Asian Games 2023: Updated India schedule for September 21

Indian women’s cricket and football teams will begin their campaigns.

The Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou will kick off officially from 23 September, but some disciplines have already begun due to their respective lengths. The Indian contingent is already in action in some disciplines like cricket and football among others.

On September 21, the Indian women’s cricket team will kickstart its campaign with a clash against Malaysia. While Harmanpreet Kaur is the official captain, the Indian team will be led by her deputy Smriti Mandhana as Kaur is serving a two-match ban.

Indian men’s football team will face Bangladesh in the group fixture after losing their previous tie to hosts China. Igor Stimac, head coach of the men’s national football team, has a huge task on his hands to deliver a win in order to keep hopes of qualifying for the next round alive. 

Moreover, the women’s football team will begin their campaign with a fixture against Chinese Taipei. It is a tough fixture for the Blue Tigresses and they will hope to do better than their male counterparts and secure a win.

Lastly, Indian rowing and sailing athletes will also be in action on Thursday, hoping to bring some joy to fans back home with strong finishes in their respective races.

Full schedule of Indian contingent for September 21 in Asian Games 2023

Discipline

Timing: Athletes/Team — (Event/Round)

Cricket

6:30 AM IST: India vs Malaysia (Women's Quarterfinal)

Football

1:30 PM IST: India vs Bangladesh (Men’s Group A)

5:00 PM IST: Chinese Taipei vs India (Women’s Group B)

Rowing

6:40 AM IST: Kiran, Anshika Bharti (Lightweight Women's Double Sculls Repechage 2)

6:50 AM IST: Arjun Lal Jat, Arvind Singh (Lightweight Men's Double Sculls Repechage 1)

7:20 AM IST: Satnam Singh, Parminder Singh (Men's Double Sculls Repechage 1)

12:40 PM IST: Balraj Panwar (Men's Singles Sculls)

1:00 PM IST: Satnam Singh, Parminder Singh, Jakar Khan, Sukhmeet Singh (Men's Quadruple Sculls Repechage 1)

Sailing

8:30 AM IST: Jerome Kumar Savarimuthu (Men's Windsurfing IQFOIL)

8:30 AM IST: Sudhanshu Shekhar, Preeti Kongara (Mixed Dinghy - 470)

8:30 AM IST: Adavit Menon (Boys Dinghy - LCA4)

8:40 AM IST: Harshita Tomar, Shital Verma (Women's Skiff - 49ERFX)

8:40 AM IST: Neha Thakur (Girls Dinghy - ILCA4)

11:30 AM IST: Nethra Kumanan (Women's Single Dinghy - ILCA6)

11:30 AM IST: Siddeshwar Indar Doiphode, Ramya Saravanan (Mixed-Multihull-Nacra 17)

11:30 AM IST: Eabad Ali (Men's Windsurfer RS:X)

11:34 AM IST: Chitresh Tatha (Men's Kiteboarding Ika Formula Kite)

11:40 AM IST: Vishnu Saravanan (Men's Dinghy - ILCA7)

11:40 AM IST: Ishwarya Ganesh (Women's Windsurfer-RS:X)