Indian Women team beats Japan Women team in the quarter-final of Asian Games 2026 by 8 wickets. India won the toss and decided to bowl first after which they gave an amazing performance in their bowling attack. Team Japan was only able to set a mere target of 57 runs which was chased in just 5 overs by India with the help of Shafali Verma’s explosive batting.

Japan Struggled Against India’s Bowling

Japan Women team struggled a lot against the Indian bowling lineup. The batter were unable to settle down and kept on losing wickets one after the other and was unsuccessful in setting up a fighting total against India. Ayaka Kato-Stafford played a 25 runs innings but no one was there to support her on the other end which was the main reason they were all out on 57.Indian bowler Sree Charani gave an extraordinary performance thus taking 4 wickets and a constant pressure on Japan’s batting order.

Explosive Shafali Verma

To chase a small target of 58 runs Indian team started the inning with a attacking mindset. Shafali Verma once again displayed her explosive batting and played an unbeaten inning of 40 runs out of 15 balls. The aggressive batting style of Shafali Verma helped India to chase down the target in just 5 overs. India scored 58/2 and won by 8 wickets.

India Enters the Semi-Finals

After a stunning performance against Japan, Team India is headed to the Semi-Finals of Asian Games 2026 where they will face Bangladesh. Both departments - bowling and batting performed amazingly against Japan. Sree Charani took the charge of bowling attack while Shafali Verma’s explosive inning made the game one-sided.

What’s Next for India?

Indian fans have a high expectation from Indian Women’s team in this Asia Games 2026. After a comfortable victory against Japan there will be a confidence boost for the Indian team. Now they have to continue this momentum against Bangladesh in the Semi-Final as well. Bangladesh can be a stronger challenge that is why Indian bowling and batting has to give a disciplined performance. Lets see what happens at the game tomorrow for India vs Bangladesh.