India women to face Sri Lanka for Asian Games cricket gold in Aichi-Nagoya on Sept 22

India's women's cricket team will play Sri Lanka for the gold medal at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on September 22, with the title on the line.

The defending champions reached the final after a commanding campaign and are one win away from retaining their Asian Games title. That match is viewed as India's clearest opportunity to open its gold-medal account in Aichi-Nagoya, but cricket is only one element of a busy day for the Indian contingent.

Shooting presents another major medal chance, with Elavenil Valarivan and Parth Rakesh Mane entered in the 10m air rifle mixed team event. Their participation is listed among the high-priority events for India on the schedule for Tuesday, September 22.

Wushu competitor Langlentombi Devi Hanjabam is set to contest the women's Nanquan and Nandao finals, adding to the roster of individual medal opportunities for India on the same day. Her two finals appear alongside the shooting and cricket events on the programme.

India's badminton teams will meet Japan in the quarter-finals, a knockout fixture scheduled for the day. Several Indian athletes are also involved across fencing, karate, swimming and boxing as they aim to advance into medal rounds.

In team sports, the men's hockey side face Sri Lanka and the kabaddi team take on South Korea as part of the day's matchups for Indian teams. Those fixtures form part of a broader slate of competitions for India on September 22.

The biggest prize on the schedule remains the women's cricket final, where India will be chasing a second successive Asian Games gold; a victory could provide the country's first gold medal of these Games. The full schedule for Indian athletes at the Asian Games 2026 for Tuesday, September 22 lists these cricket, shooting, wushu, badminton, fencing, karate, swimming, boxing, kabaddi and hockey events.