After the successful completion of the Asia Cup 2023, all the focus has now shifted to the upcoming Asian Games. The Asian Games 2023 will be a grand sporting event, featuring a diverse array of 40 sports and 61 disciplines.
For the unversed, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has been responsible for organizing the Asian Games since 1982. The Asian Games is a prominent continental multi-sport event that takes place every four years. The upcoming Asian Games in 2023 will be the 19th edition of this prestigious event, and China has been selected as the host country.
The cricket tournament is set to commence on September 19 and conclude on October 8, 2023. This prestigious sporting event will take place at the Zhejiang University of Technology in Hangzhou.
Here, in this article, we bring you all the details of the upcoming Asian Games.
Asian Games 2023 men’s cricket teams and groups
Group A — Afghanistan, Mongolia
Group B — Cambodia, Japan, Nepal
Group C — Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand
Group D — Malaysia, Bahrain, Maldives
Quarter-finals — direct entry India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
Asian Games 2023 women’s cricket teams and groups
Group A — Indonesia, Mongolia
Group B — Hong Kong, Malaysia
Quarter-finals — direct entry India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
Asian Games 2023 men’s cricket schedule:
Date — Match –Group/Phase — Time
September 27, Wednesday — Nepal vs Japan — Group B — 6:30 AM
September 27, Wednesday — Hong Kong vs Singapore — Group C — 11:30 AM
September 28, Thursday — Malaysia vs Bahrain — Group D — 6:30 AM
September 28, Thursday — Japan vs Cambodia — Group B — 11:30 AM
September 29, Friday — Maldives vs Malaysia — Group D — 6:30 AM
September 29, Friday — Singapore vs Thailand — Group C — 11:30 AM
October 1, Sunday — Afghanistan vs Mongolia — Group A — 6:30 AM
October 1, Sunday — Cambodia vs Nepal — Group B — 11:30 AM
October 2, Monday — Thailand vs Hong Kong — Group C — 6:30 AM
October 2, Monday — Bahrain vs Maldives — Group D — 11:30 AM
October 3, Tuesday — India (1st ranked team) vs TBD Quarter-final 1 (QF 1) — 6:30 AM
October 3, Tuesday — Pakistan (2nd ranked team) vs TBD Quarter-final 2 (QF2) — 11:30 AM
October 4, Wednesday — Sri Lanka (3rd ranked team) vs TBD Quarter-final 3 (QF 3) — 6:30 AM
October 4, Wednesday — Bangladesh (4th ranked team) vs TBD Quarter-final 4 (QF4) — 11:30 AM
October 6, Friday — Winner QF 1 vs Winner QF 4 Semi-final 1 (SF1) — 6:30 AM
October 6, Friday — Winner QF 2 vs Winner QF 3 Semi-final 2 (SF2) — 11:30 AM
October 7, Saturday — Loser SF 1 vs Loser SF 2 3rd/4th match (Bronze medal playoff) — 6:30 AM
October 7, Saturday — Winner SF 1 vs Winner SF 2 Final (Gold medal match) — 11:30 AM
Asian Games 2023 men’s cricket schedule:
Date — Match — Group/Phase — Time
September 19, Tuesday — Indonesia vs Mongolia — Group A — 6:30 AM
September 19, Tuesday — Hong Kong vs Malaysia — Group B — 11:30 AM
September 20, Wednesday — Loser match 1 vs Loser match 2 Quarter-final qualifier — 6:30 AM
September 21, Thursday — India (1st ranked team) vs TBD Quarter-final 1 (QF 1) — 6:30 AM
September 21, Thursday — Pakistan (2nd ranked team) vs TBD Quarter-final 2 (QF 2) — 11:30 AM
September 22, Friday — Sri Lanka (3rd ranked team) vs TBD Quarter-final 3 (QF 3) — 6:30 AM
September 22, Friday — Bangladesh (4th ranked team) vs TBD Quarter-final 4 (QF 4) — 11:30 AM
September 24, Sunday — Winner QF 1 vs Winner QF 4 Semi-final 1 (SF 1) — 6:30 AM
September 24, Sunday — Winner QF 2 vs Winner QF 3 Semi-final 2 (SF 2) — 11:30 AM
September 25, Monday — Loser SF 1 vs Loser SF 2 3rd/4th match (Bronze medal playoff) — 6:30 AM
September 25, Monday — Winner SF 1 vs Winner SF 2 Final (Gold medal match) — 11:30 AM
Here is the Indian men’s and women’s squad in the Asian Games 2023.
India’s Men Squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain), Mukesh Kumar, Shivam Mavi, Shivam Dube, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh.
Standby list of players: Yash Thakur, Sai Kishore, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Sai Sudarsan.
India’s Women Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Minnu Mani, Kanika Ahuja, Uma Chetry (wk), Anusha Bareddy, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Amanjot Kaur, Devika Vaidya, Anjali Sarvani, Titas Sadhu.
