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The Japan women's national cricket team is the team that represents the country of
Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
in international
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matches. In April 2018, the
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(ICC) decided to grant full
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(WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all
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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 The 2003 IWCC Trophy was an international women's cricket tournament held in the Netherlands from 21 to 26 July 2003. Organised by the International Women's Cricket Council (IWCC). It was the inaugural edition of what is now the World Cup Qualif ...
in the
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. These were the first
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(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
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. They were bowled out for just 28 against
Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
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
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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
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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
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. Japan were named in the
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regional group, alongside seven other teams. In January 2023 it was announced that Japan and
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would be included in
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(ACC) pathway events, while remaining in the ICC East Asia-Pacific development region.


Tournament history


ICC Women's World Cup


ICC Women's World T20


ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier


ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier


Asian Games


ACC Women's Premier Cup


Women's Twenty20 East Asia Cup


Honours


Others

*
Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the 1951 Asian Games, first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until ...
** Bronze Medal (1):
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Records

International Match Summary – Japan women ''Last updated 8 June 2025''


Women's One-Day International

*Highest team total: 85 v
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on 25 July 2003 at Sportpark Klein Zwitserland,
The Hague The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...
. *Highest individual innings: 18, Ema Kuribayashi v
Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
on 25 July 2003 at Sportpark Klein Zwitserland,
The Hague The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...
. *Best innings bowling: 2/6, Yūko Sasaki v
Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
on 25 July 2003 at Sportpark Klein Zwitserland,
The Hague The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...
. ODI record versus other nations ''Records complete to WODI #450. Last updated 26 July 2003.''


Women's Twenty20 International

*Highest team total: 152/3 v.
Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu), two smaller, inhabited ...
on 2 September 2023 at Vanuatu Cricket Ground (Oval 2),
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. *Highest individual innings: 63, Akari Kitayama v.
Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu), two smaller, inhabited ...
on 7 May 2019 at Independence Park, Port Vila. *Best innings bowling: 4/8, Ahilya Chandel v.
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
on 11 February 2024 at Royal Selangor Club,
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. Most T20I runs for Japan Women Most T20I wickets for Japan Women T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to WT20I #2348. Last updated 8 June 2025.''


Current squad

''Updated on 14 February 2024''. This lists all the players who were part of the 2024 ACC Women's Premier Cup squad.


See also

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List of Japan women ODI cricketers A One Day International (ODI) is an international cricket match between two teams, each having ODI status, as determined by the International Cricket Council. The Women's One Day International cricket, women's variant of the game is similar to the ...
* List of Japan women Twenty20 International cricketers * Cricket in Japan


References


External links


Japan Cricket Association Official website


{{National sports teams of Japan * Women's national cricket teams
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