Women’s Japan National Squads 2026 Announced

The National Selection Committee for the Women’s Japan National Squads, chaired by Vinay Iyer, has announced the squads for the 2026 season.

Additional members may be added during the season based on performances.

Women’s Japan National Squad

• Ahilya Chandel (Gordon Women's Cricket Club)
• Ayumi Fujikawa (Doshisha Cricket Club)
• Hinase Goto (Doshisha Cricket Club)
• Haruna Iwasaki (Sendai University Cricket Club)
• Mamta Kaswan (Kawasaki Knight Riders Women's Cricket Club)
• Shimako Kato (Gunnersbury Women's Cricket Club)
• Ayaka Kato-Stafford (Western Suburbs District Cricket Club)
• Elena Kusuda-Nairn (Sendai University Cricket Club)
• Akari Nishimura (Sendai University Cricket Club)
• Erika Oda (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)
• Meg Ogawa (Wyverns Cricket Club)
• Kurumi Ota (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)
• Mayuko Sano (Wyverns Cricket Club)
• Seika Sumi (Sendai University Cricket Club)
• Erika Toguchi-Quinn (Melbourne Cricket Club)
• Natsume Wada (Palmerston North Girls' High School)
• Mai Yanagida (Wyverns Cricket Club)
• Nonoha Yasumoto (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)

The Japan National Academy (Female) was established in 2025 following the restructuring of the Women’s Development Squad. It aims to develop future Japan national team players, including those at Under 19 level, and has no age restrictions.

Japan National Academy Squad (Female)

• Mio Akizuki (Kaizuka J-Girls)
• Kiyo Fujikawa (Adore Cricket Club)
• Iroha Gonmori (Showa Women's University Cricket Club)
• Nanami Ichi (Wyverns Cricket Club)
• Kanato Iemura (Kaizuka J-Girls)
• Kana Ikarashi (*J-STAR Project)
• Chinatsu Kamihigashi (Kaizuka J-Girls/*J-STAR Project)
• Ayaka Kanada (Adore Cricket Club)
• Binda Katuwal (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)
• Ayuri Kobayashi (Showa Women's University Cricket Club)
• Marina Kurihara (Sano Braves Cricket Club)
• Aoi Maeji (Wyverns Cricket Club)
• Palak Gundecha (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)
• Mei Miyazaki (Uenomiya Cricket Club)
• Yuina Murata (Wyverns Cricket Club)
• Satomi Onodera (*J-STAR Project)
• Nicole Ross-Jones (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)
• Kayla Satoh-Ferguson (St George-Sutherland Slayers Women's Cricket Club)
• Ayane Sakuraba (Doshisha Cricket Club)
• Bianca Shino-Dyson (Bellingen Cricket Club)
• Kicho Suzuki (*J-STAR Project)
• Kate Tai (Sendai University Cricket Club)
• Kaede Taniguchi (Uenomiya Cricket Club)
• Miku Yamaguchi (Uenomiya Cricket Club)
• Yui Tsukahara (*J-STAR Project)
• Khushi Veerapurmath (Tokyo Titans Cricket Club)
• Chanukya Wilathgamuya (Tokyo Titans Cricket Club)

*J-STAR: A talent identification programme designed to discover future elite athletes with the potential to compete at world-class international events.

Congratulations to all those selected and good luck for the year ahead.

The Women’s Japan National Squad is an annual training squad consisting of the top-performing players. The aim of the squad is to build an inspirational Women’s National Team. Women’s Japan National Teams competing in international cricket are selected from this squad.

The Japan National Academy (Female) is an annual training squad designed to develop the next generation of players. It aims to support players with the potential to represent Japan in the future, including at Under 19 level.

Women’s Japan Under 19 teams are selected from this squad, and members may also be selected for Women’s Japan National Teams competing in international cricket.