# Japan women's national cricket team

The Japan women's national cricket team is the team that represents the country of 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 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. 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
### Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

* 2003: 6th (DNQ)
* 2011: 9th (DNQ)

### Asian Games

Cricket at the Asian Games record :
| 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 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Total | 2/3 | 0 Titles | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |

### ACC Women's Premier Cup

ACC Women's Premier Cup record :
| 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

Women's Twenty20 East Asia Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2015 | Third-place | 3/4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Runners-up | 2/4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Third-place | 3/4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3/3 | 0 Titles | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 |

## Honours
### Others

* Asian Games
** Bronze Medal (1): 2010

## Records

International Match Summary – Japan women
Last updated 13 October 2024
Playing Record :
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
| One Day Internationals | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 July 2003 |
| Twenty20 Internationals | 43 | 18 | 24 | 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 |
| 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: 152/3 v. Samoa on 2 September 2023 at Vanuatu Cricket Ground (Oval 2), Port Vila.
* Highest individual innings: 63, Akari Kitayama v. Samoa on 7 May 2019 at Independence Park, Port Vila.
* Best innings bowling: 4/8, Ahilya Chandel v. China on 11 February 2024 at Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur.
| Player | Runs | Average | Career span |
| Erika Oda | 613 | 20.43 | 2019–2024 |
| Mai Yanagida | 482 | 15.06 | 2019–2024 |
| Akari Nishimura | 288 | 10.28 | 2019–2024 |
| Ahilya Chandel | 279 | 12.68 | 2022–2024 |
| Haruna Iwasaki | 233 | 9.70 | 2022–2024 |
| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span |
| Ahilya Chandel | 30 | 17.06 | 2022–2024 |
| Mai Yanagida | 25 | 16.40 | 2019–2024 |
| Nonoha Yasumoto | 19 | 14.84 | 2023–2024 |
| Kurumi Ota | 17 | 20.17 | 2023–2024 |
| Shimako Kato | 15 | 23.93 | 2022–2024 |
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to WT20I #2089. Last updated 13 October 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
| ICC Associate members ||||||||
| China | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 September 2019 | 26 May 2023 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 September 2023 | 1 September 2023 |
| Fiji | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 May 2019 | 9 May 2019 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 September 2019 | 20 September 2019 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 May 2019 | |
| Samoa | 2 | 1 | 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 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 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 |||||
| Mai Yanagida | 32 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
| Erika Oda | 37 | Right-handed | | |
| Hinase Goto | 19 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Haruna Iwasaki | 22 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Seika Sumi | | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All-rounders |||||
| Ahilya Chandel | 21 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Kurumi Ota | 37 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Shimako Kato | 21 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Meg Ogawa | 22 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Wicketkeeper |||||
| Akari Nishimura | 27 | Right-handed | - | |
| Spin Bowler |||||
| Erika Toguchi-Quinn | 23 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Pace Bowlers |||||
| Nonoha Yasumoto | | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Ayumi Fujikawa | 21 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Elena Kusuda-Nairn | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |