India vs Japan Highlights, Asian Games Women’s T20 Quarter-Final: India Survive Japan Scare In Historic Clash, Qualify For Semi-Finals

IND-W vs JPN-W Highlights, Asian Games 2026 Women’s Cricket Quarter-Final: Defending champions India defeated hosts Japan in their historic Asian Games 2026 women’s cricket quarter-final clash, booking their spot in the semi-finals. In the first-ever international cricket match between the two nations, India bowled out Japan for a total of 57, and then chased it down in 5 overs. Japan openers Ayaka Kato-Stafford and Haruna Iwasaki survived the entire powerplay, after which India spinners Shree Charani, Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma caused havoc. Shree Charani took two wickets in two balls, bowled two maidens, and ended with figures of 4/10, the best by an Indian in Asian Games history. Deepti became the first Indian to take a wicket in two editions of the Asian Games. In the run chase, Nonoha Yasumoto and Kato-Stafford picked up Japan’s historic first two wickets against a full-member ICC nation in a women’s T20I. Ultimately Shafali guided India home with a swashbuckling 40* off 15.