{
  "id": 10276863,
  "title": "Korogi Athletic Park, Aichi pitch report ahead of India vs. Afghanistan Asian Games 2026 quarterfinal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/korogi-athletic-park-aichi-pitch-report-ahead-of-india-vs-afghanistan",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-27T19:30:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/korogi-athletic-park-aichi-pitch-193001666.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "India and Afghanistan will clash in the quarterfinal of the Asian Games 2026 men's cricket tournament on Monday at Korogi Athletic Park. The match is a rematch of their gold medal game from Hangzhou 2023. India enters as favorites, having fielded a near-full-strength T20I squad. Afghanistan, led by Darwish Rasooli, have fielded a changed squad, with their spin attack making an early impression at this venue. Korogi Athletic Park, known as a bowler's ground, has produced low totals throughout the group stage, contrasting with the flatter surfaces India's batters have found at home. The Sporting News provides a pitch report, highlighting the bowling-friendly surface and the challenges it poses to batters.",
  "summary": "With India set to face Afghanistan in their opening game at the 2026 Asian Games, here's a look at how the pitch is at Korogi Athletic Park.",
  "key_points": [
    "India vs. Afghanistan quarterfinal at Korogi Athletic Park on Monday",
    "India favored, Afghanistan changed squad with spin attack",
    "Korogi Athletic Park is bowling-friendly, low-scoring ground"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Asian Games: Athletics leads India’s seven-medal haul, three boxers assure medals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/asian-games-athletics-leads-indias-seven-medal-haul-three-boxers",
        "published": "2026-09-27T14:30:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}