Asian Games 2026: Women's cricket brings India's first gold - Highlights

Wushu, Women's 60Kg Quarterfinal: Roshibina Devi confirms a medal with a win

Roshibina Devi confirms her third consecutive Asian Games medal with a WPD (win by point difference) against Macao's Chu Man Sin in the Women's 60Kg Wushu quarterfinal.

The reigning silver medalist had been one of the most consistent players on the circuit and will now fight for a place in her second consecutive final tomorrow.

Swimming, Men's 4x100 Medley Relay final: India finish last

Indian quartet of Utkarsh Patil, Danush Suresh, Rohit Benediction and Akash Mani clocked 3:44.26s to finish last in the men's 4x100 medley relay final. 

In the heats, the Indian team missed the record by just 0.21 microseconds.

The national record of 3:40.20 was set during the 2023 Asian Games. The menbers of the record making team were Srihari Nataraj, Sajan Prakash, Tanish George Mathew, SP Likith.

Badminton, Men’s Team Quarterfinals: India assured of a medal

Koki Watanabe made Ayush Shetty work hard in the closing stages, drawing level at 16-all before taking an 18-16 lead. But the tall Indian held his nerve to win the game 21-19.

Ayush won the match 21-10, 21-19.

India are assured of a medal, with Ayush Shetty through to the semifinals!

Boxing, Men's 55Kg Round of 32: Jadumani Singh takes a unanimous win to begin his campaign

Jadumani Singh started his Asian Games campaign with a unanimous 5-0 win over Nepal's Chandra Thapa.

Jadu started his bout on the back foot, allowing Thapa to land some good punches, but slowly he found his groove and commanded the ring to win the bout comfortably in the end.

He won three cards by a 30-27 score and won the remaining two cards by 29- 28 to book his spot in the prequarterfinals.

Badminton, Men’s Team Quarterfinals: Ayush take opening game

Ayush Shetty off to a positive start in the opening game. He zoomed to a 7-2 lead before making it a confortable 16-5.

He eventually clinched the opening game 21-10.

Equestrian, Eventing Day 1: Ashish Limaye ends the day in the top 6; men's team eliminated

Ashish Limaye is in the top 6 after day 1 with a penalty of 35.50 points from the first events of Dressage and Jumping, while Fouaad Mirza is in 24th place with a penalty of 46.70 points.

The men's team was eliminated because one of the riders, Arjan Singh got eliminated in the jumping event, and a team event requires scores from 3 riders.

Badminton, Men’s Team Quarterfinals: Ayush Shetty v Koki Watanabe

India on the brink of a medal at the Asian Games. They need one more win to win the tie and confirm at least a bronze.

Its time for: Ayush Shetty vs Koki Watanabe.

Badminton, Men’s Team Quarterfinals: Satwik Chirag take India to 2-0 lead

Satwik Chirag make it 2-0 for India in the tie. They beat former World Champions Takuro Hoki/ Yugo Kobayashi 21-18, 24-22 in straight games. 

Satwik-Chirag were on match point but the Japanese pair saved and went on to make 20-all. The Indian pair again had match point opportunity but the Japanese pair literally stole it from the Indians.

The game went on to the fourth match point, and this time the Indians converted!

Cricket, Women's Team Final: India clinch the gold medal with a 147-run win

India finally opens its gold medal tally at the 2026 Asian Games with the Indian women's cricket team winning the team title with a mammoth 147-run win over Sri Lanka. 

Batting first, Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma's 99-run opening stand set up India's 216, the highest-ever total in Women's Cricket at the Games, before Richa Ghosh's late blitz and 13 sixes sealed a record-breaking total.

India's spinners put the final nail in the coffin, with Deepti Sharma, Shree Charani, Shreyanka Patil and Shafali Verma sharing the wickets as Sri Lanka collapsed to 69 runs in 15.4 overs.

The defending champions are now the two-time champions of the Asian Games.

Badminton, Men’s Team Quarterfinals: Satwik-Chirag have the momentum

The Indians lead 7-3 in the second game and then stretch it to 13-12. The momentum has largely been with Satwik-Chirag in this game.

But it’s 14-all now. The former World Champions are fighting back.