India Women to meet Japan Women in 4th quarter-final of Women’s Asian Games 2026 in Nisshin
India Women will face Japan Women in the fourth quarter-final of the Women’s Asian Games 2026 on September 18, 2026 at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, with the match scheduled for 10:30 AM IST.
Pakistan Women and Bangladesh Women have already advanced to the semifinals of the tournament.
India enter the fixture having won the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 and are described in the preview as top contenders for the gold medal at the Asian Games 2026. Japan Women have limited exposure at this level and the preview notes this will likely be the biggest challenge in their international stint to date. Home conditions are cited as the primary factor in Japan’s favour.
Japan Women’s announced XI is Haruna Iwasaki, Akari Nishimura (wk), Mai Yanagida (c), Erika Oda, Shimako Kato, Ahilya Chandel, Seika Sumi, Ayumi Fujikawa, Mamta Kaswan, Meg Ogawa and Nonoha Yasumoto. India Women’s XI is Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Radha Yadav, Renuka Thakur, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud and Nandani Sharma. The two sides have never met in any format of the game.
The forecast for Friday afternoon in Nisshin is partly cloudy with a temperature around 28°C and average humidity near 62 percent. The wicket at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin is described as a hybrid surface made using natural clay and synthetic fibers. Recent matches at the venue have shown pacers extracting decent bounce while the track has played on the sluggish side, and teams batting first have won more games there according to the preview.
Dream11 and fantasy suggestions listed include Batters: Smriti Mandhana, Erika Oda; All-rounders: Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma, Kato Stafford, Ahilya Chandel, Shimako K, Mai Yanagida; Bowlers: Shree Charani, Radha Yadav, Nandani Sharma. One set of captain/vice-captain recommendations in the preview was: Captain First-Choice: Shree Charani || Captain Second-Choice: Mai Yanagida; Vice-Captain First-Choice: Deepti Sharma || Vice-captain Second Choice: Nandani Sharma. An alternative pair presented was: Captain First-Choice: Shafali Verma || Captain Second-Choice: Ahilya Chandel; Vice-Captain First-Choice: Smriti Mandhana || Vice-captain Second Choice: Nandani Sharma.
The preview concluded that India Women are the stronger side at this level and backed India Women to win the contest on Friday.
The JPN-W vs IND-W quarter-final of the Women’s Asian Games 2026 will take place on September 18, 2026 at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin; the match is scheduled to start at 10:30 AM IST.
