India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka gain knockout entry

India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have direct entry into the knockout stages of the 2026 Asian Games cricket events, with Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal and Oman consigned to the preliminary rounds; all matches will be in Nagoya, Japan, in the Twenty20 format, with the men's tournament running September 24–October 1 and the women's September 17–22.