{
  "id": 8218880,
  "title": "Charani, Shafali power India past Japan and into Asian Games semi-finals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/charani-shafali-power-india-past-japan-and-into-asian-games-semi-8218880",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T08:58:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/charani-shafali-power-india-past-japan-and-into-asian-games-semi-finals/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Defending gold-medal winners India overcame hosts Japan by eight wickets in the fourth quarter-final of the women’s cricket competition at the Asian Games in Nisshin on Friday. India chased down 58 in five overs to comfortably secure their place in the semi-finals. They will now face Bangladesh on September 20. Japan did not exit the […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Asian Games 2026: India’s Star-Studded Cricket, Hockey And Kabaddi Teams Eye Gold In Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/asian-games-2026-indias-star-studded-cricket-hockey-and-kabaddi-teams",
        "published": "2026-09-18T03:56:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "India vs Japan Women's Asian Games quarter-final result and highlights as Shafali Verma powers IND to an 8-wicket win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/india-vs-japan-womens-asian-games-quarter-final-result-and-highlights",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Asian Games: Charani, Shafali help India beat Japan, to face Bangladesh in semis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/asian-games-charani-shafali-help-india-beat-japan-to-face-bangladesh",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:11:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ESPNcricinfo",
        "title": "Charani, Shafali power India past Japan and into Asian Games semi-finals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/charani-shafali-power-india-past-japan-and-into-asian-games-semi",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:32:58.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}