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Asian Games 2023: Cricket makes a comeback
This year’s Asian Games, scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, China, will feature men’s and women’s T20 cricket tournaments with top-seeded teams India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh granted direct entry into quarter-finals.
Afghanistan, which will only have a men’s team, just needs to beat Mongolia to make it to the quarter-finals.
Cricket was part of the Asian Games in 2010 and 2014 but was absent in 2018 but will make a comeback this year, adding to the excitement and anticipation.
The men’s T20 cricket tournament will kick off on September 27 and conclude on October 7. The tournament will feature 15 teams.
The men’s T20 cricket tournament at the Asian Games 2023 is structured to include both group stages and direct entries to the quarter-finals. Teams have been categorized into four groups for the initial phase.
Group A consists of Afghanistan and Mongolia; Group B features Cambodia, Japan and Nepal; Group C includes Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand; and Group D comprises Malaysia, Bahrain and Maldives.
Afghanistan will play Mongolia on Sunday, October 1.