IND vs JPN Highlights, Asian Games 2026: India beats Japan by eight wickets to enter women's cricket semifinals

IND vs JPN, Asian Games 2026: Follow for all HIGHLIGHTS from the women's cricket quarterfinal between India and Japan which happened in Nisshin on Friday.

Updated : Sep 18, 2026 12:40 IST

Welcome to Sportstar’s highlights of the women’s cricket quarterfinal between India and Japan which happened in Nisshin on Friday.

September 18, 2026 12:30

Match Report

Asian Games 2026: India thrashes Japan to set up Bangladesh women’s cricket semifinal

September 18, 2026 12:23

India wins by eight wickets!

Shimako Kato into the attack. Shafali punches her first ball through covers for a four. Kato drags the length back. Shafali cuts it behind point for another four. Richa too pierces the off-side cordon to get a boundary. Richa finishes off the chase with a six down the ground.

September 18, 2026 12:19

IND 39/2 in 4 overs

Richa Ghosh in at No.4. She gets her first boundary with a clean strike down the ground against Nonoha Yasumoto. Couple of singles. India would love to finish off this chase as soon as possible.

September 18, 2026 12:15

IND 31/2 in 3 overs

Shimako Kato in with her leg spin. Couple of singles to start off the over. Fulmali gets her first boundary with a hit down the ground. FOUR!! She goes for another big hit. But this time it is a miscue. Easy catch at point. India loses its second wicket.

Bharti Fulmali c Kato b Kato-Stafford 6 (7b 1x4 0x6)

Shafali gets the first six of the day with a lofted strike over long off.

September 18, 2026 12:11

IND 17/1 in 2 overs

Kamalini on strike. She goes for a hit down the ground, but can only find the long-on fielder.

Gunalan Kamalini c Chandel b Nonoha Yasumoto 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)

Bharti Fulmali in at No.3 for India. She fails to get off the mark from her first four balls. A wicket maiden from Yasumoto.

September 18, 2026 12:02

India begins chase

Kamalini and Shafali open the batting for India. No Smriti. Shafali gets the chase underway with a lofted drive over covers. FOUR!! Shafali keeps going. Lofted down the ground for a four. Now a cut shot. Another four. Shafali is in a hurry. She finishes off the over with a sumptuous lofted cover drive.

IND 17/0 in 1 over

September 18, 2026 11:51

Japan 57 all-out

Shreyanka fires in a full delivery and it goes in off Yasumoto’s pads and onto the stumps. Japan all-out for 57.

Nonoha Yasumoto b Patil 0 (5b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

September 18, 2026 11:45

Japan 56/9 in 19 overs

Sree Charani with her third wicket of the day. Forces a leading edge from Akari Nishimura and an easy catch for Fulmali at short midwicket.

Akari Nishimura c Fulmali b Shree Charani 2 (9b 0x4 0x6)

One more for Sree Charani. Toguchi-Quinn chips one down the ground for another catch.

Erika Toguchi-Quinn c Shafali Verma b Shree Charani 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)

September 18, 2026 11:40

Japan 55/7 in 18 overs

Another runout. This time following a bad mix-up between the Japanese batters. Ahilya Chandel has to walk back.

Ahilya Chandel run out (†Ghosh) 0 (2b 0x4 0x6)

Just three singles from the over. The boundaries have dried up for the Japanese.

September 18, 2026 11:34

Japan 52/6 in 17 overs

Another wicket falls. Kato chips Shafali down to mid off for Harmanpreet to take an easy catch.

Shimako Kato c Kaur b Shafali Verma 3 (10b 0x4 0x6)

Superb work on the field from Smriti Mandhana as she chases down a ball at the fine leg fence and flings it back to the keeper to effect a run out.

Hinase Goto run out (Mandhana/†Ghosh) 1 (1b 0x4 0x6)

September 18, 2026 11:33

Japan 48/4 in 16 overs

Shreyanka Patil returns. She ties down Kato at the striker’s end. Just a wide from the over as the Japanese innings go back to crawling. This is setting up to be an easy chase for India.

September 18, 2026 11:28

W

Japan 47/4 in 15 overs

Shafali gets on the wickets column. Ayaka Kato’s vigil comes to an end as she fails to clear mid on.

Ayaka Kato-Stafford c Kamalini b Shafali Verma 25 (47b 2x4 0x6)

Akari Nishimura is the new batter for Japan. But she fails to get going from four deliveries.

September 18, 2026 11:23

Japan 39/3 in 13 overs

Deft touch from Ayaka Kato as she guides Shafali behind point for a double. Shafali with an off-side wide now. Shimako Kato is the new batter. She gets off the mark with a single, dabbing one off her pad. Another single to Ayaka to end the over.

September 18, 2026 11:18

Japan 32/2 in 11 overs

Shafali Verma with the ball now as India sticks to spin. Oda and Kato keep things moving with singles. But India won’t be too bothered with singles as the run-rate drops below three. Japan needs a few boundaries to prop up its total.

September 18, 2026 11:12

Japan 30/2 in 10 overs

Deepti Sharma into the attack. Kato is closing in on 30 balls in this innings. Jams one off the blockhole for a single. Oda with a single to end the over. Japan with 30/2 at the end halfway point.

September 18, 2026 11:08

Japan 27/2 in 9 overs

Another tight over from Shreyanka Patil. Erika Oda is the new batter for Japan. Sree Charani continue from the other end. She continues to spin a web around the Japanese batters.

September 18, 2026 10:59

W

Japan 24/2 in 7 overs

Finally, India gets a breakthrough. Sree Charani flights a fuller one in. Iwasaki with a cross-batted shot. Top-edged and a good catch by Shafali at long on.

Haruna Iwasaki c Shafali Verma b Shree Charani 10 (22b 1x4 0x6)

One brings two. Sree Charani gains the outside edge of Mai Yanagida, who has to walk back for a golden duck.

Mai Yanagida c †Ghosh b Shree Charani 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)

September 18, 2026 10:56

Japan 24/0 in 6 overs

Shreyanka Patil with her off-spin now. After two dot balls, she gives away a leg-side wide. Couple of singles from the over. Japan would be happy with the PowerPlay. They have emerged from it unscathed.

September 18, 2026 10:51

4

Japan 21/0 in 5 overs

Harmanpreet turns to spin. Sree Charani into the attack with a slip in place. Two dots to start with. Kato slices a full ball past the slip and it runs away for a four. First boundary of the innings for Japan. Iwasaki with another lofted shot down the ground. This time the timing is better. To the long-on fence. FOUR!!

September 18, 2026 10:45

Japan 12/0 in 4 overs

Couple of singles to start off the second Nandani over. An overthrow from Richa allows Japan to sneak in a double and the fans love it. Lastball of the over. Iwasaki with the first lofted shot of the innings. Over mid off and the Japanese openers scramble in a double.

September 18, 2026 10:41

Japan 6/0 in 3 overs

Kranti Goud continues. Iwasaki on strike. She isn’t looking to take any risks. Defends Kranti off the crease. The Japanese batters seem to be looking to prioritise playing out the 20 overs. Iwasaki nearly breaks the spell with an inside edge. Nearly chopped on. Two runs added there.

September 18, 2026 10:35

Japan 5/0 in 2 overs

Nandani Sharma from the other end for India. Kato on strike. On the pads and tucked away for a single. Loud applause from the Japanese dugout. Nandani gives away a wide now. Another wide now. She is struggling to maintain her line. Iwasaki defends her way through the rest of the over.

September 18, 2026 10:19

Quarterfinal results so far

1st Quarterfinal: Bangladesh advanced to the semifinals after its match against China was washed out.

2nd Quarterfinal: Pakistan (92/7 in 10.4 overs) defeated Thailand (91/4 in 11 overs) by 3 wickets.

3rd Quarterfinal: Sri Lanka (160/4) defeated Malaysia (74/7) by 86 runs.

September 18, 2026 10:12

Weather Forecast

According to Accuweather, the probability of precipitation over the city of Nisshin in Aichi Prefecture on Friday afternoon is close to 18 per cent.

The conditions are expected to be partly sunny, with the cloud coverage at 56 per cent. Temperatures in the afternoon can soar up to 31 degree Celsius.

In the event that the match is abandoned without a ball bowled, the higher-ranked team progresses through to the next round.

September 18, 2026 10:07

Playing XIs

India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur, G Kamalini, Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh, Deepti Sharma, Shreyanka Patil, Sree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Nandani Sharma.

Japan: Mai Yanagida, Hinase Goto, Akari Nishimura, Ayumi Fujikawa, Erika Toguchi, Ahilya Chandel, Nonoha Yasumoto, Ayaka Kato, Haruna Iwasaki, Shimako Kato, Erika Oda.

September 18, 2026 10:01

Toss

India wins the toss and elects to bowl first.

September 18, 2026 09:59

First meeting

This is the first meeting in women’s cricket between India and Japan.

September 18, 2026 09:45

Squads

India: Renuka Thakur, Arundhati Reddy, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur, Bharti Fulmali, Kranti Gaud, Richa Ghosh, G Kamalini, Smriti Mandhana, Sree Charani, Shreyanka Patil, Pratika Rawal, Deepti Sharma, Nandani Sharma, Radha Yadav.

Japan: Mai Yanagida (captain), Ahilya Chandel, Ayumi Fujikawa, Hinase Goto, Haruna Iwasaki, Shimako Kato, Ayaka Kato, Elena Kusuda, Akari Nishimura, Erika Oda, Meg Ogawa, Kurumi Ota, Seika Sumi, Erika Toguchi, Nonoha Yasumoto.

September 18, 2026 09:32

Where is the match happening?

The India vs Japan clash will take place at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin on the outskirts of Nagoya.

September 18, 2026 09:29

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Published on Sep 18, 2026

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