Asian Games Cricket 2026: India Stifles Japan in High-Stakes Quarter-Final!
Nisshin, Japan : Defending champions India launched their gold medal defense at the 2026 Asian Games with a disciplined bowling performance, stifling Japan’s top order in the 4th Quarter-Final at the Aichi Prefectural Korogi Sports Park. After Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bowl first under cloudy skies, Japan’s opening batters found scoring difficult against India's opening attack. Early Pressure from Indian Attack Opening the bowling for India, pace-bowler Kranti Gaud and seam-bowler Nandani Sharma kept a tight line and length, giving Japan little room to free their arms. The Toss: India won the toss and chose to field. Japan's Openers: Haruna Iwasaki and Ayaka Kato Stafford struggled to find the boundary rope during the opening powerplay overs. Run Rate: Japan posted just 7 runs without loss across the first 3.3 overs, yielding an early run rate of around 2.00 runs per over. Match Summary Table Match Detail Status / Details Tournament Event ...