The quarterfinal between India and Afghanistan in the Asian Games 2026 has been abandoned without a ball bowled due to incessant rain in Nisshin on Monday. Despite waiting for long, rain did not relent, forcing the officials to call off the match. Following this, India have made it to the semi-finals owing to having a higher ICC T20I ranking than Afghanistan.
They will now go against either Sri Lanka or Nepal in the semi-final on October 1. Notably, Sri Lanka and Nepal will face each other in the third quarterfinal on Tuesday in Nisshin. Earlier during the day, the quarterfinal clash between Pakistan and Hong Kong was also abandoned due to heavy rain.
Pakistan made it to the semi-finals due to a higher ICC T20I ranking. In the semi-final, Pakistan will lock horns either with Bangladesh or Malaysia, who both will meet each other in the fourth quarterfinal on Tuesday.