Nagoya, Sept. 18 -- India will have a busy day at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on Friday, with action across cricket, soft tennis and teqball.

The day begins with the Indian men's soft tennis team taking on Laos in Group C, followed by matches against Chinese Taipei and Mongolia. In teqball, Indian athletes will also be in action in women's singles and mixed doubles events through the morning and afternoon.

The main focus will be on the Indian women's cricket quarter-final against hosts Japan. Led by captain Harmanpreet Kaur, the defending Asian Games champions will begin their gold-medal defence in a straight knockout fixture at Korogi Athletic Park.

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