New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Left-arm spinner Shree Charani continued her impressive run with another four-wicket haul as India thumped Japan by eight wickets in their Asian Games 2026 quarterfinal in Nisshan on Friday.

The left-arm spinner returned figures of 4/10 from four overs, helping restrict the hosts to 57 before India completed the chase in just five overs.

The performance added another chapter to Charani's rapid rise in international cricket. But her journey to becoming one of India's leading left-arm spin options began several years before her international debut.

Born on 4 August, 2004, Charani is a left-arm orthodox spinner from YSR Kadapa district in Andhra Pradesh. She developed an interest in cricket at a young age and receiv...