IND vs JPN Live: Team India, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, is starting its campaign in the Asian Games 2026 from today. The team has to play its first match against host Japan. For which the toss has taken place and Team India captain Harmanpreet Kaur has decided to bowl first.
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This match between the women's teams of India and Japan is to be played at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin. The first ball in this match will be bowled at 10:30 am Indian time. Team India is participating in the Asian Games as the defending champions after defeating Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final. Apart from this, the team is going to defend the gold medal. Let us take a look at the playing eleven of both the teams-
Japan Women (Playing XI): Haruna Iwasaki, Akari Nishimura Kano (w), Mai Yanagida (c), Erica Oda, Ahilya Chandel, Shimako Kato, Ayaka Kato-Stafford, Ayumi Fujikawa, Hinase Goto, Erica Toguchi Quinn, Nonoha Yasumoto
India Women (Playing XI): Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Gunalan Kamalini, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh (w), Deepti Sharma, Shree Charani, Shreyanka Patil, Kranti Gaur, Nandini Sharma.