India vs Afghanistan, Asian Games 2026: India qualify for semi-finals as rain abandons quarter-finals – The Tech Word News

IND vs AFG Live Score: Rain could have a major say in India’s 2026 Asian Games title defense when the defending champions take on Afghanistan in the second quarter-final at the Aichi Prefectural Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin on Monday, September 28. With heavy showers forecast, India could advance to the semi-finals without facing the higher rules of the tournament. side.

India vs Afghanistan: the stakes and the recent context

India go into the quarter-finals as favorites with an almost full T20I squad led by Shreyas Iyer. The team will also draw confidence from their recent form when they defeated Afghanistan 3-0 in the bilateral T20I series in New Delhi just two weeks ago.

Afghanistan, meanwhile, are up against a second and relatively inexperienced team, with several of their leading players rested ahead of the upcoming Test against Bangladesh. A young Afghanistan team led by Darwish Rasooli progressed from Group A but suffered a five-wicket defeat against Nepal in the group stage.

However, India will be careful not to take Afghanistan lightly, especially with the weather and playing conditions likely to add an element of uncertainty to the contest.

Afghanistan Squad: Mohammad Akram, Hassan Eisakhil, Karim Janat, Faisal Shinozada, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq(w), Darwish Rasooli(c), Nangeyalia Kharoti, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Arab Tanlid Salaha, Momand Imran Mir

India Squad: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar, Yash Thakur, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Vipraj