India’s Asian Games men’s cricket quarterfinal against Afghanistan was washed out by rain on September 28.
The match was abandoned 16 minutes before the scheduled toss due to a damp outfield.
India advanced to the semifinals based on higher seeding from ICC T20I team rankings.
Afghanistan had reached the Games as silver medallists from the 2023 Hangzhou edition.
India will face the Nepal-Sri Lanka quarterfinal winner next.
The match, at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, was called off 16 minutes before the scheduled toss because of persistent rain and a damp outfield.
India went through at Afghanistan’s expense based on higher seeding, determined by ICC T20I team rankings.
It was the second quarterfinal of the men’s cricket competition at these Asian Games.
India will next face the winner of the quarterfinal between Nepal and Sri Lanka in Thursday’s second semifinal.
India’s men’s cricket team entered the tournament at the quarterfinal stage as defending champions.
Afghanistan had reached these Asian Games as the silver medallists from the 2023 Hangzhou Games.
Weather has been a recurring factor across multiple sports at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games this week.
India’s women’s cricket team had already won gold at these Games, beating Sri Lanka in the final earlier in the week.
Rain-affected results in multi-sport Games cricket events are typically decided using pre-set tie-break rules rather than a reserve day, given tight scheduling.
The Asian Games 2026 are being held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4.
India has continued to add medals across multiple sports at these Games, including hockey, shooting and squash.
The men’s cricket competition at the Asian Games uses a knockout format from the quarterfinal stage onward.
Reserve days are not always built into multi-sport Games cricket schedules given the number of other events sharing venues and dates.
Team seedings for tie-break purposes are typically fixed before the tournament begins, based on rankings at that time.
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