India, Sept. 25 -- Manav Thakkar and Manush Shah face Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto and Hiroto Shinozuka in the men's doubles Round of 32 at the Asian Games 2026 on Friday at Sky Hall Toyota in Aichi-Nagoya. The Indian pair will look to continue their individual campaigns after both players featured in India's men's team event earlier in the Games. Check the match start time and live streaming details below.

The fixture comes on a busy day for both Indians, with Thakkar and Shah also scheduled to play their men's singles matches later in the morning.

The Japanese pair gives the Indians a difficult opening-round assignment, with Harimoto one of the biggest names in Japan's men's table tennis setup.

Both Thakkar and Shah were part of India's...