Cricket at the 2026 Asian Games
Cricket tournament
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The Cricket events will be among the 43 sports played at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.[1] Both men's and women's Twenty20 International tournaments are scheduled to be played from 17 September to 3 October 2026.[2] This will be the sport's fourth appearance at the Games. India are the defending champions in both events.[3][4]
| Cricket at the 2026 Asian Games | |
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| Venues | Kōrogi Sports Park |
| Location | Nisshin, Japan |
| Dates | 17 September – 3 October 2026 |
| Competitors | 180 from 12 nations |
Background
Inclusion of cricket
A final decision on the inclusion of cricket was scheduled for 2025, with the Asian Cricket Council having pushed for the bid, and the then-OCA President Randhir Singh was "hopeful" for it. Its inclusion would act as the Asian qualifiers event for the 2028 Summer Olympics.[5][6][7] On 28 April 2025, the organizing committee approved the inclusion of cricket and mixed martial arts to the programme, following a request from OCA.[8]
Competition venue
All the matches will be played at the Kōrogi Sports Park for both the men's and women's team events.[9] The venue had previously hosted the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Sub-regional Qualifier in earlier that year.[10]
| Nisshin, Aichi | ||
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| Kōrogi Sports Park | ||
| Capacity: 300 | ||
Schedule
All times are local Japan Standard Time (UTC+9).[11]
| P | Preliminary round | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 17th Thu | 18th Fri | 19th Sat | 20th Sun | 21st Mon | 22nd Tue | 23rd Wed | 24th Thu | 25th Fri | 26th Sat | 27th Sun | 28th Mon | 29th Tue | 30th Wed | 1st Thu | 2nd Fri | 3rd Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team | N/a | P | P | P | N/a | ¼ | ¼ | N/a | ½ | N/a | F | ||||||
| Women's team | P | P | N/a | ½ | N/a | F | N/a | ||||||||||
Teams and qualification
Japan qualified for both events as the host.[12] The Asian teams being the ICC full members qualfiied for the tournament, while other teams qualify through a separate tournament. The men's qualifier event was held in West Coast, Singapore.[13] The women's qualifier event were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[14]
Men's event
A total of ten teams will compete in the men's event.
| Mode of Qualification | Date | Hosts | Berths | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | 25 September 2026 | N/a | 1 |  Japan |
| ICC Full Members | N/a | N/a | 5 |  Afghanistan |
 Bangladesh | ||||
 India | ||||
 Pakistan | ||||
 Sri Lanka | ||||
| 2026 Asian Games Qualifier | 31 May – 9 June 2026 |  West Coast |
4 |  Hong Kong |
 Malaysia | ||||
 Nepal | ||||
 Oman | ||||
| Total | 10 | |||
Women's event
A total of eight teams will compete in the women's event.
| Mode of Qualification | Date | Hosts | Berths | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | 25 September 2026 | N/a | 1 | Japan |
| ICC Full Members | N/a | N/a | 4 | Bangladesh |
| India | ||||
| Pakistan | ||||
| Sri Lanka | ||||
| 2026 Asian Games Qualifier | 26 – 31 May 2026 | Kuala Lumpur |
3 |  China |
| Malaysia | ||||
 Thailand | ||||
| Total | 8 | |||
Seedings
The seedings for the two events were decided using the ICC T20I Rankings as of 23 July 2026.
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Japan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals (0 entries) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team |
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| Women's team |