Cricket at the 2026 Asian Games

Cricket at the 2026 Asian Games
Pictogram for Cricket
Venues	Korogi Athletic Park
Dates	17 September – 3 October 2026
Competitors	TBA from TBD nations
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Cricket will be one of the 38 sports that will be played at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Both men's and women's Twenty20 International tournaments were scheduled to be played.

A final decision on the inclusion of cricket was scheduled for 2025, with the Asian Cricket Council having pushed for the bid and OCA President Randhir Singh was "hopeful" for it. Its inclusion would act as the Asian qualifiers event for the 2028 Summer Olympics. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} On 28 April 2025, the organizing committee approved the inclusion of cricket and mixed martial arts to the programme, following a request from OCA.

Schedule

P

Preliminary round

¼

Quarterfinals

½

Semifinals

F

Finals

Event↓/Date →	17th Thu	18th Fri	19th Sat	20th Sun	21st Mon	22nd Tue	23rd Wed	24th Thu	25th Fri	26th Sat	27th Sun	28th Mon	29th Tue	30th Wed	1st Thu	2nd Fri	3rd Sat
Men								P	P	P		¼	¼		½		F
Women	P	P		½		F

References

1. Lavalette, Tristan (25 October 2024). "Amid Asian Games Uncertainty, Cricket Axed At 2026 Commonwealth Games Ahead Of Olympics". Forbes. Archived from the original on 8 November 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
2. Tagore, Vijay (2 October 2024). "Doubts arise over cricket's inclusion in 2026 Asian Games". Cricbuzz. Archived from the original on 3 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
3. "LA28 cricket likely to be held on East Coast to attract Indian viewership". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 8 November 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
4. "Cricket Faces Asian Games 2026 Exclusion Ahead Of Los Angeles Olympics". Forbes. 24 September 2024. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024.