Pakistan face Bangladesh, India take on Sri Lanka in Asiad cricket semis

However, a second consecutive day of no play at the Korogi Sports Park, on the southern outskirts of Nagoya, meant ⁠the higher-ranked teams progressed automatically to the last four.Jarrad Shearer, the games' sports director, could not hide his disappointment after organisers spent an entire year converting a baseball diamond into a cricket venue, only to see minimal action."Cricket, like baseball, you can't play it in the rain.

A year of my life on this, and it rains," Shearer said.Sri Lanka will now take on defending champions India, while Bangladesh face Pakistan in ‌the ⁠semi-finals on Thursday.Bangladesh will be without Najmul Hossain Shanto, however, after the batter was ruled out of the tournament due to a fever and infection.Despite the washouts, Shearer remained optimistic the weather would clear in time for the ⁠top-tier cricket."Come tomorrow morning it will….

Nepal and Malaysia miss out as persistent rain denies both teams a chance to compete.

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