India and Sri Lanka are set to face each other in the second semi-final of Asian Games 2026 at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin. With a couple of cricketing games being washed out earlier in this tournament, fans will be expecting a full match between two wonderful sides from the Asian continent.
India, the defending gold medallist, will look to defend their crown against a Sri Lankan side that can turn things around in a while. The match is set to take place from 10 AM IST and 1:30 PM in Japanese time.
India vs Sri Lanka Semi-Final 2: Key Details
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Key Details |
Information |
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Match |
India vs Sri Lanka |
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Stage |
Semi-Final 2 |
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Format |
T20 |
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Date |
October 1, 2026 |
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Time (IST) |
10:00 AM IST |
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Japan Time (JST) |
1:30 PM JST |
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Venue |
Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Japan |
Both India and Sri Lanka have been directly qualified for the quarter-finals because of the ICC rankings. However, their respective quarter-final games were washed out due to rain, with India’s game against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka’s game against Nepal both being abandoned. As the higher-ranked sides, both teams made their way directly into the semi-finals.
India Squad: Shreyas Iyer (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma, Vipraj Nigam, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yash Thakur.
Sri Lanka Squad: Niroshan Dickwella, Binura Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushan Hemantha, Sahan Arachchige, Tharindu Ratnayake, Nuwan Thushara, Ashen Bandara, Lasith Croospulle, Nuwanidu Fernando, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Sohan de Livera, Wanuja Sahan, Sineth Jayawardena, Garuka Sanketh.
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