India face Afghanistan in Asian Games men’s T20 quarterfinal on September 28

India will begin their men’s T20 cricket campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 against Afghanistan in the second quarterfinal on September 28.

India enter at quarterfinal stage

The match is scheduled for 10:00 AM Indian Standard Time, or 1:30 PM local time, at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan. India, the defending Asian Games champions, have been seeded directly into the quarterfinals as one of the tournament’s top-ranked Full Member teams.

Afghanistan reached the last eight after qualifying from Group A alongside Nepal. The men’s T20 competition runs from September 24 to October 3, with the gold-medal match scheduled for October 3.

How to watch India vs Afghanistan

Indian viewers can watch the quarterfinal live on Sony Sports Network, while streaming will be available through the SonyLIV app and website. Sony Sports Ten 1 and Ten 5 are listed among the channels carrying Asian Games coverage, with regional-language broadcasts on Sony Sports Ten 3 in Hindi and Sony Sports Ten 4 in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.

DD Sports will also provide free-to-air coverage on DD Free Dish, although availability may vary by event. Viewers in the United States and Canada can follow the match on Willow TV.

Squads

India’s squad is led by Shreyas Iyer and includes Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yash Thakur.

Afghanistan’s squad features Darwish Rasooli, Mohammad Ishaq, Imran Mir, Najibullah Zadran, Ismat Alam, Karim Janat, Nangeyalia Kharoti, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Khalid Taniwal, Mohammad Akram, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Farmanullah Safi, Hassan Eisakhil, Faisal Shinozada and Arab Gul Momand.

India will be seeking to extend the country’s strong cricket record at the Games after the women’s team retained its T20 gold by defeating Sri Lanka in the final.