India at Asian Games, Sept 20: cricket semifinal, wushu final and teqball bronze bids
India's athletes feature in a packed programme at the 2026 Asian Games on Sunday, September 20, with a women’s cricket semifinal against Bangladesh plus medal opportunities in wushu, shooting and teqball.
The day opens with combat sports and wushu on the agenda and includes early action in sepaktakraw, table tennis, swimming and women’s badminton as several Indian campaigns continue. Sepaktakraw's men's Team Regu group stages are scheduled to begin at 5:30 am IST with India in action, while shooting and wushu present notable medal chances later in the schedule.
India face Bangladesh in the women's cricket semifinal, a match that carries a place in the final as the prize and is among the day’s highest-stakes fixtures for the Indian contingent.
In wushu, Suraj Singh Mayanglambam competes in the men's changquan final with a medal at stake, and fellow competitors Vikrant Baliyan and Aparna will also take part in wushu events through the day.
The mixed martial arts programme features Suchika Tariyal in the women's traditional -60kg quarterfinal, a knockout-round contest scheduled to take place later in the session.
Quimcy Joaqim Dsouza has two chances to contest for bronze in teqball, entering both the women's singles and mixed doubles events; a podium here would be notable for India and could deliver the country's first Asian Games medal in teqball.
India's women's 10m air rifle team will aim for a podium in shooting, while the nation's table tennis teams, swimmers and women's badminton players continue their respective campaigns; swimmers who progress from heats could contest finals later in the day and more hockey, table tennis and wushu matches are on the afternoon card.
The schedule opens with Sepaktakraw men's Team Regu group matches at 5:30 am IST and features the women's cricket semifinal against Bangladesh, along with multiple medal opportunities in shooting, wushu and teqball as several Indian campaigns enter decisive stages.