Asian Games: India’s Full 22 September Schedule, Events & Timings; the women’s cricket final heralds medal hopes

Indian women’s cricket team at the Asian Games The Indian women’s cricket team will target Sri Lanka on September 22 in the gold medal final of the Asian Games.The defending champions reached the final after a strong run of the tournament and are now one win away from retaining their Asian Games title. A win would also give India its first gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Games.Shooting offers India another medal opportunity, with Elavenil Valarivan and Parth Rakesh Mane competing in the 10m air rifle mixed team event.In wushu, Langlentombi Devi Hanjabam will compete in the women’s Nanquan and Nandao finals.The Indian men’s and women’s badminton team will face Japan in the quarterfinals.Indian athletes will also compete in fencing, karate, swimming and boxing, with several events offering a chance to advance to the medal rounds.In hockey, the Indian men’s team will face Sri Lanka, while the kabaddi team will face South Korea.While India has a busy schedule in several sports, the women’s cricket final remains the biggest event of the day, with the team aiming to defend their Asian Games title and open India’s account for the 2026 Asian Games gold medal.

India’s complete schedule for September 22:

  • 4:30: Equestrian – Fouaad Mirza/Camouflage 38 and Arjan Nagra/Cooley Goodwood in dressage.
  • 5:30: Sepaktakraw – India vs Malaysia in Men’s Regu Group B.
  • 5:30: Soft Tennis – Aadhya Tiwari vs Alisha Ziegler (Thailand) in Group D Women’s Singles.
  • 6:00: Badminton – India vs Japan in women’s team quarter-finals.
  • 6:15 am: Shooting – Elavenil Valarivan and Parth Mane in the air rifle mixed team qualification for the 10m medal matches.
  • 6:29: Wushu – Langlentombi Devi Hanjabam in Nanquan Women’s Final.
  • 6.30 am: Shooting – Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Mairaj Khan, Bhavtegh Singh Gill in Men’s Skeet Individual Qualification and Men’s Team Final, Day 2.
  • 6.30am: Shooting – Raiza Dhillon, Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Maheshwari Chauhan in Women’s Skeet Individual Qualification and Women’s Team Final, Day 2
  • 6:30: Table Tennis – India Vs. Thailand in the women’s team round of 16.
  • from 6.30am: Fencing – Sachin and Hemash Singh in men’s singles; Mitva Chaudhari and Tanishka Khatri women’s epee pool matches. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals follow.
  • 7:00am: Soft Tennis – Jay Meena vs Hussain Arain (Pakistan) in Group D Men’s Singles.
  • 7:15: Kabaddi – India Vs. South Korea in Men’s Group A.
  • 7.29am: Swimming – Aryan Nehra in men’s 1500m freestyle B final.
  • 7.35am: Karate – Chetan Bhatt vs TBC in Men’s -84kg Kumite. semifinal.
  • 8:05 am: Swimming – Rishabh Das, Akash Mani, Benediction Beniston and Dhanush Suresh in the men’s 4x100m medley relay.
  • 8.15am: Fencing – Taniksha Khatri and Prachi Lohan in women’s individual cords.
  • 9:00 AM: Boxing – Sakshi Chaudhary Vs. Aira Villegas (Philippines) in the women’s round of 51 kg.
  • 9:20 a.m.: Karate – Alisha Choudhary vs. Cok Istri Agung Sanistyarani (Indonesia) in the round of 16 in Kumite women under 55 kg.
  • 9.30am: Soft Tennis – Aryan Thakur vs Bold-erdene Altangerel (Mongolia) in Group C men’s singles.
  • 9.30am: Equestrian – Fouaad Mirza/Camouflage 38 and Arjan Nagra/Cooley Goodwood in Cross Country.
  • 10.04am: Karate – Alisha Choudhary in the Women’s 55kg Kumite quarter-final (if she qualifies).
  • 10.30am: Boxing – Jadumani Singh Vs. Chandra Bahadur Thapa (Nepal) in the men’s round of 55 kg.
  • 10.30am: Soft Tennis – Aadhya Tiwari vs Kainaat Shallwani (Pakistan) in Group D Women’s Singles.
  • 10.30am: Cricket – India vs Sri Lanka in Women’s Gold Medal Match.
  • 10.35pm: Karate – Chetan Bhatt in men’s 84kg kumite final (if he qualifies).
  • 10.40am: Karate – Alisha Choudhary in the women’s 55kg kumite for a bronze medal (if she qualifies).
  • 11:30 a.m.: Badminton – India vs. Japan in the men’s team quarterfinals.
  • 11:59: Wushu – Langlentombi Devi Hanjabam in Nandao Women’s Final.
  • 12:00: Soft Tennis – Aryan Thakur vs Chen Po-Yi (Chinese Taipei) Group C Men’s Singles.
  • 12.40pm: Karate – Chetan Bhatt in men’s 84kg kumite final (if he qualifies).
  • 12.50pm: Karate – Alisha Choudhary in Women’s 55kg Kumite for gold medal (if she qualifies).
  • Around 3.15pm: Wushu – Roshibina Devi vs Man Sin Chu (Macao, China) in the women’s 60kg quarter-final.
  • 3.30pm: Hockey – India vs Sri Lanka in Men’s Group A.