Asian Games 2023: Men’s T20I cricket tournament begins on September 27 - watch live in India

The Asian Games 2023 Men’s T20I cricket tournament will start on September 27 and conclude on October 7 in Hangzhou, China.

As many as 14 men’s cricket teams will compete in a total of 17 T20 internationals for the coveted gold medal at Asian Games 2023.

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand are the 14 teams that will feature in the Asian Games 2023 Men’s cricket tournament.

India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan secured direct entry into the quarter-finals courtesy their ICC T20I men’s rankings. The other nine teams will compete for the remaining three quarter-final spots.

These remaining nine teams have been divided into three groups of three teams each. Group A includes Mongolia, Maldives and Nepal. 

Cambodia, Hong Kong and Japan are placed in Group B, while Group C comprises Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. 

Young Ruturaj Gaikwad will lead the Indian cricket team at Asiad 2023.

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh and  Prabhsimran Singh are some of the notable inclusions in India's 15-member men’s squad.

All Asian Games 2023 Men’s T20I matches will be played at the Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field in Hangzhou.

Cricket has been staged at Asian Games twice before at Guangzhou 2010 and Incheon 2014. 

Bangladesh won the men’s event in 2010 while Sri Lanka clinched the gold in 2014. 

Asian Games 2023 Men’s T20I schedule and live match start times

All times in India Standard Time (IST)

Where to watch the Asian Games 2023 Men’s T20I event live in India?

Select matches of Asian Games 2023 Men’s T20I event will be telecast live on Sony Sports Network’s TV channels in India.

Live streaming of Asiad 2023 Men’s T20I event will be available on SonyLIV in India.

Asian Games 2023 Men’s T20I teams and squads

Afghanistan: Gulbadin Naib (captain), Mohammad Shahzad (vice-captain/wicket-keeper), Sediqullah Atal, Zubdaid Akbari, Noor Ali Zadran, Shahidullah Kamal, Afsar Zazai, Wafiullah Tarakhil, Karim Jannat, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Nijat Masoud, Sayed Ahmad Shirzad, Qais Ahmad and Zahir Khan

Hong Kong: Hamed Khan, Niaz Ali, Babar Hayat, Anas Khan, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Akbar Khan, Nizakat Khan, Shahid Wasif (wicket-keeper), Muhammad Khan (wicket-keeper), Nasrulla Rana, Ayush Shukla, Adil Mehmood, Hassan Khan Mohammad, Ehsan Khan, Shiv Mathur

India: Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rahul Tripathi, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicket-keeper), Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Shivam Dube, Prabhsimran Singh (wicket-keeper), Akash Deep 

Nepal: Rohit Paudel (captain), Kushal Bhurtel, Sundeep Jora, Bibek Yadav, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Malla, Pratis GC, Lalit Rajbanshi, Aasif Sheikh (wicket-keeper), Binod Bhandari (wicket-keeper), Karan KC, Sompal Kami, Abinash Bohara, Gulsan Jha, Sandeep Lamichhane

Pakistan: Qasim Akram (captain), Omair Yousuf, Aamer Jamal, Arafat Minhas, Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Muhammad Akhlaq, Mirza Tahir Baig, Rohail Nazir (wicket-keeper), Arshad Iqbal, Mohammad Hasnain, Shahnawaz Dahani, Sufiyan Muqeem, Usman Qadir

Sri Lanka: Sahan Arachchige (captain), Lasith Croospulle, Shevon Daniel, Ashen Bandara, Ahan Wickramasinghe, Lahiru Udara (wicket-keeper), Ravindu Fernando, Ranitha Liyanarachchi, Nuwanidu Fernando, Sachitha Jayatilaka, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Nimesh Vimukthi, Lahiru Samarakoon, Nuwan Thushara, Isitha Wijesundera

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