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Japan women's national cricket team
Cricket team
Cricket team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Japan |
| image | Logo of Japan Cricket Association.png |
| alt | Refer to caption |
| association | Japan Cricket Association |
| icc_status | Associate member |
| icc_member_year | 2005 |
| icc_status2 | Affiliate member |
| icc_member_year2 | 1989 |
| icc_region | Asia / East Asia-Pacific |
| wt20i_rank | 41st |
| wt20i_rank_best | 26th (7 October 2019) |
| first_wodi | v at Sportpark Drieburg, Amsterdam; 21 July 2003 |
| most_recent_wodi | v at VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen; 26 July 2003 |
| num_wodis | 5 |
| wodi_record | 0/5 |
| (0 ties, 0 no results) | |
| wwcq_apps | 2 |
| wwcq_first | 2003 |
| wwcq_best | 6th (2003) |
| first_wt20i | v at Independence Park, Port Vila; 6 May 2019 |
| most_recent_wt20i | v at Albert Park Ground 2, Suva; 15 September 2025 |
| num_wt20is | 54 |
| num_wt20is_this_year | 0 |
| wt20i_record | 25/28 |
| (1 tie, 0 no results) | |
| wt20i_record_this_year | 0/0 |
| (0 ties, 0 no results) | |
| wwt20q_apps | 1 |
| wwt20q_first | 2013 |
| wwt20q_best | 7th (2013) |
| h_pattern_la | _whiteborder |
| h_pattern_b | _jpn_t20i |
| h_pattern_ra | _whiteborder |
| h_leftarm | 0034cfff |
| h_body | 000080ff |
| h_rightarm | 0034cfff |
| h_pants | 000080ff |
| h_title | T20I first kit |
| a_pattern_la | _whiteborder |
| a_pattern_b | _jpn_t20i_away |
| a_pattern_ra | _whiteborder |
| a_leftarm | ff59afff |
| a_body | ff2b78ff |
| a_rightarm | ff59afff |
| a_pants | ff2b78ff |
| a_title | T20I second kit |
| asofdate | 15 September 2025 |
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The Japan women's national cricket team represents Japan in international women's cricket matches.
In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) decided to grant full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Japan women and other ICC members since 1 July 2018 have the full WT20I status.
History
Japan's women's national team made their international debut at the 2003 IWCC Trophy in the Netherlands. These were the first One Day International (ODI) matches played by any Japanese team, with the Japanese men's team yet to play at that level. They did not meet with much success though, losing all five matches and giving away an incredible 104 extras in their match against The Netherlands. They were bowled out for just 28 against Pakistan in that competition, with 20 of those runs coming in extras and just 8 from the bat, with the openers top scoring with 3 runs apiece. They are yet to play any WODI after this tournament.
Their return to international level did not come until September 2006 when they faced Papua New Guinea in a three-match one-day series to decide which country would represent the East Asia/Pacific region in the World Cup Qualifier in Ireland in 2007. Japan showed some improvement from the IWCC Trophy, but still lost all three games. However, these matches were also not considered as WODI.
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Japan were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier regional group, alongside seven other teams.
In January 2023 it was announced that Japan and Indonesia would be included in Asian Cricket Council (ACC) pathway events, while remaining in the ICC East Asia-Pacific development region.
Tournament history
ICC Women's World Cup
| World Cup record | Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England 1973 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| India 1978 | ||||||||
| New Zealand 1982 | ||||||||
| Australia 1988 | ||||||||
| England 1993 | ||||||||
| India 1997 | ||||||||
| New Zealand 2000 | ||||||||
| South Africa 2005 | ||||||||
| Australia 2009 | ||||||||
| India 2013 | ||||||||
| England 2017 | ||||||||
| New Zealand 2022 | ||||||||
| India 2025 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 0/12 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ICC Women's World T20
| ICC Women's T20 World Cup records | Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England 2009 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| West Indies 2010 | ||||||||
| Sri Lanka 2012 | ||||||||
| Bangladesh 2014 | ||||||||
| India 2016 | ||||||||
| West Indies 2018 | ||||||||
| Australia 2020 | ||||||||
| South Africa 2023 | ||||||||
| United Arab Emirates 2024 | ||||||||
| England 2026 | ||||||||
| Total | 0/10 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
| ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier records | Host | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| NED 2003 | Round-robin | 5/6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| RSA 2008 | Did not participate | |||||||
| BAN 2011 | Did not qualify | 9/10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| SL 2017 | Did not qualify in to the qualifiers round | |||||||
| ZIM 2021 | ||||||||
| PAK 2025 | ||||||||
| Total | 2/6 | 0 Title | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
ICC Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier
| ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier records | Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE 2013 | Group stages | 7/8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| THA 2015 | Did not qualify into the qualifiers round | |||||||
| NED 2018 | ||||||||
| SCO 2019 | ||||||||
| UAE 2022 | ||||||||
| UAE 2024 | ||||||||
| NEP 2026 | ||||||||
| Total | 1/7 | 0 Title | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
ICC Women's Twenty20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier
| EAP Women's Twenty20 World Cup Qualifier records | Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN 2019 | Runners-up | 5/6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| SAM 2021 | The tournament had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| VAN 2023 | Round-robin | 4/7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| FIJ 2025 | 4th-place | 4/8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 3/3 | 0 Titles | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Cricket at Summer Olympics Games
| Cricket at Summer Olympics records | Host | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| United States 2028 | To be determined | |||||||
| Australia 2032 | ||||||||
| Total | – | 0 Title | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy
| ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy records | Host | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| Sri Lanka 2027 | To be determined | |||||||
| Flag.svg 2031 | ||||||||
| Total | – | 0 Title | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Asian Games
| Cricket at the Asian Games records | Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | Total | 2/3 | 0 Titles | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN 2010 | Bronze medal | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| KOR 2014 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| China 2022 | Did not participate | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan 2026 | To be determined |
ACC Women's Premier Cup
| ACC Women's Premier Cup record | Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | Total | 1/1 | 0 Titles | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Malaysia | Quarter-finals | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Women's Twenty20 East Asia Cup
Honours
Others
- Asian Games
- Bronze Medal (1): 2010
Records
International Match Summary – Japan women
Last updated 15 September 2025
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Day Internationals | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 July 2003 |
| Twenty20 Internationals | 54 | 25 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 6 May 2019 |
Women's One-Day International
- Highest team total: 85 v Scotland on 25 July 2003 at Sportpark Klein Zwitserland, The Hague.
- Highest individual innings: 18, Ema Kuribayashi v Scotland on 25 July 2003 at Sportpark Klein Zwitserland, The Hague.
- Best innings bowling: 2/6, Yūko Sasaki v Scotland on 25 July 2003 at Sportpark Klein Zwitserland, The Hague.
ODI record versus other nations
Records complete to WODI #450. Last updated 26 July 2003.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Full members | |||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 July 2003 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 July 2003 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 July 2003 | ||
| ICC Associate members | |||||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 July 2003 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 July 2003 |
Women's Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 158/4 v. Philippines on 12 September 2025 at Albert Park Ground 2, Suva.
- Highest individual innings: 67, Mai Yanagida v. Indonesia on 15 September 2025 at Albert Park Ground 2, Suva.
- Best innings bowling: 5/6, Erika Toguchi-Quinn v. Fiji on 6 September 2025 at Albert Park Ground 1, Suva. Most T20I runs for Japan Women
| Player | Runs | Average | Career span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erika Oda | 705 | 19.05 | 2019–2025 |
| Mai Yanagida | 700 | 16.66 | 2019–2025 |
| Ahilya Chandel | 392 | 13.51 | 2022–2025 |
| Akari Nishimura | 368 | 10.51 | 2019–2025 |
| Haruna Iwasaki | 333 | 10.40 | 2022–2025 |
Most T20I wickets for Japan Women
| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahilya Chandel | 38 | 17.57 | 2022–2025 |
| Erika Toguchi-Quinn | 35 | 12.97 | 2022–2025 |
| Nonoha Yasumoto | 27 | 14.22 | 2023–2025 |
| Mai Yanagida | 27 | 15.62 | 2019–2025 |
| Kurumi Ota | 24 | 19.33 | 2023–2025 |
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to WT20I #2514. Last updated 15 September 2025.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win | ICC Associate members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 September 2019 | 26 May 2023 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 September 2023 | 1 September 2023 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 May 2019 | 9 May 2019 | ||
| 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 September 2019 | 20 September 2019 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 May 2019 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 February 2024 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 October 2024 | 11 October 2024 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 November 2023 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 February 2024 | 10 February 2024 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 May 2019 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 June 2025 | 7 June 2025 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 May 2019 | 2 September 2023 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 October 2024 | 1 October 2024 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 September 2019 | 19 September 2019 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 November 2023 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 February 2024 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 May 2019 |
Current squad
Updated on 14 February 2024.
This lists all the players who were part of the 2024 ACC Women's Premier Cup squad.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | Batters | All-rounders | Wicketkeeper | Spin Bowler | Pace Bowlers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mai Yanagida | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain | ||||||
| Erika Oda | Right-handed | ||||||||
| Hinase Goto | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||||||
| Haruna Iwasaki | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||||||
| Seika Sumi | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||||||
| Ahilya Chandel | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |||||||
| Kurumi Ota | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |||||||
| Shimako Kato | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||||||
| Meg Ogawa | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||||||
| Akari Nishimura | Right-handed | - | |||||||
| Erika Toguchi-Quinn | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |||||||
| Nonoha Yasumoto | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |||||||
| Ayumi Fujikawa | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |||||||
| Elena Kusuda-Nairn | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
References
References
- "Sportpark Drieburg".
- "PAK-W v/s JAP-W 2003".
- "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council.
- "Japan vs Pakistan". cricket archive.
- "Qualification for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 announced". International Cricket Council.
- "ICC announce qualification process for 2023 Women's T20 World Cup". The Cricketer.
- (4 February 2023). "Decision on Asia Cup venue postponed to March 2023".
- "Records / Japan women / One-Day Internationals / Result summary". [[ESPNcricinfo]].
- "Records / Japan women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". [[ESPNcricinfo]].
- "Records / Japan Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Highest totals".
- "Records / Japan Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Top Scores".
- "Records / Japan Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Best Bowling figures".
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- "Records / Japan Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Top Scores".
- "Records / Japan Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling figures".
- "Records / Japan Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". [[ESPNcricinfo]].
- "Records / Japan Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". [[ESPNcricinfo]].
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