India will lock horns with Sri Lanka in the second semi-final of the Asian Games 2026 at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin on Thursday, October 1.
Sri Lanka is entering this fixture on the back of a 0-3 T20I series defeat to England away from home earlier this month. On the other hand, India, led by Shreyas Iyer, bagged a two-run win over Japan in the Only T20I earlier this month.
IND vs SL, Asian Games 2026, Semi-Final 2, Match Details
Match: India vs Sri Lanka, Asian Games 2026, Semi-Final 2
Time & Date: 10:00 AM IST, Thursday, October 1
Venue: Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin
IND vs SL, Asian Games 2026, Semi-Final 2 Pitch Report
We can expect the surface to be a bit two-paced, courtesy of the moisture from heavy rainfall lately. Spinners are expected to do well on this wicket. The captain, who won the toss, would love to bowl first.
IND vs SL, Asian Games 2026, Semi-Final 2 Probable XIs
India
Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy
Sri Lanka
Nuwanidu Fernando, Lasith Croospulle, Ashen Bandara, Sahan Arachchige (c), Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Chamika Karunaratne, Dushan Hemantha, Wanuja Sahan, Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
IND vs SL, Asian Games 2026, Semi-Final 2 Winner Prediction
Match Winner: India
These two sides have played against each other 33 times in this format. While India secured 23 wins, Sri Lanka has won only nine games, and one encounter ended in a no result. That said, we can expect the Men in Blue to come out on top quite comfortably, advancing to the grand finale.
