This time is crucial for Indian cricket. On the one hand cricket fans all over the world are excited about the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, on another hand cricket enthusiasts are going to experience the T20 excitement in the Asian Games 2023. Men’s and Women’s cricket teams of India will take part in the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
This men’s cricket competition will kick off on September 27. The Women’s team will start the campaign on 19th September and conclude on 26th September. Matches will be hosted in the Zhejiang University of Technology grounds.
Schedule for Women’s cricket team:
On 19th September, Hong Kong will face China at 9:30 in the morning. In the second half Nepal will face Singapore at 2:30 in the afternoon. India women will start the campaign in the quarterfinal. On 22nd September India will face the winner of match no.4 at 9:30 in the morning. On the same day, Pakistan will face Winner of Match 3 at 2:30 in the afternoon.
From September 25 onwards, the semifinal will be taking place. In the first semifinal, the Winner of Qualifier 1 will face the Winner of Qualifier 2. In the second semifinal, the winner of Qualifier 3 will face the winner of Qualifier 4.
On the final day, the Loser of Semifinal 1 will face Semifinal loser 2. In the second half, the winner of Semifinal 1 will face the winner of Semifinal 2.
| Dates Matches | |
| 19/9/2023 | Match no 1.Hong Kong vs. China 9:30 AM Match no 2.Nepal vs. Singapore 2:30 PM |
| 20/9/2023 | Match no. 3Indonesia vs. Malaysia 9:30 AM Match no. 4Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2 2:30 PM |
| 21/9/2023 | Match no.5UAE vs. Bhutan 9:30 AM Match no.6Thailand vs. Oman 2:30 PM |
| 22/9/2023 | Match no.7India vs. Winner of Match 4- 9:30 AM(Quarterfinal1) Match no.8Pakistan vs. Winner of Match 3- 2:30 PM (Quarterfinal 2) |
| 23/9/2023 | Opening ceremony (rest day) |
| 24/9/2023 | Match no. 93rd vs. Winner of Match 4- 9:30 AM (Quarterfinal 3) Match no.1o4th vs. Winner of Match No. 5-2:30 PM (Quarterfinal 4) |
| 25/9/2023 | Match no. 11Winner of QF1 vs Winner of QF2 9:30 AM (Semifinal 1) Match no. 12Winner of QF 3 vs. Winner of QF 4 2:30 PM (Semifinal2) |
| 26/9/2023 | Match no. 13The Loser of SF1 vs. The Loser of SF 2 Match no. 14Winner of SF1 vs. SF2 (final) |
Schedule for Men’s cricket team:
Men’s cricket in the Asian Games will be in action from September 28. In the first match, Oman will face Saudi Arabia. India’s campaign will begin on October 3. India will make their entry in the quarterfinal along with Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. India will face the winner of QF 1.
On October 6, the winner of QF1 will face QF in the Semifinal. In the second half, the QF2 winner will face the winner of QF 3. The final will take place on October 7.
| Dates Matches | |
| 28/9/2023 | Match no 1.Oman vs. Saudi Arabia 9:00 AM (Round 1) Match no 2.Hong Kong vs. Singapore 2:00 PM (Round 1) |
| 29/9/2023 | Match no. 3Malaysia vs. Bahrin 9:00 AM (Round 1) Match no. 4Nepal vs. Indonesia 2:00 PM (Round 1) |
| 30/9/2023 | Match no.5Qatar vs. Kuwait 9:00 AM (Round 1) Match no.6UAE vs. Bhutan 2:00 PM (Round 1) |
| 01/10/2023 | Match no.7Afghanistan vs. China – 9:00 AM (Round 2) Match no.8Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2- 2:00 PM (round 2) |
| 02/10/2023 | Match 9:Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4 9:00 AM (Round 2) Match 10:Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6 2:00 PM (Round 2) |
| 4/10/2023 | Match no. 11Pakistan vs. Winner of Match 8- 9:00 AM (Quarterfinal 1) Match no.12Sri Lanka vs. Winner of Match No. 9-2:00 PM (Quarterfinal 2) |
| 5/10/2023 | Match no. 13Bangladesh vs. Winner of Match 10 9:00 AM (Quarterfinal 3) Match no. 14India vs. Winner of Match 7 2:00 PM (Quarterfinal 4) |
| 6/10/2023 | Match no. 15Winner of QF 1 vs. Winner of QF 4 9:00 AM (Semifinal 1) Match no. 16Winner of QF 2 vs. Winner of QF 3 (Semifinal 2) |
| 7/10/2023 | Match no. 17Loser of SF 1 vs. Loser of SF2 9:00 AM (Bronze medal match) Match no. 18Winner of SF 1 vs. Winner of SF 2 2:00 PM (final) |
Ruturaj Gaikwad is named as the captain of the men’s team in the Asian Games and Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the women’s team in the tournament. In between the World Cup fever, Fans will experience quick-fire T20 for a few days. Apart from trophies, this time both teams will fight for the gold.
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