Nagoya, Sept. 28 -- Rain has continued in Nagoya, Japan, for two days. If it does not let up on Tuesday, it will likely lead to the cancellation of the quarterfinals fixture between Nepal and Sri Lanka. In that case, the Rhinos will have to bow out of the tournament.

Nepal have had a productive campaign at the Asian Games so far. They defeated Afghanistan by five wickets on Friday, while the group-stage fixture against Japan could not continue in the second innings due to incessant rain on Saturday. Nepal, who posted 149/4 in the first innings, had to settle with shared points.

It was a hard-earned place for Nepal in the quarterfinals as they had to defeat Afghanistan. But that spot, and a shot for a maiden Asian Games medal in cricket,...