Asian Games Semifinals
India faces Sri Lanka in the Asian Games cricket semifinal after rain-abandoned matches.
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At the Asian Games on Thursday, October 1, defending cricket champions India face Sri Lanka in a semi-final in Nisshin at 10 a.m. IST after rain washed out both teams’ quarter-finals; India have a full-strength squad, while Sri Lanka are fielding a largely second-string side. The winner will advance to the gold-medal match against either Pakistan or Bangladesh. India and Pakistan also meet in the men’s hockey semi-finals in Kakamigahara at 1 p.m. IST, with India unbeaten and Pakistan’s only loss coming against Malaysia. Separately, South Africa seek a 3-0 ODI series sweep over Australia after winning the first two matches, while Australia have injury concerns and South Africa may rotate players. India look to take a 2-0 lead against West Indies in the second ODI after Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill scored centuries in the opener, though India’s pace-bowling combination remains under scrutiny.
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India and Sri Lanka advanced from their rain-abandoned quarter-finals as the higher-ranked teams; the losing semi-finalists will meet for bronze.
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Thursday’s cricket semi-final will be the first men’s Asian Games meeting between India and Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s best previous result was bronze at the 2014 Games in Incheon.
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India’s most recent Asian Games hockey meeting with Pakistan ended in a 10-2 Indian win at Hangzhou 2022, and India have not lost to Pakistan since the 2016 South Asian Games final.
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Dilpreet Singh leads India’s hockey scoring with nine goals; Abhishek and captain Harmanpreet Singh have scored eight apiece.
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The Potchefstroom ODI is expected to be played under mostly cloudy skies with a chance of showers; the flat, typically high-scoring pitch may offer seamers extra help early, and the toss-winning side may choose to bowl first.
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