India and Pakistan kept apart in Asian Games draw
The Asian Games 2026 cricket draw separates India and Pakistan so they cannot meet in the quarter-finals or semi-finals and can face each other only in a gold-medal match or the bronze play-off. The pattern applies to both men's and women's events, with Pakistan in men's quarter-final 1 and India in quarter-final 2 on September 28, and corresponding women's seedings placing India vs Japan and Pakistan vs Thailand in quarter-finals. All matches are T20 at Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya between September 17 and October 3, and both teams must advance to reach a potential rivalry match.
India and Pakistan can only meet in Asian Games medal matches
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Organizers published the Asian Games cricket draw. It put India and Pakistan on separate tournament routes. If either team loses before medals, the match will not happen.
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