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Japan women's national cricket team

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Japan
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AssociationJapan Cricket Association
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member (2005)
Affiliate member (1989)
ICC regionAsia / East Asia-Pacific
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever
T20I 41st 26th (7 October 2019)
One Day Internationals
First ODIv  Pakistan at Sportpark Drieburg,[2] Amsterdam; 21 July 2003[3]
Last ODIv  West Indies at VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen; 26 July 2003
ODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[4] 5 0/5
(0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances2 (first in 2003)
Best result6th (2003)
T20 Internationals
First T20Iv  Indonesia at Independence Park, Port Vila; 6 May 2019
Last T20Iv  Indonesia at Albert Park Ground 2, Suva; 15 September 2025
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[6] 54 25/28
(1 tie, 0 no results)
This year[7] 11 7/4
(0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances1 (first in 2013)
Best result7th (2013)

T20I first kit

T20I second kit

As of 15 September 2025

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.[8]

History

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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.[9] 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 series of one day games to decide which country would represent the East Asia/Pacific region in the World Cup Qualifier in Ireland some time 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.[10] Japan were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier regional group, alongside seven other teams.[11]

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.[12]

Tournament history

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ICC Women's World Cup

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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

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ICC Women's T20 World Cup records
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
England 2009 Did not qualify
Cricket West Indies 2010
Sri Lanka 2012
Bangladesh 2014
India 2016
Cricket 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

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ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier records
Host
Year 		Round Position GP W L T NR
Netherlands 2003 Round-robin 5/6 5 0 5 0 0
South Africa 2008 Did not participate
Bangladesh 2011 Did not qualify 9/10 4 0 4 0 0
Sri Lanka 2017 Did not qualify in to the qualifiers round
Zimbabwe 2021
Pakistan 2025
Total 2/6 0 Title 9 0 9 0 0

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier

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ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier records
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Republic of Ireland 2013 Group stages 7/8 5 0 4 0 1
Thailand 2015 Did not qualify into the qualifiers round
Netherlands 2018
Scotland 2019
United Arab Emirates 2022
United Arab Emirates 2024
Nepal 2026
Total 1/7 0 Title 5 0 4 0 1

ICC Women's Twenty20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier

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EAP Women's Twenty20 World Cup Qualifier records
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Vanuatu 2019 Runners-up 5/6 5 1 4 0 0
Samoa 2021 The tournament had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Vanuatu 2023 Round-robin 4/7 6 3 3 0 0
Fiji 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

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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

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ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy records
Host
Year 		Round Position GP W L T NR
Sri Lanka 2027 To be determined
2031
Total – 0 Title 0 0 0 0 0

Asian Games

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Cricket at the Asian Games records
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
China 2010 Bronze medal Bronze 3rd 5 3 2 0 0
South Korea 2014 Quarter-finals 5th 1 0 1 0 0
China 2022 Did not participate
Japan 2026 To be determined
Total 2/3 0 Titles 6 3 3 0 0

ACC Women's Premier Cup

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ACC Women's Premier Cup record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
2024 Malaysia Quarter-finals – 4 2 2 0 0
Total 1/1 0 Titles 4 2 2 0 0

Women's Twenty20 East Asia Cup

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Women's Twenty20 East Asia Cup record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
South Korea 2015 3rd place 3/4 4 2 2 0 0
Hong Kong 2017 Runners-up 2/4 4 2 1 0 1
South Korea 2019 3rd place 3/4 4 3 1 0 0
South Korea 2022 Round-robin – 4 0 4 0 0
China 2023 3rd place 3/3 4 1 3 0 0
South Korea 2024 Runner-up 2/5 5 3 2 0 0
Total 6/6 0 Titles 25 11 13 0 1

Honours

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Others

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Records

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International Match Summary – Japan women[13][14]

Last updated 15 September 2025

Playing Record
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

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ODI record versus other nations[13]

Records complete to WODI #450. Last updated 26 July 2003.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
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

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T20I record versus other nations[14]

Records complete to WT20I #2514. Last updated 15 September 2025.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
ICC Associate members
 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 12 2 9 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 1 1 0 0 0 11 October 2024 11 October 2024
   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
 United Arab Emirates 1 0 1 0 0 13 February 2024
 Vanuatu 5 0 5 0 0 10 May 2019

Current squad

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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
Mai Yanagida 33 Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain
Erika Oda 38 Right-handed
Hinase Goto 20 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Haruna Iwasaki 23 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Seika Sumi Right-handed Right-arm medium
All-rounders
Ahilya Chandel 22 Left-handed Left-arm medium
Kurumi Ota 38 Left-handed Right-arm medium
Shimako Kato 22 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Meg Ogawa 23 Right-handed Right-arm medium
Wicketkeeper
Akari Nishimura 28 Right-handed -
Spin Bowler
Erika Toguchi-Quinn 24 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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  2. ^ "Sportpark Drieburg".
  3. ^ "PAK-W v/s JAP-W 2003".
  4. ^ "WODI matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ^ "WODI matches - 2025 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  6. ^ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  7. ^ "WT20I matches - 2025 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  8. ^ "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Japan vs Pakistan". cricket archive. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Qualification for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  11. ^ "ICC announce qualification process for 2023 Women's T20 World Cup". The Cricketer. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Decision on Asia Cup venue postponed to March 2023". 4 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Records / Japan women / One-Day Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Records / Japan women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Records / Japan Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Highest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Records / Japan Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Top Scores". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Records / Japan Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Best Bowling figures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  18. ^ "Records / Japan Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  19. ^ "Records / Japan Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Top Scores". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  20. ^ "Records / Japan Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling figures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  21. ^ "Records / Japan Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  22. ^ "Records / Japan Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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