Asian Games 2023 cricket: Schedule, fixtures, match timings, teams, venue

Indian men’s and women’s team will be the firm favorites going into the cricket event of 2022 Asian Games scheduled in Hangzhou, China which will be played in T20 format. The other top teams which are also top contenders include Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Interestingly, Afghanistan has not sent their cricket teams to the tournament which will be played at Zhejiang University of Technology Pingfeng Cricket Field.

In the women’s discipline, 9 teams will battle it out for the medals while 13 teams in men’s category will take the field. The women’s matches will start on 19th of September and the quarter finals will be contested on 21 and 22 September where four automatically qualified teams will compete against the rest. The semi finals will be played on 24th September and the gold and bronze medal match will take place on 25 September. Its worth mentioning that India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan automatically qualified for the quarter finals directly on the virtue of their ICC rankings.

In the men’s cricket, the event will begin on 27 September where nine teams are divided in three groups and the rest four- India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have automatically qualified for the quarter finals. After the conclusion of group stage, the knockout matches will take place on 3 and 4 October with the semi finals scheduled on 6 October. The gold medal and bronze medal match of the men’s event will be played on 7 October 2023.

Schedule

Women’s cricket schedule in Asian Games 2023 (All timings in Indian Standard time and local time)

1. Indonesia vs Mongolia (Group A), Tuesday, 19 September from 9:30 AM local time and 7 AM IST
2. Hong Kong vs Malaysia (Group B), Tuesday, 19 September from 2:30 PM local time and 12 PM IST
3. Loser 1st Match vs Loser 2nd Match (Qualifier), Wednesday, 20 September from 9:30 AM local time and 7 AM IST
4. India vs TBC (QF 1), Thursday, 21 September from 9:30 AM local time and 7 AM IST
5. Pakistan vs TBC (QF 2), Thursday, 21 September from 2:30 PM local time and 12 PM IST
6. Sri Lanka vs TBC (QF 3), Friday, 22 September from 9:30 AM local time and 7 AM IST
7. Bangladesh vs TBC (QF 4), Friday, 22 September from 2:30 PM local time and 12 PM IST
8. Winner QF 1 vs Winner QF 4 (Semi-final 1), Sunday, 24 September from 9:30 AM local time and 7 AM IST
9. Winner QF 2 vs Winner QF 3 (Semi-final 1), Sunday, 24 September from 2:30 PM local time and 12 PM IST
10. Loser SF 1 vs Loser SF 1 (3rd Rank game), Monday, 25 September from 9:30 AM local time and 7 AM IST
11. Winner SF 1 vs Winner SF 1 (Final), Monday, 25 September from 2:30 PM local time and 12 PM IST

Men’s cricket schedule in Asian Games 2023:

1. Nepal vs Mongolia (Group A), Wednesday, 27 September from 9 AM local time and 7 AM IST
2. Japan vs Cambodia (Group B), Wednesday, 28 September from 2 PM local time and 11:30 AM IST
3. Malaysia vs Singapore (Group C), Thursday, 28 September from 9 AM local time and 7 AM IST
4. Mongolia vs Maldives (Group A), Thursday, 28 September from 9 AM local time and 7 AM IST
5. Cambodia vs Hong Kong (Group B), Friday, 29 September from 9 AM local time and 7 AM IST
6. Singapore vs Thailand (Group C), Friday, 29 September from 2 PM local time and 11:30 AM IST
7. Maldives vs Nepal (Group A), Sunday, 1 October from 9 AM local time and 7 AM IST
8. Hong Kong vs Japan (Group B), Sunday, 1 October from 2 PM local time and 11:30 AM IST
9. Thailand vs Malaysia (Group C), Monday, 2 October from 9 AM local time and 7 AM IST
10. India vs TBC (QF 1), Tuesday, 3 October from 9:30 AM local time and 7 AM IST
11. Pakistan vs TBC (QF 2), Tuesday, 3 October from 2:30 PM local time and 12 PM IST
12. Sri Lanka vs TBC (QF 3), Wednesday, 4 October from 9:30 AM local time and 7 AM IST
13. Bangladesh vs TBC (QF 4), Wednesday, 4 October from 2:30 PM local time and 12 PM IST
14. Winner QF1 vs Winner QF4 (1st Semi-final), Friday, 6 October from 9:30 AM local time and 7 AM IST
15. Winner QF2 vs Winner QF3 (2nd Semi-final), Friday, 6 October from 2:30 PM local time and 12 PM IST
16. Loser SF 1st vs Loser SF 2nd (3rd/4th), Saturday, 7 October from 9:30 AM local time and 7 AM IST
17. Final (TBC vs TBC), Saturday, 7 October from 2:30 PM local time and 12 PM IST