{
  "id": 11109689,
  "title": "Asian Games 2026: Sri Lanka Wins Toss And Elects To Bowl First Against Team India In 2nd Semi-Final",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/asian-games-2026-sri-lanka-wins-toss-and-elects-to-bowl-first-against",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T04:16:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/asian-games-2026-sri-lanka-wins-toss-and-elects-to-bowl-first-against-team-india-in-2nd-semi-final"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sri Lanka triumphed in the toss and opted to bowl first against India in the second semi-final of the Asian Games 2026 men’s cricket competition, scheduled to take place at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan, on Thursday. India, the reigning champions, aim to secure their place in the gold-medal match after the quarter-final stage was impacted by rain, with qualification based on their ICC T20I rankings.",
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  },
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  "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."
}