India face Pakistan twice as Asian Games schedule brings busy day

India face a packed programme at the 2026 Asian Games on October 1, with two India-Pakistan contests and a men’s cricket semifinal among the day’s headline events. The men’s volleyball team are scheduled to meet Pakistan in a quarterfinal at 6:30 a.m., while the men’s hockey side are due to play Pakistan in a semifinal at 1 p.m. India’s men’s cricket team will face Sri Lanka in its semifinal at 10 a.m., with a place in the final at stake.

India are also assured of medals in squash, with the women’s team scheduled to meet Hong Kong in a semifinal at 7 a.m. The men’s team will play Malaysia in its semifinal at 1 p.m. Several other athletes are listed for medal contests or qualifying rounds across the day.

In wrestling, Sumit, Aman, Nitesh and Mansi are scheduled for Greco-Roman or women’s bouts across the 60kg, 77kg, 97kg and 62kg categories. Medal matches are listed for the afternoon, subject to qualification. Shooting features Anish in the men’s 25m rapid-fire pistol qualification and, if he progresses, the final.

Archery includes Chikitha Taniparthi’s women’s compound campaign and Ganesh Maniratnam Thirumuru’s men’s compound events. Their later semifinal and medal-match slots depend on qualification. Cycling, sailing, judo, rugby sevens, canoe slalom, taekwondo, tennis, golf and sepaktakraw are also on the programme.

Among the scheduled events are Sumit Nagal’s men’s singles quarterfinal, India’s women’s rugby match against Hong Kong, and later a women’s rugby contest against China. Golfers Aditi Ashok, Diksha Dagar and Pranavi Sharath Urs are listed in the women’s competition, while India’s men’s team also has a second round. The schedule supplied ends during the afternoon and does not provide results.

Several listed medal contests remain conditional on athletes reaching the relevant stages.