All you need to know about Asian Games Women’s Cricket Competition 2026

The eight teams that have qualified for the tournament will compete in a knockout format, starting with the quarterfials, followed by the semifinals and the medal matches. Japan, being the hosts, qualified directly, while four regional full-member nations - India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka received direct entry.

Six teams competed for the final three spots at a qualifier held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from May 26 to May 31. They were split into two groups of three each and the top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals. Thailand (winners), Malaysia (runners-up) and China (third place) qualified for the Asian Games.

All the matches of the upcoming tournament will be played at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, with starts scheduled for 9am local time (5:30am IST, 1am UK time) and 2pm local time (10:30am IST, 6am UK time).

Asian Games Women’s Cricket Competition 2026: Full squads Japan

Mai Yanagida (c), Hinase Goto, Akari Nishimura (wk), Seika Sumi, Ahilya Chandel, Meg Ogawa, Ayumi Fujikawa, Elena Kusuda-Narin, Nonoha Yasumoto, Erika Toguchi-Quinn, Erika Oda (vc), Haruna Iwasaki, Shimako Kato, Ayaka Kato-Stafford, Kurumi Ota.

Bangladesh

Nigar Sultana (c) (wk), Dilara Akter (wk), Juairiya Ferdous (wk), Sobhana Mostary, Sarmin Sultana, Sharmin Akter, Rabeya Khan, Ritu Moni, Shorna Akter, Nahida Akter (vc), Fahima Khatun, Fariha Trisna, Marufa Akter, Sanjida Akter, Sultana Khatun.

India

Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh, Gunalan Kamalini, Shreyanka Patil, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh, Nandani Sharma, Shree Charani, Radha Yadav.

Pakistan

Fatima Sana (c), Ayesha Zafar, Eman Naseer, Eyman Fatima, Gull Feroza (wk), Muneeba Ali (wk), Shawaal Zulfiqar, Aliya Riaz, Saira Jabeen, Human Bilal, Momina Riasat, Nashra Sandhu, Tasmia Rubab, Tuba Hassan, Umm-e-Hani.

Sri Lanka

Chamari Athapaththu (c), Vishmi Gunaratne, Sanjana Kavindi, Imesha Dulani, Kaushini Nuthyangana (wk), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshika Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Rashmika Sewwandi, Sugandika Kumari, Nimasha Meepage, Chamudi Praboda, Kawya Kavindi, Mithali Ayodhya, Hasini Perera.

Malaysia

TBA

China

TBA

Thailand

TBA

Asian Games Women’s Cricket Competition 2026: Full schedule Date Fixture Match Local time Venue September 17 Quarterfinals Malaysia vs Sri Lanka 9am Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin Japan vs India 2pm Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin September 18 Quarterfinals Bangladesh vs China 9am Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin Pakistan vs Thailand 2pm Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin September 20 1st Semi-Final TBA vs TBA 9am Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin 2nd Semi-Final TBA vs TBA 2pm Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin September 22 Bronze medal match TBA vs TBA 9am Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin Gold medal match TBA vs TBA 2pm Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin

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