Asian Games 2026: When Will India vs Pakistan Cricket Final Happen? Schedule, Date, Venue

India has advanced to the Asian Games 2026 men's cricket final after a scintillating win over Sri Lanka in the semifinal on Thursday (October 1).

Batting first, India posted 169/7, powered by a superb unbeaten 80 off 46 balls from Ishan Kishan, with Vaibhav Sooryavanshi contributing 38 off 21. India's bowlers then produced a dominant display, reducing Sri Lanka to 45 all out in 9.5 overs.

Jasprit Bumrah led the attack with crucial early strikes as Sri Lanka struggled to cope with India's disciplined bowling. The victory sends India into the gold-medal clash, keeping their hopes of another Asian Games cricket title alive. In the final, the Indian team will face Pakistan, who earlier beat Bangladesh to book their place in the Gold medal match.

India vs Pakistan: Asian Games 2026 Final

The clash between the two arch-rivals is set to take the centre stage in Japan, as the Nisshin cricket ground will witness the battle for supremacy in the marque encounter.

When will India vs Pakistan Final Happen?

The final between India and Pakistan will take place on Saturday (October 3), at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin. The match will start at 10 am IST in India, which is 9:30 am PKT in Pakistan.

India and Pakistan Asian Games 2026 Squads

India: Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Vipraj Nigam

Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan (c), Saim Ayub, Usman Khan (wk), Hasan Nawaz, Haider Ali, Abdul Samad, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Abrar Ahmed, Sufyan Moqim, Ahmed Daniyal, Akif Javed, Arafat Minhas, Saad Masood, Maaz Sadaqat, Ali Raza