Rain threat looms over lopsided India vs Afghanistan quarter-final
In case of a washout, India will go through to the semis on account of their higher seeding
28/09 - 01:00 AM EDT
2nd Quarter-Final, Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition at Nisshin, Sep 28 2026
28/09 - 01:00 AM EDT
2nd Quarter-Final, Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition at Nisshin, Sep 28 2026
Match Centre Ground time: 20:34
Squad
| PLAYER | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Darwish Rasooli (c) | Top-order batter |
| Abdollah Ahmadzai | Bowler |
| Arab Gul | Bowler |
| Faisal Khan Ahmadzai | Bowler |
| Faridoon Dawoodzai | Bowler |
| Farmanullah | Allrounder |
| Hassan Eisakhil | Opening batter |
| Imran Mir | Opening batter |
| Ismat Alam | Batting allrounder |
| Karim Janat | Batting allrounder |
| Khalid Taniwal | |
| Mahmood Kharoti | |
| Mohammad Akram | |
| Mohammad Ishaq † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Najibullah Zadran | Middle-order batter |
| Nangeyalia Khan | Allrounder |
Match Details
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.00 start, First Session 14.00-15.30, Interval 15.30-15.50, Second Session 15.50-17.10
Match days
28 September 2026 (20-over match)
Players To Watch - Batsmen
![Darwish Rasooli]( "Darwish Rasooli")
Darwish RasooliAFG- 10MAT
- 133RUNS
- 14.77AVG
- 116.66SR
- 5MAT
- 7RUNS
- 7.00AVG
- 70.00SR
![Ishan Kishan]( "Ishan Kishan")
Ishan KishanIND- 10MAT
- 311RUNS
- 34.55AVG
- 145.32SR
![Abhishek Sharma]( "Abhishek Sharma")
Abhishek SharmaIND- 10MAT
- 269RUNS
- 26.90AVG
- 203.78SR
Head To Head
| LAST FIVE MATCHES | DATE | SERIES/TOURNAMENT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFGAFG |  | 94 | lost to | 221/7 |  | INDIND | 17/09/26 | Afghanistan tour of India [Sep 2026] 2026 |
| AFGAFG | | 159/8 | lost to | 163/3 | | INDIND | 15/09/26 | Afghanistan tour of India [Sep 2026] 2026 |
| AFGAFG | | 156/8 | lost to | 157/3 | | INDIND | 13/09/26 | Afghanistan tour of India [Sep 2026] 2026 |
| AFGAFG | | 134 | lost to | 181/8 | | INDIND | 20/06/24 | ICC Men's T20 World Cup |
| AFGAFG | | 212/6 | tied with | 212/4 | | INDIND | 17/01/24 | Afghanistan tour of India 2023/24 |
Match Coverage
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Rain threat looms over lopsided India vs Afghanistan quarter-final
In case of a washout, India will go through to the semis on account of their higher seeding
