BAN vs MAS 4th Quarter Final Results

3:29 AM IST The final four - It is the sixth game in a row in the men's competition that has been washed out, and the fifth without even a toss taking place, let alone a ball being bowled. Thankfully, there is better weather on the horizon for the semi-finals and the final, so hopefully the cricket can finally take centre stage. Both semi-finals are scheduled for Thursday, October 1, with Bangladesh taking on Pakistan in the first at 12 am GMT. India will then face Sri Lanka in the second semi-final at 4.30 am GMT. We look forward to having your company then. Until next time, goodbye and take care!

3:03 AM IST MATCH ABANDONED - Well, unfortunately, there is no respite from the rain. Persistent rain has forced this clash to meet the same fate as the other three quarter-finals. Earlier today, Nepal's clash with Sri Lanka was also washed out, and with the rain showing no signs of letting up, match officials made the prudent call to abandon the game early. With no realistic chance of any action, there was little point in waiting any longer. Bangladesh progress to the semi-finals by virtue of their higher seeding and will face Pakistan there. It is a cruel way for Malaysia's campaign to end, with the weather deciding their fate rather than bat and ball. Nepal, Hong Kong, China and Afghanistan will share that frustration, having also seen their campaigns ended by the weather.

2:53 AM IST ... MATCH DAY ...

6:14 PM IST The race intensifies - The chase for medals rolls on, with four semifinal spots still up for grabs at the Asian Games 2026. In the fourth quarterfinal, Bangladesh lock horns with Malaysia at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin. Bangladesh walk in as the clear favourites after sealing a direct qualification, but Malaysia arrive with plenty to be encouraged by too. One side moves a step closer to a medal tonight, while the other packs up and heads home. A full-member weight - Bangladesh stood on top of the podium once, winning gold way back in 2010 at Guangzhou, but 2014 and 2022 both left them a step short with bronze, a pattern they will be desperate to break this time around. Litton Das leads a group stacked with recognisable names, including Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto and Tawhid Hridoy alongside his own bat in the top order, and as a full ICC member, they walk straight into the quarterfinals without needing to survive a group stage first. That direct route has kept the squad fresh, but it also means this is genuinely their first hit-out at these Games, against a team that has already played its way into rhythm. The pitch at Nisshin might just even things out, though. Slow and low is the kind of surface Bangladesh grow up on, and this one looks cut from similar cloth, which likely explains why four frontline spinners have made the squad. The underdogs with nothing to lose - Malaysia have no business being intimidated, not after the road they have travelled to get here. Syed Aziz Syed Mubarak's side ground their way through the Asian Games Qualifier in Singapore back in May and June, and once in Japan, topped Group B ahead of Hong Kong, a job made simpler when the Oman fixture never saw a ball bowled. There is real substance behind that qualification too. In the third-place playoff of that same qualifying event, Malaysia's attack ran through Oman for just 90, with Virandeep Singh, Vijay Unni and Muhammad Amir sharing the wickets around, a reminder that this is a bowling group capable of choking the life out of an innings when the ball is doing something. Where the concern creeps in is with the bat. Malaysia's batting has largely been built around Virandeep Singh doing the heavy lifting, and there is nowhere near the depth or the international pedigree Bangladesh possess through the order. Against a full member attack with loads of experience, this heavily dependable batting line-up could be exposed quickly if they do not fire as a collective unit. Team form (Last 5 completed T20Is, recent first) - BAN - WWLLL | MAS - WLLLW. Scores to settle - Bangladesh and Malaysia have crossed paths in T20Is exactly once, and it very nearly went the other way. That was the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, in the same quarterfinal slot these two find themselves in tonight, where Bangladesh limped to a modest 116 for 5 and Malaysia, riding a sumptuous half-century from Virandeep Singh, came within two runs of pulling off the shock of the tournament. It remains the only data point either camp has on the other in this format, and it is not exactly the kind of result that lets Bangladesh walk in feeling entirely comfortable.