The Asian Games 2026 men’s cricket tournament features 10 teams competing in T20 cricket from September 24 to October 3 in Aichi-Nagoya.
India are the defending champions, with Afghanistan, Japan, Nepal, Hong Kong China, Malaysia and Oman joining them in the competition alongside Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Asian Games 2026 Cricket Teams And How They Qualified
| No. | Team | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | Hosts |
| 2 | Afghanistan | ICC Full Member (Asia) |
| 3 | Bangladesh | ICC Full Member (Asia) |
| 4 | India | ICC Full Member (Asia) |
| 5 | Pakistan | ICC Full Member (Asia) |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | ICC Full Member (Asia) |
| 7 | Hong Kong China | Qualifier semi-finalist |
| 8 | Nepal | Qualifier semi-finalist |
| 9 | Malaysia | Qualifier semi-finalist |
| 10 | Oman | Qualifier semi-finalist |
Japan
Japan qualified automatically as hosts of Aichi-Nagoya 2026 and will compete in Group A alongside Afghanistan and Nepal. Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming will captain Japan in the men’s cricket tournament.
Squad: Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (C), Charles Hinze, Benjamin Ito, Wataru Miyauchi, Reo Sakurano, Alexander Shirai, Shoma Slater, Declan Suzuki, Ibrahim Takahashi, Makoto Taniyama, Lachlan Lake, Kohei Kubota, Tsuyoshi Takada, Jake Kusuda and Alester Fleming.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan qualified directly as an ICC Full Member and will play in Group A alongside Japan and Nepal. Darwish Rasooli will captain Afghanistan at the Asian Games 2026, with a 15-member squad selected for the men’s T20 tournament.
Squad: Darwish Rasooli (C), Mohammad Ishaq (WK), Mohammad Akram, Hassan Eisakhil, Khalid Taniwal, Imran Mir, Faisal Shinozada, Najibullah Zadran, Farmanullah, Ismat Alam, Karim Janat, Nangyal Kharoti, Arab Gul Momand, Faridoon Dawoodzai and Abdollah Ahmadzai. (icc-cricket.com)
Bangladesh
Bangladesh qualified directly as an ICC Full Member and will enter the Asian Games 2026 men’s cricket tournament at the quarter-final stage. The team is among the four nations that receive direct entry to the knockout round.
Squad: TBA.
India
India qualified directly and enter the Asian Games 2026 men’s cricket tournament at the quarter-final stage. The defending champions will be led by Shreyas Iyer.
Squad: Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.
Pakistan
Pakistan qualified directly as an ICC Full Member and will enter the quarter-finals. Sahibzada Farhan will captain Pakistan in the Asian Games 2026 men’s cricket tournament.
Squad: Sahibzada Farhan (c), Abdul Samad (vc), Saim Ayub, Haider Ali, Arafat Minhas, Maaz Sadaqat, Abrar Ahmed, Ahmed Daniyal, Akif Javed, Ali Raza, Hasan Nawaz, Saad Masood, Sufyan Moqim, Usman Khan and Mohammad Salman Mirza.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka qualified directly as an ICC Full Member and will enter the Asian Games 2026 men’s cricket tournament at the quarter-final stage.
Squad: TBA.
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China qualified through the Asian Games men’s cricket qualification tournament and will compete in Group B alongside Malaysia and Oman.
Squad: Yasim Murtaza (c), Babar Hayat (vc), Anshuman Rath, Aizaz Khan, Zeeshan Ali, Ehsan Khan, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Ayush Shukla, Shahid Wasif, Nizakat Khan, Anas Khan, Nasrulla Rana, Ateeq Iqbal, Shiv Mathur and Hafeez Khan.
Nepal
Nepal qualified through the Asian Games men’s cricket qualification tournament and will compete in Group A alongside Afghanistan and Japan.
Squad: Dipendra Singh Airee (c), Rohit Paudel, Aarif Sheikh, Aasif Sheikh, Kushal Bhurtel, Lokesh Bam, Sandeep Jora, Kushal Malla, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi, Gulsan Kumar Jha, Nandan Yadav and Sher Malla.
Malaysia
Malaysia qualified through the Asian Games men’s cricket qualification tournament and will compete in Group B alongside Hong Kong, China and Oman.
Squad: TBA.
Oman
Oman qualified for the Asian Games 2026 men’s cricket tournament and will compete in Group B alongside Hong Kong, China and Malaysia. Sufyan Mehmood will captain Oman’s historic all-Omani squad in Japan.
Squad: TBA.