Aichi-Nagoya, Sept. 28 -- India advanced to the semifinals of the Asian Games men's cricket tournament without facing a single ball after persistent rain washed out their quarterfinal against Afghanistan at Korogi Sports Park here on Monday.
The defending champions progressed as the higher-ranked side after the match was abandoned without a toss, with relentless rain leaving no possibility of play.
Under the tournament's knockout rules, the better-ranked team advances when a quarterfinal is washed out. India, ranked No. 1 in the ICC T20I rankings, thus moved into the last four ahead of Afghanistan, ranked 10th.
India will face the winner of the Sri Lanka-Nepal quarterfinal in the semifinal on October 1.
The washout was particularly frus...