get direct entry into Asian Games knockoutsThe men's competition will have ten teams and the women's competition will have eight sides and will start with the quarter-finalsCricinfo staffPublished: Jul 24, 2026, 5:17 AMIndia won the cricket gold medal in the last Asian Games • AFP/Getty Images{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ImageObject","contentUrl":"https://img1.hscicdn.com/image/upload/f_auto/lsci/db/PICTURES/CMS/368400/368413.4.jpg","caption":"India won the cricket gold medal in the last Asian Games"}The men's teams of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have gained direct entry into the knockouts of the Asian Games 2026 in September, while Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal and Oman will fight in the first round to…
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