India face a packed second day at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Sunday, with medal opportunities in wushu, shooting and teqball alongside a women’s cricket semi-final and the opening assignments for both hockey teams.
The action begins at 5:30 AM IST with Suraj Singh in the men’s Changquan final. The headline contest is India’s women’s cricket semi-final against Bangladesh at 10:30 AM IST.
India’s complete Asian Games schedule for September 20
All timings below are in Indian Standard Time. Finals in shooting and swimming depend on qualification unless otherwise stated.
Wushu – Men’s Changquan final
Mayanglambam Suraj Singh begins India’s day in a medal event at the Aichi Prefectural Martial Arts Hall.
Medal eventShooting – Women’s 10m air rifle
Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Uttam Maskar and Vidarsa K Vinod compete in individual qualification. Their scores also count towards the team final at the Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery.
QualificationTeam finalTable tennis – India Women vs Indonesia
Sreeja Akula, Yashaswini Ghorpade, Diya Chitale, Sutirtha Mukherjee and Syndrela Das play their Group F fixture at Sky Hall Toyota.
Teqball – Women’s singles bronze-medal match
Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza faces Japan’s Yuina Sakamoto at the Nagoya City Higashi Sports Centre.
Bronze-medal matchTeqball – Mixed doubles bronze-medal match
Quimcy Joaquim Dsouza and Mohd Anas Imran Beg meet Vietnam’s Minh Tan Nguyen and Gia Nghi Trinh.
Bronze-medal matchSwimming – Men’s 100m freestyle heats
Akash Mani and Rohit Benedicton compete in Heat 5 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.
Women’s hockey – India vs Uzbekistan
India open their Pool B campaign at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium.
Swimming – Men’s 100m backstroke heats
Rishabh Das and Utkarsh Santosh Patil feature in Heat 3.
MMA – Women’s Traditional -60kg quarter-final
Suchika Tariyal faces Mongolia’s Altanchimeg Baigalmaa at the Nagoya City Inae Sports Center.
Table tennis – India Men vs Indonesia
G Sathiyan, Harmeet Desai, Manav Thakkar, Manush Shah and Payas Jain begin their Group F schedule.
Women’s cricket semi-final – India vs Bangladesh
Harmanpreet Kaur’s defending champions play Bangladesh at Korogi Athletic Park for a place in the gold-medal match.
Semi-finalShooting – Women’s 10m air rifle final
Elavenil Valarivan, Sonam Uttam Maskar and Vidarsa K Vinod can return for the individual final if they advance from qualification.
Subject to qualificationBadminton – India Women vs Kazakhstan
PV Sindhu leads the women’s team into its Round-of-16 tie at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium.
Men’s hockey – India vs Indonesia
India begin their Pool A campaign at the Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium.
Table tennis – India Women vs Singapore
The women’s team plays its second Group F contest of the day at Sky Hall Toyota.
MMA – Men’s Traditional -77kg quarter-final
Varun Aryamaan Sanyal faces the winner of the preliminary-round bout.
Swimming – Men’s 100m freestyle final
Akash Mani and Rohit Benedicton will compete if they qualify from the morning heats.
Subject to qualificationWushu – Sanda opening bouts
Aparna faces Iran’s Sogand Sinkaeichetan in the women’s 52kg Round of 16, while Vikrant Baliyan meets Iran’s Soheil Mousavi in the men’s 75kg Round of 16.
Swimming – Men’s 100m backstroke final
Rishabh Das and Utkarsh Santosh Patil can return for the final after the heats.
Subject to qualificationTable tennis – India Men vs Iran
The men’s team completes its Day 2 programme with a challenging Group F fixture.
Three events to watch closely
Cricket semi-final
India enter as firm favourites after beating Japan in the quarter-final and recently defeating Bangladesh in the Asia Cup. A win will secure another Asian Games medal and a place in the final.
Women’s 10m air rifle
The qualification round has double importance: it determines the individual finalists and produces the team result. India therefore have an early opportunity to open their medal account.
Teqball medal matches
Quimcy Dsouza is involved in two bronze-medal contests within half an hour, first in women’s singles and then alongside Anas Beg in mixed doubles.
Hockey campaigns begin
India’s women face Uzbekistan before the men’s team meets Indonesia. Both sides will aim for authoritative starts and an early advantage in their respective pools.
Why Day 2 matters for India
India won a record 107 medals at the delayed Hangzhou Asian Games and arrive in Japan with expectations of another large haul. September 20 offers the delegation its first broad test across medal events, team competitions and qualification rounds.
The early shooting and wushu results could shape the mood of the day, while cricket provides the clearest route to a guaranteed medal. Performances in hockey, badminton and table tennis will also influence India’s path through the team events over the coming days.
Last updated: September 20, 2026. Pulse India News will follow India’s results and major Asian Games developments throughout the day.
