Cricket at the 2026 Asian Games – Women's tournament
Cricket tournament
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The Women's cricket event will be held as part of the 2026 Asian Games from 17 to 22 September 2026 at the Kōrogi Sports Park in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.[1][2] A total of 8 teams will participate with the matches played in Twenty-20 format.
| Women at the 2026 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Kōrogi Sports Park |
| Location | Nisshin, Japan |
| Dates | 17 – 22 September 2026 |
| Nations | 8 |
Participating nations
On 28 April 2025, the organizing committee approved the inclusion of cricket to the programme, following a request from OCA.[2] The tournament features 8 nations.[3][4]
| Mode of Qualification | Date | Hosts | Berths | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | 25 September 2016 | 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 |  Malaysia |
3 |  China |
| Malaysia | ||||
 Thailand | ||||
| Total | 8 | |||
Seedings
The seeds were decided as per the ICC Women's T20I Team Rankings on 23 July, 2026.
Format
Unlike the men's tournament, the women's tournament will not feature a league stage and will be played as a direct knockout competition. The tournament consists of four quarter-finals, followed by two semi-finals. The winners of both semi-finals advance to the gold medal match, while the losers compete in the bronze medal match.[5]
Squads
| Bangladesh |
China |
India[6] |
Japan[7] |
Malaysia |
Pakistan |
Sri Lanka |
Thailand |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Knockout stage
The draw was held on 23 July 2026 to determine the fixtures for the knockout stage.[8][9]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||
| India | ||||||||||
| Japan | ||||||||||
| Bangladesh | ||||||||||
| China | ||||||||||
| Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | ||||||||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||||||
| Pakistan | ||||||||||
| Thailand | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Semifinal 1 20 September 2026 09:00 |
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Semifinal 2 20 September 2026 14:00 |
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Bronze medal match
22 September 2026 09:00 |
TBD |
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Gold medal match
22 September 2026 14:00 |
TBD |
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Final standing
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 N/A | |||||
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N/A | |||||
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N/A | |||||
| 4 | N/A | |||||
| 5 | N/A | |||||
| 6 | N/A | |||||
| 7 | N/A | |||||
| 8 | N/A | |||||