India reach Asian Games cricket semis after rain washes out Afghanistan QF

Aichi-Nagoya, Sept 28 (UNI) India advanced to the semifinals of the Asian Games men's cricket tournament without facing a single ball after persistent rain washed out their quarterfinal against Afghanistan at Korogi Sports Park here on Monday. The defending champions progressed as the higher-ranked side after the match was abandoned without a toss, with relentless rain leaving no possibility of play. Under the tournament's knockout rules, the better-ranked team advances when a quarterfinal is washed out. India, ranked No. 1 in the ICC T20I rankings, thus moved into the last four ahead of Afghanistan, ranked 10th. India will face the…