Women’s Japan National Squad and National Academy Squad 2025 Announced
- 2025-04-21
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The National Selection Committee for the Women’s Japan National Squads, chaired by Vinay Iyer, have announced the preliminary Squads for Japan Women and Japan National Academy (Female).
There may be additional members added following the Japan Premier League and early rounds of the domestic season.
Women’s Japan National Squad
- Ahilya Chandel (Gordon Women’s Cricket Club)
- Ayumi Fujikawa (Doshisha University Cricket Club)
- Kiyo Fujikawa (Adore Cricket Club)
- Hinase Goto (Doshisha University Cricket Club)
- Haruna Iwasaki (Sendai University Cricket Club)
- Shimako Kato (Gunnersbury Women’s Cricket Club)
- Ayaka Kato-Stafford (Western Suburbs District Cricket Club)
- Elena Kusuda-Nairn(Sendai University Cricket Club)
- Rino Morita (Mirandars 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)
- Seika Sumi (Sendai University Cricket Club)
- Erika Toguchi-Quinn (Melbourne Cricket Club)
- Mai Yanagida (Wyverns Cricket Club)
- Nonoha Yasumoto (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)
As confirmed earlier in the year, the Japan National Academy Squad (Female) replaces the Women’s Development Squad for 2025, with players chosen who have the potential to represent Japan at senior or Under 19 level in the future.
As with the senior squad, players may be added following the Japan Under 16 and Under 19 Leagues and the Women’s Japan Premier League.
Japan National Academy Squad (Female)
- Haruka Akagi (J Star Project*)
- Mio Akizuki (J Star Project*)
- Anjali Ekanayake (Women in Blue Cricket Club)
- Palak Gundecha (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)
- Kanato Iemura (J Star Project*)
- Minato Iemura (J Star Project*)
- Ayaka Ikeda (Uenomiya Junior and Senior High School Cricket Club)
- Ishani Karunarathna (Women in Blue Cricket Club)
- Mamta Kaswan (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)
- Binda Katuwal (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)
- Arisa Kawanobe (J Star Project*)
- Mei Miyazaki (Uenomiya Junior and Senior High School Cricket Club)
- Kokoro Namai (J Star Project*)
- Chinatsu Oki (Wyverns Cricket Club)
- Saheli Perera (Women in Blue Cricket Club)
- Shrunali Ranade (Kawasaki Knight Riders Cricket Club)
- Sarii Saito (J Star Project*)
- Ayane Sakuraba (Uenomiya Junior and Senior High School Cricket Club)
- Mayuko Sano (N/A)
- Keito Tai (J Star Project*)
- Kaede Taniguchi (Uenomiya Junior and Senior High School Cricket Club)
- Sana Toyokawa (Wyverns Cricket Club)
- Miku Yamaguchi (Uenomiya Junior and Senior High School Cricket Club)
- Haruka Yasue (Wyverns Cricket Club)
*The J-STAR Project is a project to discover future top athletes who will shine at world-class competitions. The J-STAR project in cricket was implemented from the end of 2024 to the beginning of 2025 with the support of the Japan Centre for the Promotion of Sports and other organisations.
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 promising players. The aim of the squad is to build an inspirational Women’s National Team. Women’s Japan National Teams that play International Cricket are selected from this squad.
In 2024 the JCA created the Women’s Development Squad as an annual training squad consisting of talented players. The aim of the squad is to develop players that can represent Japan in the future. From 2025 this will be renamed the Japan National Academy (Female).
This squad will not have an age limit, and will also be where the Women’s U19 Japan National Team will be selected from. It is hoped the Women’s U19 team will play its first matches in 2026.
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