India will go toe-to-toe with Sri Lanka in the second semi-final of the Asian Games 2026 at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin on Thursday, October 1.
Sri Lanka is coming into this game after a 0-3 T20I series defeat to England away from home earlier this month. Meanwhile, India, led by Shreyas Iyer, secured a thrilling two-run win over Japan in the Only T20I earlier this month.
IND vs SL, Asian Games 2026, Semi-Final 2, Match Details
Match: India vs Sri Lanka, Asian Games 2026, Semi-Final 2
Time & Date: 10:00 AM IST, Thursday, October 1
Venue: Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin
IND vs SL, Asian Games 2026, Semi-Final 2 Probable XIs
India
Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy
Sri Lanka
Nuwanidu Fernando, Lasith Croospulle, Ashen Bandara, Sahan Arachchige (c), Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Chamika Karunaratne, Dushan Hemantha, Wanuja Sahan, Binura Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
IND vs SL, Asian Games 2026, Semi-Final 2 Pitch Report
Spinners are expected to do well on this wicket right from the initial overs. We can expect the surface to be a bit two-paced. The captain, who won the toss, would love to bowl first on this surface.
IND vs SL, Asian Games 2026, Semi-Final 2 Top Picks
Ishan Kishan
India’s No.3 batter Ishan Kishan is expected to come out all guns blazing in the powerplay and middle overs.
Varun Chakravarthy
India’s mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy has been in red-hot form, and he would be aiming to unsettle the opponent batters.
IND vs SL, Asian Games 2026, Semi-Final 2 Captain picks
Abhishek Sharma
Indian explosive opener Abhishek Sharma, who got out for a duck in the Japan fixture, would be aiming to reverse his fortunes.
Sanju Samson
Indian keeper-batter Sanju Samson is another player to watch out for and he would be hoping to do well in this game.
IND vs SL, Asian Games 2026, Semi-Final 2 Head-to-head Dream11 team
Abhishek Sharma (c), Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan (vc), Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy (vc)
IND vs SL, Asian Games 2026, Semi-Final 2 Grand League Dream11 team
Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (c), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy
