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India Begin Asian Games T20 Gold Defence With Japan Rout
India played Japan in a women’s cricket quarter-final at the 2026 Asian Games.
Japan scored only 57 runs before losing all its wickets.
Sree Charani was India’s best bowler, taking four wickets.
Shafali Verma also took two wickets.
India then scored 59 runs in just five overs.
Shafali made 40 runs without being dismissed.
Japan’s Ayaka Kato-Strafford was its top scorer with 25 runs.
India won by eight wickets and will next play Bangladesh.
India bowled Japan out for 57 in the women’s T20 quarter-final at the 2026 Asian Games.
Sree Charani took four wickets for 10 runs, while Shafali Verma claimed two for 13.
India chased the target in five overs, reaching 59 for two to win by eight wickets.
Shafali Verma scored an unbeaten 40, while Japan’s Ayaka Kato-Strafford made 25.
India will face Bangladesh next after Bangladesh previously pushed them closely during the Asia Cup.
- Who
- India and Japan’s women’s cricket teams, led by Harmanpreet Kaur and featuring players including Sree Charani and Shafali Verma.
- What
- India defeated Japan by eight wickets in a women’s T20 quarter-final.
- Where
- The women’s cricket competition at the 2026 Asian Games.
- When
- September 18, 2026.
- Why
- India was defending its Asian Games T20 title and advancing in the competition.
Key facts
- Result
- India defeated Japan by eight wickets
- Japan score
- 57 all out in 19.5 overs
- India score
- 59/2 in five overs
- India’s leading scorer
- Shafali Verma, unbeaten on 40
- Japan’s leading scorer
- Ayaka Kato-Strafford, 25
- Best bowler
- Sree Charani, 4/10
- Next opponent
- Bangladesh
Sources
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