
India's women's cricket team secured an eight-wicket victory over hosts Japan in their Asian Games quarterfinal at Nisshin, completing a 58-run chase in merely five overs. Shafali Verma guided the lineup to the target by smashing an unbeaten 40 runs from 15 deliveries, while Kamalini fell without scoring and Fulmali also departed early.
The win guarantees the squad a semifinal encounter against Bangladesh on Sunday.
After India elected to bowl, Shree Charani dismantled the Japanese batting lineup with figures of 4 for 10, bundling out the hosts for 57 runs in 19.5 overs. Verma also claimed two wickets, accompanied by a wicket apiece for Deepti Sharma and Shreyanka Patil, while Ayaka Kato Stafford paced the opposition with 25 runs.
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