Smrita Mandhana and her India teammates take the field for the women's cricket quarterfinal against Japan at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, during the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Japan's Shimako Kato celebrates with teammates after pouching a catch to dismiss India's Bharti Fulmali in the women's cricket quarterfinal at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, during the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Japan's Shimako Kato holds a clean catch to send back India's Bharti Fulmali during the women's cricket quarterfinal at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Japan's Nonoha Yasumoto celebrates with teammates after claiming the wicket of India's Gunalan Kamalini in the women's cricket quarterfinal at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, during the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh bat together for India during the women's cricket quarterfinal against Japan at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh walk off Korogi Sports Park after India Women sealed a 8 wicket victory over Japan in the women's cricket quarterfinal at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Shafali Verma exchanges post match handshakes with Japan's players following India Women's 8 wicket triumph in the women's cricket quarterfinal at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Shafali Verma and India's squad share a warm post match handshake with Japan's cricketers after their Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 women's quarterfinal at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Both squads exchange handshakes at the close of the women's cricket quarterfinal between India and Japan at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Players from India and Japan honour the post match handshake tradition following the women's cricket quarterfinal at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, as part of the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 programme on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh push hard between the wickets during India's chase in the women's cricket quarterfinal against Japan at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Bharti Fulmali drives through the off side during India Women's innings in the women's cricket quarterfinal against Japan at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Bharti Fulmali plays an assertive stroke at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, as India Women push the total against Japan in the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 women's cricket quarterfinal on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Cricket fans fill the stands at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, to watch the women's cricket quarterfinal between India and Japan at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Spectators cheer on their teams at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin as India and Japan contest the women's cricket quarterfinal at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
A large contingent of cricket supporters watches India take on Japan live at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, in the women's quarterfinal of the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Shafali Verma lines up a stroke during India Women's run chase in the women's cricket quarterfinal against Japan at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Richa Ghosh strikes boldly during India Women's innings in the women's cricket quarterfinal against Japan at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur stands alongside Shafali Verma and teammates during the women's cricket quarterfinal against Japan at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Shreyanka Patil takes a clean catch to dismiss Japan's Erika Oda in the women's cricket quarterfinal at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, during the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Shafali Verma and her India teammates maintain focus in the field during the women's cricket quarterfinal against Japan at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Deepti Sharma delivers a ball in the bowling attack for India during the women's cricket quarterfinal against Japan at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Gunalan Kamalini is mobbed by teammates after taking a wicket during the women's cricket quarterfinal against Japan at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
India women's captain Harmanpreet Kaur focuses during the women's cricket quarterfinal against Japan at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
India openers Shafali Verma and Gunalan Kamalini stride onto Korogi Sports Park to begin India Women's run chase in the women's cricket quarterfinal against Japan at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Shafali Verma unleashes a powerful stroke during the women's cricket quarterfinal against Japan at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Shafali Verma is in full flow as she plays a flowing shot during India Women's innings in the quarterfinal against Japan at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Shafali Verma drives authoritatively through the covers during India Women's batting effort in the women's cricket quarterfinal against Japan at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Shafali Verma pulls a short pitched delivery during the women's cricket quarterfinal against Japan at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, as India Women chase down the target at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Shafali Verma cuts square off the back foot during India Women's run chase in the women's cricket quarterfinal against Japan at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, at the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)
Shafali Verma anchors India Women's successful run chase, capping an 8 wicket victory over Japan in the women's cricket quarterfinal at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, propelling India into the semifinals of the Aichi Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on 18 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Biplab Banerjee)