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- India beat Japan by eight wickets in the women's cricket quarter-final at the Asian Games 2026 on Friday to reach the semi-finals.
- Japan, batting first, managed only 57 runs, and India chased the target in five overs while losing two wickets.
- Shafali scored 40 runs off 14 balls with six fours and two sixes, and Richa Ghosh made 12 runs off six balls, with both batters remaining not out.
- India lost the wickets of Kamilini in the second over and another batter in the third over during the chase.
- The win puts India into the semi-finals of the women's cricket competition at the Asian Games.
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- Who India face in the women's cricket semi-final at the Asian Games
- How Shafali and Richa Ghosh perform in the knockout matches
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