INDW vs JPNW Asian Games 2026: In the fourth women's cricket quarter-final of the Asian Games 2026, the Indian women's cricket team has entered the semi-finals by defeating Japan by 8 wickets. India first bowled brilliantly and reduced Japan's innings to 57 runs and then won the match by scoring 59 runs in just 5 overs.
Shri Charani's spin wreaked havoc
After winning the toss, the bowlers of the Indian team came to bowl first and did not give the Japanese batsmen a chance to play freely. Shri Charani was India's most successful bowler. He took 4 wickets giving only 10 runs in 4 overs.
Shafali Verma also contributed in bowling and took 2 wickets for 13 runs in 4 overs. Apart from this, Shreyanka Patil and Deepti Sharma got 1 success each. Due to the disciplined performance of the Indian bowlers, Japan could score only 57 runs in 20 overs.
Shafali's stormy style even with the bat
Shafali Verma gave a fast start to the Indian team chasing the target of 58 runs. He played an unbeaten inning of 40 runs in just 15 balls, which included 6 fours and 2 sixes. His strike rate was 266.67.
Gunalan Kamalini was out without opening the account on 2 balls. After this Bharti Phulmali scored 6 runs on 7 balls. Richa Ghosh played an important role in taking the team to victory by playing an unbeaten inning of 12 runs on 6 balls.
India scored 59 runs losing 2 wickets in 5 overs and won the match by 8 wickets.
Team India reached semi-finals
With this victory, the Indian women's cricket team has confirmed its place in the semi-finals of the Asian Games 2026. The performance of Shri Charani and Shafali Verma in bowling against Japan was most important for the team. Now India will look to move ahead in the medal race by performing better in the semi-final match, which will be played against Bangladesh team on September 20.