Women's Japan National Team for ACC Women's Premier Cup 2026 Announced

The Women’s Japan National Team have arrived in Malaysia to participate in the 18-team Asia Cricket Council Premier Cup which started today.

The National Selection Committee has selected the following 14-player team to represent Japan as they aim to qualify for the Asia Cup.

• Ahilya Chandel (Gordon Women's Cricket Club)
• Ayumi Fujikawa (Doshisha University Cricket Club)
• Hinase Goto (Doshisha University Cricket Club)
• Haruna Iwasaki (Sendai University Cricket Club)
• Mamta Kasuwan (Tokyo Titans Cricket Club)
• Shimako Kato (Gunnersbury Women's Cricket Club)
• Ayaka Kato-Stafford (Western Suburbs District Cricket Club)
• Elena Kusuda-Nen (Sendai University Cricket Club)
• Erika Oda (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)
• Kurumi Ota (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)
• Bianca Shino-Dyson (Bellingen Cricket Club)
• Seika Sumi (Sendai University Cricket Club)
• Mai Yanagida (Wyverns Cricket Club) *Captain
• Nonoha Yasumoto (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)

The group stage will be played from 3 to 9 June, with teams divided into four groups. The top two teams from each group will advance to the quarter-finals on 10 June. The tournament will then continue with the semi-finals, third-place playoff and final.

Japan has been drawn in Group A alongside Thailand, Myanmar, Bahrain and Mongolia.

Groups:

• Group A: Thailand, Myanmar, Japan, Bahrain, Mongolia
• Group B: UAE, Oman, China, Philippines, Saudi Arabia
• Group C: Indonesia, Malaysia, Kuwait, Singapore
• Group D: Nepal, Hong Kong China, Bhutan, Qatar

All matches will be live streamed on the ACC YouTube Channel.

The match schedule can be found on the tournament home page.