Asian Games (cricket 🏏)2026

[Bd officer]

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The women's Asian Games will start tomorrow and the men's Asian Games will start on September 24. There will be no trophies in this tournament, those who win the final will be given gold medals and those who lose the final will be given silver medals. In addition, a bronze medal match will be held between the two teams that lost in the semi-finals, where the winners will be given bronze medals.

Anyway, the women's Asian Games are going to start tomorrow, the women's tournament will start directly from the knockout stage or quarter-finals. Tomorrow, Bangladesh women will face China women in the first quarter-final and Pakistan women will face Thailand women in the second quarter-final. We know that India women are very strong in Asia, so they will be ahead in the race to win the gold medal.
There are other sports included in the Asian Games, we will only discuss cricket in this topic. Let's enjoy this tournament.

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[HelliumZ]

Among the teams participating in the Asian Games, the first quarter-final will start tomorrow with the first match between Bangladesh and China women's teams. However, it is possible to predict the result long in advance that Bangladesh women's team will win.
Pakistan women's team will win in the second quarter-final match, Sri Lanka women's team will win in the third quarter-final match, and India women's team will win in the fourth quarter-final match.
So it is possible to predict long in advance that Indian women's team will be the champion in the Asian Games.

[MusaPk]

In Asia there are few prominent teams who are capable of winning such tournaments. In Asian games fixtures, the results are very much  predictable as Bangladesh and Pakistan will win their matches in quarter finals until or unless something shocking happens . India and SL will win their respective matches too. Let's just hope India and Pakistan don't play in the semi finals or finals because if that happens than there will be same results and heartbreak for Pakistani cricket fans.

[crwth]

I'm not much of a cricket fan, but I'm thinking that there's like a home-advantage type of thing there as well, right? Like with all the different conditions: the venue, weather, local crowd, etc.

In sports, you will never know; maybe just a bad game can eliminate a strong team. The underdog can win too sometimes. 

[Nrcewker]

I’m not much of a cricket fan, but I’m thinking that there’s like a home-advantage type of thing there as well, right? Like with all the different conditions: the venue, weather, local crowd, etc.

The matches will be played in Japan for the Women’s Team. But I highly doubt that Japan will win the match. I mean I have been following cricket for a long time and I know the other teams are stronger than Japan. I have a strong feeling that India will win the Gold Medal. For the first knockout matches, my predictions are that Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and India will win. The other teams are just for the sake of tournament. They arent that bad but the thing is that the four teams I mentioned are very good and cricket is treated as a serious business in these nations.

[eaLiTy]

Among the teams participating in the Asian Games, the first quarter-final will start tomorrow with the first match between Bangladesh and China women's teams. However, it is possible to predict the result long in advance that Bangladesh women's team will win.
Pakistan women's team will win in the second quarter-final match, Sri Lanka women's team will win in the third quarter-final match, and India women's team will win in the fourth quarter-final match.
So it is possible to predict long in advance that Indian women's team will be the champion in the Asian Games.

The Women's Asian Games matches are a replica of the Asia Cup that concluded recently, as they are all fielding the same squads. India being the strongest team, they should win the gold.

On the other hand, when it comes to the men's teams, the majority of them are not sending their full-strength squads because they have other bilateral series, so it will be interesting to see how it pans out. Still, on paper, India have the strongest team and will probably win the gold.

[HelliumZ]

The Women's Asian Games matches are a replica of the Asia Cup that concluded recently, as they are all fielding the same squads. India being the strongest team, they should win the gold.

On the other hand, when it comes to the men's teams, the majority of them are not sending their full-strength squads because they have other bilateral series, so it will be interesting to see how it pans out. Still, on paper, India have the strongest team and will probably win the gold.

The Asia Cup League 2026 which ended a few days ago with the final match between India and Sri Lanka. where India became the undefeated champion and Sri Lanka lost by a big margin of 72 runs seemed like the final match would end with a fierce competition between the India and Sri Lanka women's teams But  instead Sri Lanka could not compete with India in the final.
We will see a repeat of the same match in this Asian Games, where India will win the final match between India and Pakistan, like before, and reach the final, while Sri Lanka will win the final and reach the final, repeating the final of the Just Asia League.

[Bd officer]

I'm not much of a cricket fan, but I'm thinking that there's like a home-advantage type of thing there as well, right? Like with all the different conditions: the venue, weather, local crowd, etc.

In sports, you will never know; maybe just a bad game can eliminate a strong team. The underdog can win too sometimes.  

This cannot be denied. Any game is unpredictable and anything can happen at any moment. Japan is the host country in this tournament but will they be able to do well because Japan W will face India W where Japan has not even a 1% chance of winning. Also I don't think Japan has ever faced India Women. Japan Women have very little experience playing against strong teams.

Actually I also want the weak teams to beat the strong teams and make the tournament interesting but in most of the matches the big teams win.

On the other hand, when it comes to the men's teams, the majority of them are not sending their full-strength squads because they have other bilateral series, so it will be interesting to see how it pans out. Still, on paper, India have the strongest team and will probably win the gold.

I don't know about the other teams but Bangladesh has taken this tournament seriously because Bangladesh has announced their full-strength squad.

[yhiaali3]

I am not a fan of cricket, nor am I a supporter of the sport, I prefer football and basketball over any other sports, But of course, sports in all their forms are enjoyable.

As I am not a cricket follower, I was surprised to learn that this sport is widespread in Asia, Honestly, I didn't expect it to be widespread in Asia, or for there to be strong teams for this sport.
Anyway, this is great and I wish good luck to all the participating teams.

[eaLiTy]

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We will see a repeat of the same match in this Asian Games, where India will win the final match between India and Pakistan, like before, and reach the final, while Sri Lanka will win the final and reach the final, repeating the final of the Just Asia League.

Pakistan just struggled against Thailand and somehow able to cross the winning runs with two balls to spare. The match was cut short to 11 over per team due to rain and situations like these are the perfect condition to have a major upset.

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I don't know about the other teams but Bangladesh has taken this tournament seriously because Bangladesh has announced their full-strength squad.

This is a massive opportunity for Bangladesh to go all out with their full-strength squad. India have the West Indies series, Sri Lanka is playing in England, and Pakistan's calendar is also packed anyway.

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As I am not a cricket follower, I was surprised to learn that this sport is widespread in Asia, Honestly, I didn't expect it to be widespread in Asia, or for there to be strong teams for this sport.
Anyway, this is great and I wish good luck to all the participating teams.

Cricket is literally the second most watched sport in the world right after football (soccer). When you realize that just three Asian countries—India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh—make up billions of those fans. 

[yhiaali3]

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As I am not a cricket follower, I was surprised to learn that this sport is widespread in Asia, Honestly, I didn't expect it to be widespread in Asia, or for there to be strong teams for this sport.
Anyway, this is great and I wish good luck to all the participating teams.

Cricket is literally the second most watched sport in the world right after football (soccer). When you realize that just three Asian countries—India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh—make up billions of those fans. 

Thanks for the information, that’s really impressive.
But what about betting? Is there betting on this sport?

I am referring specifically to Pakistan and Bangladesh; to the best of my knowledge, these are conservative Muslim countries, and I do not think they permit betting. Do you have any information regarding betting on this sport in these Asian Muslim nations?

[eaLiTy]

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Thanks for the information, that’s really impressive.
But what about betting? Is there betting on this sport?

I am referring specifically to Pakistan and Bangladesh; to the best of my knowledge, these are conservative Muslim countries, and I do not think they permit betting. Do you have any information regarding betting on this sport in these Asian Muslim nations?

All the major online sportsbooks accept cricket betting. Conservative countries might have their independent rules and regulations, but the majority of sportsbooks are available without any issues unless specified by the sportsbook itself. You might not be able to see casinos operating in these areas legally, but then, every country with strict rules will have a huge underground unregulated game.

[Bluedrem]

In the Asian Games, I would like to talk about the men's cricket team in particular. We have always seen India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan involved in cricket in Asia and we watch the matches between them. But the other teams are relatively weak but the Asian Games can be a great platform to prove themselves. Yes, if any team among the smaller teams can perform well in the Asian Games, the whole world will be able to appreciate their performance. However, considering the strength, I will put India ahead in this Asian Games, probably India will play the final, on the contrary, one of the teams among Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan will qualify for the final with India.