Archive · 17 Sep 2026
India Women Begin Asian Games Gold-Medal Defence Against Japan
India’s women’s cricket team is playing in the Asian Games.
They won the gold medal at the last Asian Games.
Now they want to win it again.
Their first match is against Japan on Friday.
Japan is hosting the event.
The match will be held at Kōrogi Sports Park in Nisshin.
Harmanpreet Kaur is India’s captain.
If India wins, the team will play Bangladesh in the semi-final on Sunday.
Bangladesh reached that stage after its match with China was washed out.
India’s women’s cricket team will begin its Asian Games campaign against hosts Japan on Friday.
The quarter-final will be played at Kōrogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan.
Harmanpreet Kaur will lead India in the tournament.
India are aiming to defend the gold medal they won at the previous Asian Games.
The winner will advance to Sunday’s semi-final against Bangladesh, who progressed after their quarter-final with China was washed out.
- Who
- India’s women’s cricket team, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, will play Japan; Bangladesh is the scheduled semi-final opponent.
- What
- India will play Japan in an Asian Games cricket quarter-final.
- When
- The quarter-final is scheduled for Friday; the semi-final is scheduled for Sunday.
- Where
- Kōrogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan, within the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
- Why
- India is seeking to defend its Asian Games gold medal.
- Match
- India women vs Japan women
- Round
- Quarter-final
- Date
- Friday
- Venue
- Kōrogi Sports Park, Nisshin
- Captain
- Harmanpreet Kaur
- Potential semi-final
- Bangladesh on Sunday
- Tournament objective
- Defend India’s previous Asian Games gold medal