Ranking Top 5 Cricket Teams in Asian Games

The Asain Games 2022 will be held from September 23 to October 8, 2023, in Hangzhou, China. Men’s cricket will be played from September 27 to October 7 and during this period, 15 teams will strive to showcase their best to return home with the coveted gold medal. 

In the competition, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh will begin their campaigns in the quarter-final stage while 11 other teams will play two games each in the league round.  Among those 11 sides, only four that will end on the top of the points table will advance to the knockouts. Ahead of the Asian competition, it’s imperative to rank the top five men’s cricketing teams in the Asian Games

Here are the rankings of the top five cricket teams in the Asian Games

5. Afghanistan

After the disappointing campaign in the 2023 Asia Cup, Afghanistan will look to showcase their mettle in the Asian Games. They will be required to beat Mongolia to advance to the knockouts. In the recently concluded Asia Cup 2023, the Afghan side lost their group matches against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka which led to their exit from the tournament.

Cricket previously featured in the Asian Games in 2014. Afghanistan ended up in that competition with the Silver medal, getting beaten by Sri Lanka in the final by 68 runs. This time, their endeavours will be to do wonders in Hangzhou and achieve the distinguished gold medal. 

Afghanistan are currently ranked 10th in the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 International (T20I) rankings. Against Asian teams such as Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, their T20I record has been decent. At the Asian Games 2022, they will be expected to play fearless cricket to emerge victorious.