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

IND-W vs JPN-W LIVE Score, Asian Games 2026 Women's Cricket Quarter-Final: Defending champions India have won the toss and opted to bowl against hosts Japan in their historic Asian Games 2026 women's cricket quarter-final clash on Friday. Japan have reached 4/0 after 2 overs. It is the first time that India and Japan are playing each other in international cricket, across any format or gender. Harmanpreet Kaur-led India won gold in 2022, and are overwhelming favourites to do so again this year, having recently won the Women's Asia Cup. It is also the first time that Japan are playing a women's T20I against a full-member ICC nation. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Here are the LIVE Updates of India vs Japan, Asian Games Women's Quarter-Final 2026, straight from Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin:
 

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Sep 18, 2026 10:42 (IST)

India vs Japan Asian Games LIVE: More runs!

Two more runs in the third over by Japan. While the runs aren't exactly flowing, it's a respectable start for the underdogs as they haven't yet lost a wicket to India's star pacers. An inside edge behind sees them pick up two.

JPN 6/0 (3)

Sep 18, 2026 10:40 (IST)

India vs Japan LIVE: Big cheers for each run

Kano gets off the mark on the second ball of the second over, as Nandani Sharma comes in to bowl. Big cheers from the Japan camp and the people present in the crowd!

Nandani bowls a wide later in the over, but much like the first over, two runs come off the second too.

JPN 4/0 (2)

Sep 18, 2026 10:33 (IST)

India vs Japan LIVE: First runs!

And Japan are up and running! First runs come off the third ball as Iwasaki slams it through the covers. The batters run two. Those are the only runs that Kranti concedes in the first over.

JPN 2/0 (1)

Sep 18, 2026 10:32 (IST)

India vs Japan LIVE: Play begins!

WE ARE LIVE! The India-Japan game is underway at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin. Kranti Gaud is opening the bowling for India. Haruna Iwasaki and Akari Nishimura Kano are opening for Japan. Here we go!

Sep 18, 2026 10:26 (IST)

IND-W vs JPN-W LIVE: Time for national anthems

The players have lined up for the national anthems. First, we will have Japan's anthem, followed by India's. We are moments away from the cricket action, stay tuned!

Sep 18, 2026 10:23 (IST)

IND-W vs JPN-W LIVE: Match about to begin

The historic match between India and Japan is about to get underway in less than 10 minutes from now. Remember, it is the first time that both nations are playing against each other in international cricket, across any format or gender.

Sep 18, 2026 10:22 (IST)

India vs Japan LIVE: Japan playing XI

Japan XI vs India: Haruna Iwasaki, Akari Nishimura Kano (wk), Mai Yanagida (c), Erika Oda, Ahilya Chandel, Shimako Kato, Ayaka Kato-Stafford, Ayumi Fujikawa, Hinase Goto, Erika Toguchi Quinn, Nonoha Yasumoto.

Watch out for 23-year-old left-arm pacer Ahilya Chandel, who had joined Delhi Capitals as a net bowler during WPL 2025!

Sep 18, 2026 10:13 (IST)

India vs Japan LIVE: India playing XI

India XI vs Japan: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Gunalan Kamalini, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Shree Charani, Shreyanka Patil, Kranti Gaud, Nandani Sharma.

One change to India's playing XI from the Women's Asia Cup final: Shreyanka Patil is playing in place of Prema Rawat.

Sep 18, 2026 10:10 (IST)

India vs Japan LIVE: New challenge for Indian bowlers

Among India's bowling unit, only Deepti Sharma played in Asian Games 2022, where she took one wicket. The likes of Nandani Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Shree Charani and Shreyanka Patil will have a new test on their hands!

Sep 18, 2026 10:03 (IST)

India vs Japan LIVE: India win toss, opt to bowl!

India have won the toss and opted to bowl! Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur calls correctly, and she has put the hosts in to bat! This will be interesting!

Sep 18, 2026 09:56 (IST)

India vs Japan LIVE: Mandhana, Shafali eye big record

India's star openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma will be ones to watch out for. Mandhana and Shafali are 36 and 23 runs away respectively from becoming the highest-ever run-scorers in Asian Games women's cricket history. Jemimah Rodrigues is the closest Indian to the mark, but she is unavailable for the tournament due to injury.

Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu currently holds the record. She will also participate in the Asian Games, so expect this record to be fought for till the final!

Sep 18, 2026 09:51 (IST)

Asian Games 2026 LIVE: Toss in 10 minutes

We are just about 10 minutes away from toss time at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, the venue for the historic India-Japan clash. It will be interesting to see what the toss-winning captain elects to do.

Sep 18, 2026 09:45 (IST)

India vs Japan Asian Games LIVE: Japan's biggest cricketing test?

This is also the first time that Japan will play a full-member ICC nation in a women's T20I. They will be led by veteran all-rounder Mai Yanagida, who has played 61 games for the nation!

Sep 18, 2026 09:35 (IST)

India vs Japan Asian Games LIVE: Why India are heavy favourites

India are the overwhelming favourites, not only in today's quarter-final against underdogs Japan, but also to win the gold medal outright. Having recently won the Women's Asia Cup 2026, India are the team to beat in the Asian Games too.

Sep 18, 2026 09:29 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: Historic India-Japan clash

Today will mark the first time that India and Japan play each other in international cricket. In no format, across men's and women's cricket, have the two nations faced off in the past. Asian rivals across multiple sports throughout history, and now a new chapter is going to be added!

Sep 18, 2026 09:26 (IST)

Asian Games LIVE: India vs Japan!

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of Asian Games 2026! We're starting off India's campaign with the women's cricket quarter-final, where Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana and co. will face off against host nation Japan! 

A historic match on the cards, stay tuned to NDTV Sports for all the live updates!

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