Asian Games 2026: Can India and Pakistan meet in the final?

India and Pakistan have advanced to the semi-finals of the Asian Games 2026 men's cricket competition after rain washed out both quarter-final fixtures on September 28. Pakistan's match against Hong Kong and India's clash with Afghanistan were abandoned without a ball bowled, allowing both nations to progress due to their higher tournament seedings.

The two rivals are placed on opposite sides of the knockout draw, scheduling Pakistan against the Bangladesh-Malaysia winner and India against the Sri Lanka-Nepal winner on October 1. If both teams win their semi-finals, they will face each other in the gold-medal match on October 3, or potentially in the bronze-medal match if both lose.