If the men’s cricket final at the Asian Games 2026 is washed out, there will be no silver medals — both finalists will be awarded gold. Organisers told The Indian Express that no reserve day has been scheduled for the final. The same rule applies to the bronze medal match: if it is cancelled, both teams get bronze. The rule differs from the 2022 Hangzhou Games, where India got gold and Afghanistan silver after a washed-out final, decided on ICC T20I rankings. This time, rankings will not be used to separate teams if matches are cancelled. The semi-finals are set for October 1: Pakistan vs Bangladesh at 5:30 am IST and India vs Sri Lanka at 10:30 am IST at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin. The final is on October 3. Rain forced the abandonment of both men’s quarter-finals on Tuesday, sending Sri Lanka and Bangladesh through on rankings. Context: Cricket is returning to the Olympics at Los Angeles 2028 after more than a century.