Japan Women vs Mongolia Women, T20 Petangular Women 2025, Today Match Prediction

JAPW vs MNGW Match Prediction & Analysis

The Women’s T20 Pentangular Series in Japan 2025 kicks off with the opening match between host nation Japan Women and Mongolia Women on June 3 at the Sano International Cricket Ground. The match is scheduled to start at 6:00 AM IST.

Japan Women enter the tournament with a solid track record, having secured victories in 3 of their last 5 T20Is. Their familiarity with the conditions and recent form make them strong contenders in this match. Mongolia Women, on the other hand, face a challenging task. In their previous encounter at Sano, they were bowled out for just 12 runs. With Japan’s dominant past performances and Mongolia’s struggles at this ground, the opening match an easy one for the hosts.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Japan Women Preview

Playing on home turf at the Sano International Cricket Ground, Japan Women have demonstrated strong performances, winning 3 of their last 4 T20Is here. Their recent form includes a notable victory against South Korea by 9 wickets with 89 balls remaining.

In their previous match against Mongolia Women at this venue, Japan posted a formidable total of 253/4. Key contributors in that match included batter Koji Hardgrave Abe, who scored a rapid 80 runs. The match had to be abandoned, though. Last year, Mongolia toured Japan for 7 match T20I series. Japan won the 7-match series 6-0 (1 no-result).

In their previous encounter, in the 8th match of the Women's East Asia Cup. Japan Women secured a commanding 89-run victory over Mongolia Women. Batting first, Japan posted a total of 132/6 in their 20 overs. Their bowlers then delivered a win, restricting Mongolia to just 43/9 in 20 overs. Captain Mai Yanagida was the player of the match in that game for taking 3 wickets for just 5 runs. Japan Women managed to reach the finals of Women's East Asia Cup last year, but lost to Hong Kong in the finals. At home, against a weaker Mongolia Women, this should be a cake-walk to Japan Women.

Key players: Mai Yanagida, Erika Oda, Shimako Kato, Nonoha Yasumoto

Japan Women Predicted Playing XI:

Mai Yanagida (c), Akari Kano (wk), Erika Oda, Haruna Iwasaki, Hinase Goto, Shimako Kato, Ahilya Chandel, Nonoha Yasumoto, Kurumi Ota, Erika Toguchi-Quinn, Seika Sumi

Mongolia Women Preview

Mongolia Women face a challenging start to the tournament, especially considering their previous performance at the Sano International Cricket Ground, where they were dismissed for just 12 runs against Japan Women. Mongolia women are yet to a victory in T20 internationals. They have played 16 matches so far and have lost all of them.

In their previous encounter against Japan Women, in the 8th match of the Women’s East Asia Cup 2024–25 held on October 11, 2024, in Incheon,  they did well to restrict the opponents for 132 runs, but Mongolia Women themselves managed just 43 runs after playing all of the 20 allotted overs. While Tsendsuren Ariuntsetseg, Oyunsuvd Amarjargal showed promise taking 2 wickets each, in batting the top score for Mongolia Women was 10 runs.

Odzaya Erdenebaatar lead Mongolia Women and Myagmarzaya Batnasan is the wicketkeeper for the team. Ariuntsetseg and Amarjargal lead the bowling while, sad to say, but their are absolutely no batting pillars in this team. Mongolia Women will go into this game as massive underdogs and will do well to even compete against Japan Women.

Key players: Odzaya Erdenebaatar, Tsendsuren Ariuntsetseg, Oyunsuvd Amarjargal

Mongolia Women Predicted Playing XI:

Javzandulam Tugsjargal, Batjargal Ichinkhorloo, Gansuk Anujin, Battsetseg Namuunzul, Tsendsuren Ariuntsetseg, Odzaya Erdenebaatar (c), Myagmarzaya Batnasan (wk), Ganbold Urjindulam, Uugansuvd Bayarjavkhlan, Oyunsuvd Amarjargal, Mendbayaar Enkhzul

Weather Conditions

On June 3, 2025, the weather at Sano International Cricket Ground is expected to be clear with no chance of rain. The high temperature will be around 28°C, and the low will be approximately 18°C. Humidity levels are anticipated to be moderate, providing good conditions for cricket.

JAPW vs MNGW Pitch Report

The Sano International Cricket Ground, established in 2009, is located in Sano, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. With a seating capacity of 2,000, it serves as the headquarters of the Japan Cricket Association. The ground has hosted several international matches, including the East Asia Cup and ICC qualifiers, and is known for its well-maintained turf pitch.

Toss: To Bat

In the 5 women's T20 internationals at this venue, the team batting first have won 3 while the team bowling first have won 2 games. The team winning the toss should bat first to get the advantage of good batting conditions early on.