IND vs SL Asian Games semi-final live score, toss winner, winning probability, result and highlights from Japan

KEY MATCH DETAILS: (India vs. Sri Lanka Asian Games 2026 semi-final)

Venue: Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Japan

Captains: Shreyas Iyer ( India ), Sahan Arachchige ( Sri Lanka )

Toss result: Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl first

Live Telecast: Sony Sports Network, SonyLIV (India), Sony Ten Cricket via Dialog TV (Sri Lanka), TBS (Japan)

Umpires and match officials: Faizel Afridi and Gazi Sohel (on-field umpires), Farooq Khan (TV umpire), Chris Thurgate (reserve umpire), and Kamran Chaudhary (match referee)

India vs. Sri Lanka Asian Games 2026: Live Score & Updates

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​Sri Lanka's spinners maintained their stranglehold through the middle overs, striking twice more to restrict India to 125/6 at the 15-over mark. Axar Patel (8) failed to make the most of his promotion, miscueing a heave off Lasith Croospulle to cover, before Nuwanidu Fernando struck on his very first delivery to stump Tilak Varma (2).

Ishan Kishan held the innings together almost single-handedly, counter-attacking with flair. This included a towering six and a boundary off Nuwanidu, to move to 47 off 28 balls and keep India's hopes of a competitive total alive heading into the death overs.

​Sri Lanka clawed their way back into the semi-final between overs 6 and 10, restricting India to 88/4 at the halfway mark. Sahan Arachchige broke the dangerous stand by getting Sooryavanshi (38) caught at short third off a top-edge, before Wanuja Sahan produced a beauty to bowl Indian skipper Shreyas Iyer (13).

Ishan Kishan provided a swift counter-punch by launching a pair of huge sixes to race to 20*, but with Axar Patel newly arrived at the crease, India face a crucial rebuilding phase.

India capped off an event-filled Powerplay at 58/2, keeping their scoring rate flying near ten an over despite losing two early wickets. Both Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson were dismissed by Sri Lankan spin early on, but that didn't deter India.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continued his fearless onslaught, rocking back to launch Binura Fernando over deep mid-wicket for a colossal six to move to 38 off just 20 balls. With skipper Shreyas Iyer settling in at the other end to provide stability, India completed the first six overs on the front foot with a formidable total on the board.

Sri lanka won the toss and decided to bowl first.

India arrive at this semi-final without having bowled a single ball in the knockout stage so far. Their quarter-final against Afghanistan was washed out entirely, with India advancing on their superior ICC T20I ranking rather than through any result on the field.

Sri Lanka reached the same stage in the identical way, with their quarter-final against Nepal also abandoned without a toss. Neither side has played a competitive match at this venue since the group stage concluded, leaving both teams short of genuine match rhythm heading into the biggest game of the tournament so far.

India are expected to field the near-full-strength T20I squad built around the group that won this year's T20 World Cup, with Jasprit Bumrah among the headline names.

Shreyas Iyer, appointed India's T20I captain earlier this year, would move a step closer to his first major title in the role with a win here. Sri Lanka, by contrast, have brought a considerably changed squad, led by Sahan Arachchige, who has played just one T20I in his career.

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India vs. Sri Lanka Asian Games 2026 semi-final: Win Probability

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India vs. Sri Lanka Asian Games 2026 semi-final: Lineups

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Lasith Croospulle, Sahan Arachchige (c), Nuwanidu Fernando, Ashen Bandara, Chamika Karunaratne, Tharindu Ratnayake, Wanuja Sahan, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Nuwan Thushara, Binura Fernando

India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, and Jasprit Bumrah.

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