Highlights Match Report Japan were defeated by five wickets by Papua New Guinea in our opening match of the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier in Samoa today. Winning the toss and electing to bowl first, the PNG captain Pauke Siaka was delighted to see her bowlers maintain excellent discipline and make scoring incredibly difficult for...

Highlights Match Report Japan lost a close match against hosts Samoa in the Women’s World Cup Qualifier in Apia yesterday, going down by 26 runs after being set a tall target of 208 to win the match. Japan made a couple of changes after Game One, bringing in Aki Umetani and Rio Endo to replace...

Highlights Match Report   Papua New Guinea maintained their 100% record at the Women's World Cup Qualifier in Samoa, defeating Japan by eight wickets in their final official match of the tournament.   Japan won the toss and elected to bat, but were in trouble immediately when Madoka Shiraishi was dismissed first ball. Things got...

Match Report Japan played its last match of the tournament on the 22nd of July against tournament hosts Samoa. Batting first, Japan scored 135 runs, their highest total of the tournament, thanks to Miyaji (27), Ota (20), and Kobayashi (25). Ota battled for 109 minutes and 120 balls to provide Japan the platform it needed...