In the ongoing <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/asian-games-2026-washout-against-afghanistan-sends-india-through-to-the-semifinals-23652233" rel="nofollow">Asian Games 2026</a>, the Indian men's cricket team will clash with Sri Lanka in the semi-final 2. The match is scheduled to be played on October 1 in Nisshin.
Sri Lanka made it to the last four owing to the higher rankings. There has been consistent rain in Nagoya over the past few days.
On the other hand, the semi-final 1 will be played between Bangladesh and Pakistan on the same date.
Earlier, the Shreyas Iyer-led team qualified for the semi-finals of the continental event after their quarter-final match against Afghanistan was abandoned due to heavy rain.
The persistent rain prevented the match from getting underway, with the abandonment sending <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/asian-games-2026-shreyas-iyer-ready-for-afghanistan-test-after-surviving-japan-scare-23652143" rel="nofollow">Team India</a> through to the last four. The Indian men's team entered the knockout stage with a strong squad featuring several established international players.
The Indian squad features several established international players, with T20 captain Iyer leading the side. The team also includes Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma (VC), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/odi-world-cup-2027-team-india-head-coach-gautam-gambhir-heaps-praise-on-jasprit-bumrah-and-hardik-pandya-23651484" rel="nofollow">Jasprit Bumrah</a>, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yash Thakur.
Former India cricketer VVS Laxman is serving as the stand-in head coach of the team for the Asian Games campaign.
Team India is aiming to retain the gold medal they won in the men's cricket competition at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou. The "Men in Blue" were awarded the gold medal after their final against Afghanistan was washed out, with the higher-ranked side taking the title.
The women's Indian <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/hats-off-to-him-kapil-dev-hails-virat-kohlis-15000-odi-runs-milestone-23652458" rel="nofollow">cricket</a> team has already successfully defended its Asian Games title in Aichi-Nagoya. Harmanpreet Kaur-led India defeated Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final to claim the gold medal.
<h2>Asian Games 2026, IND vs SL: Full squads</h2>
India: Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Abhishek Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Vipraj Nigam, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Sanju Samson, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Washington Sundar, Yash Thakur.
Sri Lanka: Sahan Arachchige (C), Ashen Bandara, Lasith Croospulle, Niroshan Dickwella, Binura Fernando, Nuwanidu Fernando, Dushan Hemantha, Chamika Karunaratne, Sohan de Livera, Tharindu Ratnayake, Wanuja Sahan, Garuka Sanketh, Sineth Jayawardena, Nuwan Thushara, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth.
(With Inputs from Agencies)

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