Japan women's national cricket team

Cricket team

Japan
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AssociationJapan Cricket Association
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member (2005)
Affiliate member (1989)
ICC regionAsia / East Asia-Pacific
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever
WT20I 52nd 26th (7 October 2019)
Women's One Day Internationals
First WODIv  Pakistan at Sportpark Drieburg, Amsterdam; 21 July 2003
Last WODIv  West Indies at VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen; 26 July 2003
WODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[2] 5 0/5
(0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances2 (first in 2003)
Best result6th (2003)
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20Iv  Indonesia at Independence Park, Port Vila; 6 May 2019
Last WT20Iv  Malaysia at Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran; 14 February 2024
WT20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[4] 33 10/22
(1 tie, 0 no results)
This year[5] 4 2/2
(0 ties, 0 no results)
Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances1 (first in 2013)
Best result7th (2013)
As of 14 February 2024

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.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8] Japan were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier regional group, alongside seven other teams.[9]

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.[10]

Tournament history

Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier

Asian Games

ACC Women's Premier Cup

  • 2024: Quarter-finals

Women East Asia Cup[11][12]

Honours

Others

Records

International Match Summary – Japan women[15][16]

Last updated 14 February 2024

Playing Record
Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match
One Day Internationals 5 0 5 0 0 21 July 2003
Twenty20 Internationals 33 10 22 1 0 6 May 2019

Women's One-Day International

ODI record versus other nations[15]

Records complete to WODI #450. Last updated 26 July 2003.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
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

Most T20I runs for Japan Women[23]

Player Runs Average Career span
Erika Oda 470 18.80 2019–2024
Mai Yanagida 310 11.92 2019–2024
Ahilya Chandel 235 11.75 2022–2024
Akari Nishimura 229 9.54 2019–2024
Shizuka Miyaji 173 21.62 2019–2022

Most T20I wickets for Japan Women[24]

Player Wickets Average Career span
Ahilya Chandel 21 18.57 2022–2024
Nonoha Yasumoto 13 14.38 2023–2024
Kurumi Ota 12 23.25 2023–2024
Ayumi Fujikawa 11 18.63 2022–2024
Mai Yanagida 11 29.63 2019–2024

T20I record versus other nations[16] Records complete to WT20I #1780. Last updated 14 February 2024.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
ICC Associate members
 China 4 2 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 8 1 6 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
   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
 South Korea 2 2 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

See also

References

  1. ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  2. ^ "WODI matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ^ "WODI matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ^ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ^ "WT20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  6. ^ "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Japan vs Pakistan". cricket archive. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Qualification for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  9. ^ "ICC announce qualification process for 2023 Women's T20 World Cup". The Cricketer. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Decision on Asia Cup venue postponed to March 2023". 4 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  11. ^ "East Asia Cup Tournament organised between China, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea". Japan Cricket Association. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  12. ^ "History of the Games". Cricket Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Women Twenty20 East Asia Cup 2017 - Fixtures & Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  14. ^ "Women Twenty20 East Asia Cup 2019 - Fixtures & Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  15. ^ a b "Records / Japan women / One-Day Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  16. ^ a b "Records / Japan women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Records / Japan Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Highest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  18. ^ "Records / Japan Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Top Scores". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  19. ^ "Records / Japan Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Best Bowling figures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  20. ^ "Records / Japan Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  21. ^ "Records / Japan Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Top Scores". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  22. ^ "Records / Japan Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling figures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  23. ^ "Records / Japan Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  24. ^ "Records / Japan Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 September 2019.

External links

  • Japan Cricket Association Official website
  • Cricinfo Japan
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