Mai Yanagida

Mai Yanagida^[a] (born 1 December 1992) is a Japanese international cricketer.^[2] In April 2019, she captained Japan's squad in the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier EAP tournament in Vanuatu.^[3] She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut against Indonesia in the Women's Qualifier EAP tournament on 6 May 2019.^[4] She also played for the national team in the 2013 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, and was part of her country's team at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.^[1][5]

Mai Yanagida

Personal information
Full name	Mai Yanagida
Born	(1992-12-01) 1 December 1992 (age 32) Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Japan (2019–present)
T20I debut (cap 11)	6 May 2019 v Indonesia
Last T20I	13 October 2024 v Hong Kong
Career statistics
Competition WT20I Matches 43 Runs scored 482 Batting average 15.06 100s/50s 0/2 Top score 64* Balls bowled 509 Wickets 25 Bowling average 16.49 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/8 Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 October 2024

Born in Kanagawa, Yanagida played softball in her youth and first played cricket as a student at Waseda University.^[6][7]