India's women's cricket team won the gold medal at the Asian Games 2026, defeating Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the final on 22 September 2026. It is India's second consecutive women's cricket gold at the Asian Games.
The men's competition began on 24 September with the group stage. India, one of the seeded teams, enter directly at the quarter-final stage on 28 September. Their opponent is decided by the group-stage results.
Cricket returned to the Asian Games in 2010. Both Indian teams won gold at Hangzhou 2023, and searches for Asian Games cricket have surged again this week as the men's tournament approaches the knockout stage.