The Indian cricket team has performed brilliantly in the three-match T20 International series against Afghanistan and made a clean sweep of 3-0. Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, Team India showed a strong performance in all three matches of the series and did not give any chance to Afghanistan. After the end of the series, now the discussion has started about the next T20 match of the Indian team.
The next big target of Team India is Asian Games 2026. However, before entering the Asian Games, the Indian team will play one more T20 International match. This match will be held against Japan on 22 September.
Team India will face Japan on September 22
Before the Asian Games 2026, a T20 International match will be played between India and Japan on 22 September. This will be the first T20 International match between the two teams. The special thing is that the statistics of this match will also be included in the official international records of the players.
The Indian team will move forward for the Asian Games after this match. In such a situation, the match against Japan is also being seen as an important practice match for the team.
First match in Asian Games on 28 September
Men’s cricket competitions in the Asian Games 2026 will start from September 24. There will be a match between Japan and Afghanistan on the first day. On the same day, the teams of Hong Kong, China and Malaysia will also face each other.
The Indian team has got direct entry into the quarter finals. Team India will play its first match on 28 September. However, which team will face India in the quarter-finals will be decided after the results of the group stage. The second placed team in Group A will face India. The team that wins in the quarter-finals will make it to the semi-finals.
Shreyas Iyer will take command of the team
Shreyas Iyer will also captain the Indian team in the T20 International match against Japan. Preparations are on to field only the team selected for the Asian Games in this competition. However, later some changes have been made in the Indian squad.
Everyone’s eyes will be on the performance of the Indian team in the Asian Games. There is also a possibility of a match between India and Pakistan in the tournament, but it will depend on the results of the group and knockout stages of both the teams.
Indian team for Asian Games 2026
Shreyas Iyer (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dubey, Tilak Verma (vice-captain), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakraborty, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Yash Thakur.
