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The Asian Games 2026 cricket qualifiers are scheduled from May 26 to June 8.

Malaysia will host the women’s T20 qualifiers from May 26 to 31, with the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur as the venue for all matches.

Meanwhile, the men’s qualification cricket matches will take place from May 31 to June 8 in Singapore with matches scheduled at the Singapore National Cricket Ground.

Live scores for the Asian Games 2026 cricket qualifiers will be available on Olympics.com.

The Asian Games 2026 women’s cricket qualifiers feature six teams divided into two groups of three each.

Asian Games 2026 women’s cricket qualifiers teams

Group A: Hong Kong China, Malaysia, Thailand

Group B: People’s Republic of China, Indonesia, Nepal

Following round-robin matches, the top two teams from each group will enter the semi-finals. Both finalists and the team that wins the third-place playoff match will qualify for the Asian Games 2026 women’s cricket tournament in Aichi–Nagoya, Japan.

The qualifiers will decide the final three teams for the women’s cricket competition at the Asian Games 2026.

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have already qualified for the 2026 Asian Games, as automatic entries by virtue of being four of the continent’s full-member ICC nations. Japan qualified as hosts.

The men’s Asian Games 2026 men’s cricket qualifiers feature eight teams split into two groups of four each.

Asian Games 2026 men’s cricket qualifiers teams

Group A: People’s Republic of China, Malaysia, Nepal, Qatar

Group B: Bahrain, Hong Kong China, Oman, Singapore

The top two teams from each group will enter the semi-finals and secure qualification for the Asian Games 2026.

Hosts Japan, and the continent’s full-member ICC nations - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka - have already qualified for the Asian Games.

Asian Games 2026 cricket qualifiers schedule

As per Indian Standard Time (IST)

Asian Games 2026 women’s cricket qualifiers matches

May 26, Tuesday

Thailand vs Hong Kong China - 7:00 AM

May 26, Tuesday

Indonesia vs China - 11:30 AM

May 27, Wednesday

Malaysia vs Thailand - 7:00 AM

Nepal vs China - 11:30 AM

May 28, Thursday

Hong Kong China vs Malaysia - 7:00 AM

Indonesia vs Nepal - 11:30 AM

May 30, Saturday

Semi-final 1 (A1 vs B2) - 7:00 AM

Semi-final 2 (B1 vs A2) - 11:30 AM

May 31, Sunday

Third-place playoff (Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2) - 7:00 AM

Final (Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2) - 11:30 AM

Asian Games 2026 men’s cricket qualifiers matches

May 31, Sunday

Nepal vs China - 7:00 AM

Malaysia vs Qatar - 12:00 PM

June 1, Monday

Oman vs Singapore - 7:00 AM

Hong Kong China vs Bahrain - 12:00 PM

June 2, Tuesday

Nepal vs Qatar - 7:00 AM

Malaysia vs China - 12:00 PM

June 3, Wednesday

Oman vs Bahrain - 7:00 AM

Hong Kong China vs Singapore - 12:00 PM

June 4, Thursday

Qatar vs China - 7:00 AM

Nepal vs Malaysia - 12:00 PM

June 5, Friday

Bahrain vs Singapore - 7:00 AM

Oman vs Hong Kong China - 12:00 PM

June 7, Sunday

Semi-final 1 (A1 vs B2) - 7:00 AM

Semi-final 2 (B1 vs A2) - 12:00 PM IST

June 8, Monday

Third-place playoff (Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2) - 7:00 AM

Final (Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2) - 12:00 PM

A total of 10 men’s and eight women’s teams compete in separate cricket tournaments at the upcoming Asian Games in Japan. The matches will be played in T20 format at the Korogi Athletic Park in the Aichi prefecture.

The women’s cricket tournament begins on September 17 and the medal matches will be held on the 22nd of the same month. The men’s cricket tournament will start from September 24 and conclude with the medal matches on October 13.

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