India, Sept. 28 -- India vs Afghanistan 2nd Quarter-Final: India will begin their men's Asian Games 2026 knockout campaign against Afghanistan on Monday, with a place in the semi-finals at stake. India are the defending champions and have sent a strong squad led by Shreyas Iyer, while Afghanistan have named a relatively inexperienced side under captain Darwish Rasooli. The two teams are scheduled to meet in the second quarter-final of the competition. The quarter-final line-up was confirmed after the completion of the group stage.

India enter the contest with a strong recent record against Afghanistan in T20Is. India won their recent three-match T20I series against Afghanistan 3-0 and will have several established international players a...