Japan women's national cricket team
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The Japan women's national cricket team represents Japan in international women's cricket matches.
Affiliate member (1989)
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| Association | Japan Cricket Association | |||||||||
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| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member (2005) Affiliate member (1989) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Asia / East Asia-Pacific | |||||||||
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| One Day Internationals | ||||||||||
| First ODI | v  Pakistan at Sportpark Drieburg,[2] Amsterdam; 21 July 2003[3] | |||||||||
| Last ODI | v  West Indies at VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen; 26 July 2003 | |||||||||
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| Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances | 2 (first in 2003) | |||||||||
| Best result | 6th (2003) | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v  Indonesia at Independence Park, Port Vila; 6 May 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v  Hong Kong at UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi; 9 June 2026 | |||||||||
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| T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 1 (first in 2013) | |||||||||
| Best result | 7th (2013) | |||||||||
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| As of 10 June 2026 | ||||||||||
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.[7]
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.[8] 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 WODIs.
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[9] Japan were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier regional group, alongside seven other teams.[10]
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.[11]
Tournament history
ICC Women's World Cup
ICC Women's World T20
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier
ICC Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier
ICC Women's Twenty20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier
| EAP Women's Twenty20 World Cup Qualifier records | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
 2019 | Runners-up | 5/6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
 2021 | The tournament had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| 2023 | Round-robin | 4/7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
 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 | ||||||||
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| Host Year |
Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
 2028 | To be determined | |||||||
 2032 | ||||||||
| Total | – | 0 Title | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy
| ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy records | ||||||||
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| Host Year |
Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
 2027 | To be determined | |||||||
 2031 | ||||||||
| Total | – | 0 Title | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Asian Games
| Cricket at the Asian Games records | |||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
 2010 | Bronze medal |  3rd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 2014 | Quarter-finals | 5th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Did not participate | ||||||
 2026 | To be determined | ||||||
| Total | 2/3 | 0 Titles | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
ACC Women's Premier Cup
| ACC Women's Premier Cup record | |||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
2024  | Quarter-finals | – | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1/1 | 0 Titles | 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[12][13]
Last updated 10 June 2026
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| One Day Internationals | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 July 2003 |
| Twenty20 Internationals | 59 | 28 | 30 | 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.[14]
- Highest individual innings: 18, Ema Kuribayashi v Scotland on 25 July 2003 at Sportpark Klein Zwitserland, The Hague.[15]
- Best innings bowling: 2/6, Yūko Sasaki v Scotland on 25 July 2003 at Sportpark Klein Zwitserland, The Hague.[16]
ODI record versus other nations[12]
Records complete to WODI #450. Last updated 26 July 2003.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| ICC Full members | |||||||
 Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 July 2003 | |
| Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 July 2003 | |
| West Indies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 July 2003 | |
| ICC Associate members | |||||||
 Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 July 2003 | |
 Scotland | 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.[17]
- Highest individual innings: 67, Mai Yanagida v. Indonesia on 15 September 2025 at Albert Park Ground 2, Suva.[18]
- Best innings bowling: 5/6, Erika Toguchi-Quinn v. Fiji on 6 September 2025 at Albert Park Ground 1, Suva.[19]
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Most T20I runs for Japan Women[20]
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Most T20I wickets for Japan Women[21]
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T20I record versus other nations[13]
Records complete to WT20I #2837. Last updated 10 June 2026.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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 Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 June 2026 | 7 June 2026 |
| China | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 September 2019 | 26 May 2023 |
 Cook Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 September 2023 | 1 September 2023 |
| Fiji | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 May 2019 | 9 May 2019 |
| Hong Kong | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 20 September 2019 | 20 September 2019 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 May 2019 | |
| Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 February 2024 | |
 Mongolia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 October 2024 | 11 October 2024 |
 Myanmar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 June 2026 | 6 June 2026 |
 Nepal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 November 2023 | |
 Oman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 February 2024 | 10 February 2024 |
 Papua New Guinea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 May 2019 | |
 Philippines | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 June 2025 | 7 June 2025 |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 May 2019 | 2 September 2023 |
 Singapore | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 October 2024 | 1 October 2024 |
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 September 2019 | 19 September 2019 |
 Tanzania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 November 2023 | |
 Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 June 2026 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 February 2024 | |
| Vanuatu | 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 |
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| Batters | ||||
| Mai Yanagida | 33 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
| Erika Oda | 39 | Right-handed | ||
| Hinase Goto | 21 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Haruna Iwasaki | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Seika Sumi | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| All-rounders | ||||
| Ahilya Chandel | 23 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Kurumi Ota | 39 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Shimako Kato | 23 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Meg Ogawa | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicketkeeper | ||||
| Akari Nishimura | 28 | Right-handed | - | |
| Spin Bowler | ||||
| Erika Toguchi-Quinn | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| Nonoha Yasumoto | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
| Ayumi Fujikawa | 22 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Elena Kusuda-Nairn | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |