Title: Asian Games 2026: Defending Champions India Face Sri Lanka in Men's Cricket Semifinal Today
Shreyas Iyer-led India will take on Sri Lanka in the men's cricket semifinal of the Asian Games 2026 at 10 am IST on Thursday, with a place in the gold-medal match at stake, according to an ANI report carried by The Tribune.
The defending champions will be aiming to move one step closer to retaining the gold medal they won at the previous edition. India reached the last four after rain washed out their quarterfinal against Afghanistan earlier this week.
Thursday is a bumper day for India's campaign in Aichi-Nagoya. Harmanpreet Singh and company will renew their rivalry with Pakistan in the men's hockey semifinal at 1 pm IST, a match that also carries significance in the race for an early qualification spot for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. The India-Pakistan rivalry will additionally be on display in men's volleyball, with the two sides meeting in the quarterfinals at 6:30 am IST.
Medal hopes stretch across disciplines on Day 12: Anish Bhanwala competes in the second stage of qualification for the men's 25m rapid fire pistol from 6:10 am IST, compound archers Chikitha Taniparthi and Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru feature in individual quarterfinals, the women's and men's squash teams play their semifinals against Hong Kong China and Malaysia respectively — both assured of at least bronze — and Sumit Nagal faces China's Wu Yibing in the men's singles tennis quarterfinal at 6:30 am IST. India entered Day 12 in eighth position in the medal tally with 60 medals: 10 gold, 21 silver and 29 bronze.
Sources: The Tribune (ANI) — "Asian Games 2026: Cricket, hockey semi-finals headline India's Day 12 schedule" (https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/s...-semi-finals-headline-indias-day-12-schedule/)
Shreyas Iyer-led India will take on Sri Lanka in the men's cricket semifinal of the Asian Games 2026 at 10 am IST on Thursday, with a place in the gold-medal match at stake, according to an ANI report carried by The Tribune.
The defending champions will be aiming to move one step closer to retaining the gold medal they won at the previous edition. India reached the last four after rain washed out their quarterfinal against Afghanistan earlier this week.
Thursday is a bumper day for India's campaign in Aichi-Nagoya. Harmanpreet Singh and company will renew their rivalry with Pakistan in the men's hockey semifinal at 1 pm IST, a match that also carries significance in the race for an early qualification spot for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. The India-Pakistan rivalry will additionally be on display in men's volleyball, with the two sides meeting in the quarterfinals at 6:30 am IST.
Medal hopes stretch across disciplines on Day 12: Anish Bhanwala competes in the second stage of qualification for the men's 25m rapid fire pistol from 6:10 am IST, compound archers Chikitha Taniparthi and Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru feature in individual quarterfinals, the women's and men's squash teams play their semifinals against Hong Kong China and Malaysia respectively — both assured of at least bronze — and Sumit Nagal faces China's Wu Yibing in the men's singles tennis quarterfinal at 6:30 am IST. India entered Day 12 in eighth position in the medal tally with 60 medals: 10 gold, 21 silver and 29 bronze.
Sources: The Tribune (ANI) — "Asian Games 2026: Cricket, hockey semi-finals headline India's Day 12 schedule" (https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/s...-semi-finals-headline-indias-day-12-schedule/)
