Rain don wash out six men cricket matches for di 2026 Asian Games at Korogi Sports Park for Nisshin. Play never start for any of dem. All four quarterfinals dey among di abandoned matches. Women knockout matches no face weather wahala, but men competition don turn major headache.
Because of that, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka don slide enter semifinals as di highest-ranked teams against their respective opponents. Aichi-Nagoya organisers don confirm say no silver medal go dey if final abandoned.
Unlike earlier editions of men cricket for Asian Games, di Aichi-Nagoya event no go give silver medal if final abandoned. If weather stay like dis for di last few days, e go disappoint organisers, players and fans for Japan wey recently begin follow di game more closely. Di rule don change.
Cricket don dey part of Asian Games programme since 2010, apart from di 2018 Jakarta edition. For di three previous editions wey men cricket hold, Afghanistan collect silver each time. Dem lose finals in 2010 and 2014, and for 2022 for Hangzhou di title match against India rain wash am out.
India get gold for Hangzhou because dem ahead of Afghanistan for ICC T20I rankings. Dis time, Aichi-Nagoya organising committee take different route. If final wash out, both teams go get gold instead of using latest ICC T20I rankings to split dem.
Organising committee inform say no reserve days for men cricket final. If final cancel, both finalist teams go collect gold medals. If bronze medal match cancel, both teams competing for third place go collect bronze medals. Semifinals set for October 1 at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin. Pakistan face Bangladesh at 5:30 AM IST, while India meet Sri Lanka at 10:30 AM IST. Bronze-medal playoff follow on October 3 at 5:30 AM IST, with gold-medal playoff at 10:30 AM IST, again at same venue.
Rain fit still change bracket. If both semifinals wash out, India and Pakistan go reach final on ranking. India na No. 1 for latest ICC T20I rankings, Pakistan sixth, Bangladesh eighth and Sri Lanka ninth. That go leave Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to contest bronze medal. If gold-medal game then wash out as well, India and Pakistan go share gold, which go give Pakistan first Asian Games men cricket gold. If bronze-medal match also abandoned, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka go share bronze.
