Asian Games 2023 Cricket Schedule, Dates, Times

Cricket will return to the Asian Games for the first time since 2014, and the 2023 edition in Hangzhou, China is shaping up to be a thrilling event. Both men’s and women’s T20I tournaments will be held, with 15 teams competing in the men’s event and 10 teams in the women’s event.

The men’s tournament will be played in a group stage followed by a quarter-final, semi-final, and final format. The top two teams from each of the four groups will advance to the quarter-finals. The top-seeded teams (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh) will receive a bye to the quarter-finals, while the remaining eight teams will compete in a play-off round to determine the last four quarter-finalists.

The women’s tournament will be played in a similar format, with the top two teams from each of the two groups advancing to the semi-finals. The final will be played on September 25, 2023.

The men’s T20 cricket tournament at the Asian Games 2023 is structured to include both group stages and direct entries to the quarter-finals. Teams have been categorised into four groups for the initial phase. Group A consists of Afghanistan and Mongolia; Group B features Cambodia, Japan and Nepal; Group C includes Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand; and Group D comprises Malaysia, Bahrain and Maldives.

Asian Games 2023 men’s cricket schedule

The men’s tournament will be played in a group stage followed by a quarter-final, semi-final, and final format. The top two teams from each of the four groups will advance to the quarter-finals. The top-seeded teams (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh) will receive a bye to the quarter-finals, while the remaining eight teams will compete in a play-off round to determine the last four quarter-finalists.

Asian Games 2023 men’s cricket schedule

The women’s tournament will be played in a similar format, with the top two teams from each of the two groups advancing to the semi-finals. The final will be played on October, 2023.