India at Asian Games, Schedule 21 September: Women's cricket leads bid for first gold

The Indian women’s cricket team steps into the limelight on September 22 with the gold medal on the line against Sri Lanka. The defending champions reached the final after an impressive campaign and are now one win away from retaining their Asian Games title. It is also India’s clearest opportunity yet to open a gold medal account in Aichi-Nagoya.

However, cricket is only one part of a busy day for the Indian contingent. Shooting brings another big medal opportunity, with Elavenil Valarivan and Parth Rakesh Mane in the 10m air rifle mixed team event. Wushu’s Langlentombi Devi Hanjabam will also compete in the women’s Nanquan and Nandao finals, while the Indian badminton teams face Japan in the quarterfinals.

Other events are in fencing, karate, swimming, boxing, kabaddi and hockey, with several Indian athletes aiming to advance to the medal rounds. The men’s hockey team faces Sri Lanka while the kabaddi side take on South Korea. But the biggest prize of the day remains on the cricket field. India will be aiming for a second Asian Games gold in women’s cricket, with a victory that could give the country its first gold medal at the Games.

Here is the complete schedule for Indian athletes at the 2026 Asian Games for Tuesday, September 22:

5:30 – Soft Tennis – Women’s Singles Group D Match 1 – Aadhya Tiwari Vs. Alisha Ziegler (Thailand)
5:30 – Sepaktakkraw – Men’s Team Regu Prep Group B – India Vs. Malaysia
5:30 – Esports – Football (eFootball) Group F 1st match – Daniel Patel, Chinmay Sahoo vs. Uzbekistan
5:45 – Riding – Eventing Team Dressage – Ashish Limaye, Fouaad Mirza, Arjan Nagra
5:45 – Riding – Individual Dressage – Ashish Limaye, Fouaad Mirza, Arjan Nagra
6:00 – Badminton – Women’s Team Quarterfinals – India Vs. Japan
6:15 – Shooting – 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team Qualification – Parth Rakesh Mane, Elavenil Valarivan
6:29 – Wushu – Women’s Nanquan & Nandao Final – Hanjabam Langlentombi Devi
6:30 – Shooting – Skeet Men’s Individual Qualification Day 2 (50 Targets) – Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Mairaj Ahmad Khan
6:30 – Shooting – Men’s Skeet Team Qualification Day 2 (50 Targets) – Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Mairaj Ahmad Khan
6:30 – Shooting – Women’s Skeet Individual Qualifier Day 2 (50 Targets) – Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan
6:30 – Shooting – Women’s Skeet Team Qualification Day 2 (50 Targets) – Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan
6:30 – Table tennis – Women’s Team Round of 16 – India Vs. Thailand
From 6:30 – fencing – Foil men singles in pool – Sanasam Hemash Singh
7:00 – Soft tennis – Men’s Singles Pool D Match 1 – Jay Meena Vs. Hussain Arain (Pakistan)
7:15 – Kabaddi – Men’s Team Group A Match 4 – India Vs. Republic of Korea
7:29 – Swimming – Men’s 1500m B Final – Aryan Nehra
7:35 – Karate – Men’s 84kg Kumite Semi Final – Chetan Bhatt
7:50 – Karate – Men’s Kumite 84kg Bronze Match – Chetan Bhatt if qualified
8:05 – Swimming – Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay – Heat 2 – Rohit Benediction, Danush Suresh, Rishabh Das, Akash Mani
from 8:15 – Fencing – Women Pool Individuals – Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari, Taniksha Khatri
8:25 – Shooting – 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Final – Parth Rakesh Mane, Elavenil Valarivan (Medal Race)
From 8:30 – Boxing – Women’s 51kg Round of 16 – Sakshi vs. Aira Villegas (Philippines)
From 9:00 a.m. – table tennis – Men’s Team Round of 16 – India Vs. TB
9:20 – Karate – Women, kumite up to 55 kg, round of 16 – Alisha vs. Cok Istri Agung Sanistyarani (Indonesia)
9:30 – Soft tennis – Men’s Singles Pool C Match 2 – Aryan Thakur Vs. Bold-erdene Altangerel (Mongolia)
9:40 – Karate – Women’s 55kg Kumite Quarterfinals – Alisha if she qualifies
9:55 – Karate – Women’s 55kg Kumite Semi-Final – Alisha if she qualifies
10:00 – fencing – Men’s Doubles Singles Round of 32 – Sachin if qualified
10:00 – fencing – Men’s Doubles Singles Round of 32 – Sanasam Hemash Singh if qualified
10:15 – Karate – Women’s Kumite 55kg rematch – Alisha if qualified
10.30am – Cricket – Women’s Final – India vs Sri Lanka (medal event)
10:30 a.m. – Artistic gymnastics – Women’s Qualifier Sub-Division 2 – Pranati Nayak
10:30 – Soft tennis – Women’s Singles Group D Match 3 – Aadhya Tiwari Vs. Kainaat Shallwani (Pakistan)
10:35 – Karate – Women’s 55kg Kumite Bronze Match – Alisha if qualified
10:40 – fencing – Women’s PE Singles Round 32 – Taniksha Khatri, Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari if they qualify
11:20 – fencing – Men’s Singles Fleret Round of 16 – Sachin, Sanasam Hemash Singh if qualified
11:20 – fencing – Women’s PE Singles Round of 16 – Taniksha Khatri, Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari if they qualify
11:30 – Badminton – Men’s Team Quarterfinals – India Vs. Japan
12:00 – Horse riding – All-around Team Show Jumping – Ashish Limaye, Fouaad Mirza, Arjan Nagra
12:00 – Horse riding – Individual Show Jumping All-Around – Ashish Limaye, Fouaad Mirza, Arjan Nagra
12:00 – Soft tennis – Men’s Singles Pool C Match 3 – Aryan Thakur Vs. Po-Yi Chen (Chinese Taipei)
12:00 – fencing – Men’s Singles Quarter Finals – Sachin, Sanasam Hemash Singh if qualified
12:00 – fencing – Women’s Singles Quarter Finals – Taniksha Khatri, Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari if they qualify
12:40 – Karate – Men’s 84kg Kumite Final – Chetan Bhatt if Qualified (Medal Event)
12:50 – Karate – Women’s Kumite 55kg Final – Alisha if she qualifies (medal event)
From 13:30 – Box – Men’s 55kg Round of 16 – Jadumani Singh Mandengbam vs. Thapa Chandra Bahadur (Nepal)
13:50 – fencing – Men’s Fleret Singles Semi Final – Sachin if qualified
14:00 – Esports – Football (eFootball) Group F 3rd match – Daniel Patel, Chinmay Sahoo vs. Mongolia
14:10 – fencing – Men’s Singles Semi Final – Sanasam Hemash Singh if qualified
14:30 – fencing – Women’s Singles Semi-Finals – Taniksha Khatri if she qualifies
from 14:30 – Wushu – Women’s Sanda 60kg, Quarter Final – Roshibina Devi
from 14:30 – Wushu – men’s Sanda 56 kg, quarter-finals – Aryan
14:50 – fencing – Women’s Singles Semi-Finals – Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari if he qualifies
14:55 – Swimming – Men’s 4x100m Relay Final – Rohit Benediction, Danush Suresh, Rishabh Das, Akash Mani if Qualified (Medal Race)
15:10 – fencing – Men’s Doubles Singles Medal Match – Sachin If Qualified (Medal Event)
15:10 – fencing – Men’s Singles Medal Match – Sanasam Hemash Singh If Qualified (Medal Event)
15:30 – Hockey – Men Group A Match 6 – India vs Sri Lanka
15:30 – fencing – Women’s Singles Medal Match – Taniksha Khatri If Qualified (Medal Event)
15:30 – fencing – Women’s Singles Medal Match – Mitva Jesangbhai Chaudhari If Qualified (Medal Event)

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Issued by:

Amar Panicker

Published on:

21 Sep 2026 20:54 IST