# Women’s cricket team chases gold as India enters Asian Games Day 4

2026-09-21T16:17:23+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 3 independent outlets

The Indian women's cricket team will face Sri Lanka in the Asian Games 2026 final on September 22, aiming for the country's first gold medal of the Games. Harmanpreet Kaur's side, defending champions from the 2023 edition, meet Sri Lanka in a repeat of the 2023 final and the recent Asia Cup final. The match is scheduled for 10:30 am IST. India currently has six medals, including silver from shooter Himanshu Dhillon and bronze from Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil in the 10m air rifle, and a historic bronze by Suchika Tariyal in mixed martial arts. Tuesday offers multiple medal events in shooting, wushu, karate, fencing, and swimming. Elavenil Valarivan and Parth Rakesh Mane compete in the 10m air rifle mixed team final at 8:25 am. Hanjabam Langlentombi Devi contests the women's wushu Nanquan and Nandao final at 6:29 am. Both Indian badminton teams face hosts Japan in quarterfinals, with the women's team featuring PV Sindhu starting at 6 am and the men's team at 11:30 am. Other Indian events include fencing, boxing, kabaddi, table tennis, soft tennis, and men's hockey against Sri Lanka at 3:30 pm.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

All three sources report the same facts with no editorial slant, producing uniform straight coverage. NDTV Sports and Times Now lead with the women's cricket final, while Hindustan Times also foregrounds the badminton quarterfinals against Japan. The consensus framing is a straightforward schedule preview with medal prospects. The day's key outcomes to watch are the women's cricket final result, India's gold medal count after the medal events, and whether badminton teams can beat Japan to reach the semifinals.

## Coverage

- sports.ndtv.com (neutral report) <https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/indias-schedule-at-asian-games-22nd-september-2026-indian-womens-cricket-team-chases-gold-wushu-players-in-focus-12077488#publisher=newsstand>
  Straight schedule listing without editorial comment
- timesnownews.com (neutral report) <https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/indias-schedule-at-asian-games-2026-september-22-full-list-of-events-timing-medal-action-article-156198143>
  Factual schedule with emphasis on cricket final as highlight
- hindustantimes.com (neutral report) <https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/india-schedule-at-asian-games-2026-day-4-women-chase-cricket-gold-pv-sindhu-faces-japan-on-september-22-101790001117404.html>
  Neutral preview with balanced coverage of multiple sports

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