India face the Group B Runner-up at Korogi Athletic Park (5,000 capacity) in Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on September 28, 2026, with first ball at 9:00 AM JST (UTC+9) in Quarterfinal 1 of Cricket at the 2026 Asian Games. India are the defending Asian Games gold medallists, having won gold in Hangzhou in 2023, and they enter the knockout stage as heavy favourites.

India are ranked among the top three teams in T20I cricket globally. As defending champions and one of the four seeded nations who enter the tournament directly at the quarterfinal stage, India represent the highest benchmark any preliminary qualifier can face.

Korogi Athletic Park is a 5,000-capacity venue in Nisshin, east of Nagoya, converted from a baseball facility into a purpose-built cricket ground for the 2026 Asian Games. The knockout format begins here, with no second chances from this point in the competition.

A 9:00 AM JST first ball translates to 5:30 AM IST in India, 12:00 AM GMT in London (midnight), 11:00 AM AEST in Sydney, and 8:00 PM EDT the previous evening in New York.

The quarterfinal stage marks the arrival of Asian cricket’s elite. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh were seeded directly to the last eight, having already demonstrated at multiple ICC events that they belong at the highest level of the game. For any qualifier that reaches this stage, playing against India is both a test of their development and an opportunity to announce themselves on the continental stage.

For timezone conversions, check Japan time and India time.