India v Afghanistan: Men's Asian Games 2026 second quarter-final in Nisshin on Sept 28
India will face Afghanistan in the second quarter-final of the Men's Asian Games 2026 at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, with the match scheduled to start at 10:30 AM IST on Monday, September 28, 2026. The quarter-finals begin the knockout round after the conclusion of the group stage.
The two teams recently met in a three-match T20I series in Delhi a couple of weeks ago, which India won 3-0, but the Afghanistan side at the Asian Games is a different squad from the one that toured India. Afghanistan lost to Nepal in the group stage and will be under pressure in the knockout fixture, while India will be aiming to move closer to the gold medal. In 12 T20I meetings between the sides, Team India have won 11 games and one match was called off.
Weather and surface forecasts predict a 90 percent chance of rain on Monday afternoon, with temperatures around 25°C and average humidity of 89 percent. The wicket in the men’s competition has played slowly, described as sluggish with uneven bounce at times; across four completed matches in this edition the highest team total is 129. Given those conditions, spinners are expected to play a major role and both teams are likely to select spin-heavy attacks.
India’s named playing XI for the match is: Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.
Afghanistan’s named playing XI is: Mohammad Akram, Hassan Eisakhil, Karim Janat, Darwish Rasooli (c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq (wk), Faisal Shinozada, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Nangeyalia Kharoti, Arab Gul Momand.
Dream11 suggestions in the source include multiple groupings: Wicket-keepers: Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson; Batters: Shreyas Iyer, Darwish Rasooli; All-rounders: Axar Patel, Karim Janat; Bowlers: Ravi Bishhoi, Arab Gul, Arshdeep Singh, N Kharote, Abdullah Ahmadzai. Captain First-Choice: Axar Patel || Captain Second-Choice: Arshdeep Singh. Vice-Captain First-Choice: Darwish Rasooli || Vice-captain Second Choice: Ravi Bishhoi. An alternate set lists: Wicket-keepers: Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson; Batters: Abhishek Sharma, Najibullah Zadran, Faisal Shinozada; All-rounders: Axar Patel, Karim Janat; Bowlers: Ravi Bishhoi, Arshdeep Singh, N Kharote, Abdullah Ahmadzai. Captain First-Choice: Abhishek Sharma || Captain Second-Choice: Sanju Samson. Vice-Captain First-Choice: Ishan Kishan || Vice-captain Second Choice: Najibullah Zadran.
"Afghanistan have a decent spin unit, but they have an inexperienced side as compared to Team India. Hence, we back India to win this game." The second quarter-final of the Asian Games 2026 will take place on September 28, 2026 at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin. For more updates, follow Khel Now Cricket on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube; download the Khel Now Android App or IOS App and join our community on Whatsapp & Telegram.