India enter Day 4 of the Asian Games 2026 with a women’s cricket gold-medal match, another major shooting opportunity and crucial quarter-finals in badminton, alongside action in kabaddi, hockey, karate, fencing, wushu and swimming.
The headline event is the women’s cricket final against Sri Lanka at 10:30 AM IST. Elavenil Valarivan and Parth Rakesh Mane begin the 10m air rifle mixed-team qualification at 6:15 AM, with the medal round scheduled for 8:25 AM if they advance.
Times are in Indian Standard Time. Several karate, fencing, shooting and swimming medal sessions are progression-dependent; an athlete being listed for a later round does not mean qualification is already secured.
Confirmed and potential medal events
Wushu final
Hanjabam Langlentombi Devi competes in the women’s Nanquan and Nandao combined final.
Mixed-team shooting
Elavenil Valarivan and Parth Rakesh Mane can contest the 10m air rifle medal round if they qualify.
Women’s cricket final
India face Sri Lanka for gold in a repeat of the 2023 Asian Games final.
Karate finals
Chetan Bhatt and Alisha Choudhary can reach their respective finals depending on earlier results.
Fencing medal rounds
Indian men’s foil and women’s epee fencers can enter the medal sessions if they progress through pools and knockouts.
Swimming relay final
India can compete in the men’s 4x100m medley relay final subject to qualification from the earlier round.
India’s complete Day 4 schedule in IST
| Time | Sport | Event | Indian athlete or team | Opponent / status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5:30 AM | Soft Tennis | Women’s singles, Group D | Aadhya Tiwari | Group Alisha Ziegler, Thailand |
| 5:30 AM | Sepaktakraw | Men’s team regu, Group B | India | Group Malaysia |
| 5:30 AM | Esports | eFootball, Group F | Daniel Patel, Chinmay Sahoo | Group Uzbekistan |
| 5:45 AM | Equestrian | Eventing team dressage | Ashish Limaye, Fouaad Mirza, Arjan Nagra | Scheduled |
| 6:00 AM | Badminton | Women’s team quarter-final | India | Quarter-final Japan |
| 6:15 AM | Shooting | 10m air rifle mixed-team qualification | Parth Rakesh Mane, Elavenil Valarivan | Qualification |
| 6:29 AM | Wushu | Women’s Nanquan and Nandao combined final | Hanjabam Langlentombi Devi | Final |
| 6:30 AM | Shooting | Men’s skeet qualification, Day 2 | Anantjeet Singh Naruka, Bhavtegh Singh Gill, Mairaj Ahmad Khan | Qualification |
| 6:30 AM | Shooting | Women’s skeet qualification, Day 2 | Parinaaz Dhaliwal, Raiza Dhillon, Maheshwari Chauhan | Qualification |
| 6:30 AM | Table Tennis | Women’s team Round of 16 | India | Knockout Thailand |
| 6:30 AM onwards | Fencing | Men’s foil pool bouts | Sachin, Sanasam Hemash Singh | Pools Multiple opponents |
| 7:00 AM | Soft Tennis | Men’s singles, Group D | Jay Meena | Group Hussain Arain, Pakistan |
| 7:15 AM | Kabaddi | Men’s Group A | India | Group South Korea |
| 7:29 AM | Swimming | Men’s 1500m freestyle slower heat | Aryan Nehra | Timed final format |
| 7:35 AM | Karate | Men’s kumite -84kg semi-final | Chetan Bhatt | If qualified Opponent TBC |
| 7:50 AM | Karate | Men’s kumite -84kg bronze-medal bout | Chetan Bhatt | If routed to bronze bout |
| 8:25 AM | Shooting | 10m air rifle mixed-team medal round | Parth Rakesh Mane, Elavenil Valarivan | If qualified |
| 8:30 AM | Boxing | Women’s 51kg Round of 32 | Sakshi | Preliminary Aira Villegas, Philippines |
| 9:00 AM onwards | Table Tennis | Men’s team Round of 16 | India | Knockout Opponent TBC |
| 9:20 AM | Karate | Women’s kumite -55kg Round of 16 | Alisha Choudhary | Round of 16 Cok Istri Agung Sanistyarani, Indonesia |
| 9:30 AM | Soft Tennis | Men’s singles, Group C | Aryan Thakur | Group Bold-Erdene Altangerel, Mongolia |
| 10:30 AM | Cricket | Women’s gold-medal match | India | Final Sri Lanka |
| 10:30 AM | Artistic Gymnastics | Women’s qualification | Pranati Nayak | Qualification |
| 10:35 AM | Karate | Women’s kumite -55kg bronze-medal bout | Alisha Choudhary | If routed to bronze bout |
| 11:30 AM | Badminton | Men’s team quarter-final | India | Quarter-final Japan |
| 12:00 PM | Equestrian | Eventing team show jumping | Ashish Limaye, Fouaad Mirza, Arjan Nagra | Scheduled |
| 12:40 PM | Karate | Men’s kumite -84kg final | Chetan Bhatt | If qualified |
| 12:50 PM | Karate | Women’s kumite -55kg final | Alisha Choudhary | If qualified |
| 1:30 PM onwards | Boxing | Men’s 55kg Round of 32 | Jadumani Singh Mandengbam | Preliminary Thapa Chandra Bahadur, Nepal |
| 1:50 PM onwards | Fencing | Individual semi-finals and medal sessions | Indian qualifiers in men’s foil and women’s epee | If qualified |
| 2:30 PM onwards | Wushu | Women’s sanda 60kg quarter-final | Roshibina Devi | Quarter-final Opponent TBC |
| 2:30 PM onwards | Wushu | Men’s sanda 56kg quarter-final | Aryan | Quarter-final Opponent TBC |
| 2:55 PM | Swimming | Men’s 4x100m medley relay final | India | If qualified |
| 3:30 PM | Hockey | Men’s Pool A | India | Pool match Sri Lanka |
“Confirmed” identifies a scheduled appearance in the stated round. “If qualified” marks a possible later session. In karate, an athlete may enter either the bronze-medal bout or the final depending on the knockout result—not both.
Women’s cricket final offers India’s clearest gold opportunity
India vs Sri Lanka — 10:30 AM IST
India’s women face Sri Lanka at Korogi Athletic Park in the day’s biggest medal event. Shafali Verma’s unbeaten century powered India past Bangladesh in the semi-final, while Sri Lanka booked the other place in the title match.
India won the women’s cricket gold at Hangzhou 2023 and now have the opportunity to defend that title. Victory would also deliver India’s first gold medal of the 2026 Games.
Elavenil and Parth carry another shooting medal hope
Elavenil Valarivan and Parth Rakesh Mane will represent India in the 10m air rifle mixed-team event. Qualification begins at 6:15 AM, and the pair must first earn a place in the medal round scheduled for 8:25 AM.
India’s rifle shooters enter Day 4 with momentum after winning three medals on the previous day. Parth was part of the men’s team that took silver, while Elavenil contributed to India’s earlier women’s team silver.
Badminton quarter-finals against Japan
Both Indian teams face hosts Japan in high-stakes quarter-finals. The women’s tie starts at 6:00 AM, followed by the men’s contest at 11:30 AM. A quarter-final victory guarantees at least bronze because both losing semi-finalists receive medals.
Kabaddi and hockey campaigns continue
India’s men’s kabaddi team meets South Korea at 7:15 AM after opening its Group A campaign with a convincing win over Japan. The top two teams in the group advance to the semi-finals.
In men’s hockey, defending champions India face Sri Lanka at 3:30 PM in Pool A. The fixture is a pool-stage contest rather than a direct medal match, but the result will influence India’s route toward the semi-finals.
Karate, fencing and wushu offer progression-based medal chances
Chetan Bhatt and Alisha Choudhary have possible medal bouts listed later in the day, but both must navigate their earlier rounds. The same qualification warning applies to India’s fencers: later semi-final and medal sessions only become relevant if they advance from the pool and knockout phases.
In wushu, Hanjabam Langlentombi Devi is directly scheduled in the women’s Nanquan and Nandao combined final. Roshibina Devi and Aryan compete in sanda quarter-finals during the afternoon, with medals still requiring further progression.
Day 4 at a glance
The women’s cricket final is India’s only guaranteed head-to-head medal match at the start of the day. Shooting, karate, fencing and swimming can add further medal opportunities if Indian athletes progress, while two badminton quarter-finals against Japan could immediately secure podium places.
Schedules can change because of qualification results, session delays or official revisions. Readers should check the latest start lists before each event.
