Kuwait vs Japan
Kuwait vs Japan, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia & EAP Qualifier, 9 Oct 2025 T20
Result
Kuwait
(20 ov)
177/6
Japan
(19.3 ov)
178/5
Japan won by 5 wickets
Full scorecard
Kuwait — 1st innings
177/6 (20 ov)| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Sandaruwan | b Abdul Samad | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| CV Anto | c D Suzuki b S Ravichandran | 34 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 121.43 |
| Meet Bhavsar | c I Takahashi b S Ravichandran | 29 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 120.83 |
| Ali Zaheer | c Abhishek Anand b D Suzuki | 41 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 132.26 |
| Yasin Patel | c A Patmore b D Suzuki | 40 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 142.86 |
| Bilal Tahir * | not out | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| MNM Aslam | c B Ito-Davis b D Suzuki | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Shiraz Khan * | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 2, w 9, nb 4) | 16 | ||||
| Total | 6 wkts, 20 ov | 177 | ||||
Did not bat NT Rajendran, A Chenthamara, Aqif Farooq
Fall of wickets 1-4 (R Sandaruwan, 0.5 ov), 2-66 (Meet Bhavsar, 7.6 ov), 3-90 (CV Anto, 11.4 ov), 4-156 (Ali Zaheer, 17.6 ov), 5-172 (Yasin Patel, 19.2 ov), 6-176 (MNM Aslam, 19.5 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Samad | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 |
| C Hinze | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 |
| I Takahashi | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10.00 | 3 | 0 |
| S Sugaya-Slater | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11.00 | 2 | 0 |
| S Ravichandran | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Esam Rahman | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 | 2 | 3 |
| B Ito-Davis | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 | 1 | 0 |
| D Suzuki | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 11.00 | 1 | 1 |
Japan — 2nd innings
T 178 178/5 (19.3 ov)| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Kadowaki-Fleming | run out (NT Rajendran) | 28 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 147.37 |
| Abhishek Anand | c R Sandaruwan b Aqif Farooq | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Esam Rahman | c Yasin Patel b Shiraz Khan | 64 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 164.10 |
| S Ravichandran | run out (Shiraz Khan) | 39 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 134.48 |
| I Takahashi | c Aqif Farooq b Yasin Patel | 26 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 173.33 |
| B Ito-Davis * | not out | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| D Suzuki * | not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Extras | (b 8, lb 1, w 3) | 12 | ||||
| Total | 5 wkts, 19.3 ov | 178 | ||||
Did not bat A Patmore, C Hinze, S Sugaya-Slater, Abdul Samad
Fall of wickets 1-27 (Abhishek Anand, 2.4 ov), 2-68 (K Kadowaki-Fleming, 7.4 ov), 3-106 (Esam Rahman, 11.4 ov), 4-152 (I Takahashi, 15.6 ov), 5-177 (S Ravichandran, 18.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqif Farooq | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Yasin Patel | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 | 1 | 0 |
| NT Rajendran | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 | 2 | 0 |
| A Chenthamara | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 | 0 | 0 |
| MNM Aslam | 1.3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Shiraz Khan | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11.50 | 0 | 0 |
Kuwait — 1st innings · 20 overs
Runs per over
peak 18
Over 1
Abdul Samad
•
•
4
•
W
4
8 runs 1 wkt
Over 2
C Hinze
•
1
•
•
1
4
6 runs
Over 3
Abdul Samad
1
•
•
2
4
•
7 runs
Over 4
I Takahashi
•
1
1
•
2
2
6 runs
Over 5
C Hinze
1
•
•
1
2
4
8 runs
Over 6
I Takahashi
2wd
wd
1
4
4
•
6
•
18 runs
Over 7
S Sugaya-Slater
1
1
•
wd
6
1
1
11 runs
Over 8
S Ravichandran
1
•
1
•
•
W
2 runs 1 wkt
Over 9
Esam Rahman
•
wd
nb
•
1lb
•
1
2
6 runs
Over 10
S Ravichandran
1
2
1b
•
•
1
5 runs
Over 11
B Ito-Davis
1
wd
1
•
6
2
1
12 runs
Over 12
S Ravichandran
•
•
1
W
•
•
1 run 1 wkt
Over 13
I Takahashi
1
•
2
1
•
2
6 runs
Over 14
B Ito-Davis
•
6
2
1
•
4
13 runs
Over 15
Esam Rahman
1
•
1
6
wd
nb
•
1nb
2
14 runs
Over 16
S Ravichandran
2
1
1
4
1lb
1
10 runs
Over 17
S Sugaya-Slater
1
1
1
•
2
2
7 runs
Over 18
D Suzuki
4
1
•
1nb
wd
4
4
W
16 runs 1 wkt
Over 19
S Sugaya-Slater
6
wd
•
1
2
4
1
15 runs
Over 20
D Suzuki
1
W
4
•
W
1
6 runs 2 wkt
Japan — 2nd innings · 20 overs
Runs per over
peak 16
Over 1
Aqif Farooq
4
2
•
1
•
1
8 runs
Over 2
Yasin Patel
1
4
4
•
4
1
14 runs
Over 3
Aqif Farooq
4
•
1
W
•
1lb
6 runs 1 wkt
Over 4
NT Rajendran
4
•
4b
4
1
•
13 runs
Over 5
Aqif Farooq
4
•
•
4
4
4
16 runs
Over 6
NT Rajendran
1
•
4
1
•
•
6 runs
Over 7
A Chenthamara
1
•
1
•
•
1
3 runs
Over 8
NT Rajendran
1
1
•
W
1
4
7 runs 1 wkt
Over 9
A Chenthamara
•
2
4
4
•
2
12 runs
Over 10
MNM Aslam
1
2
•
6
1
•
10 runs
Over 11
Yasin Patel
1
•
1
1
•
•
3 runs
Over 12
Shiraz Khan
6
1
1
W
1
•
9 runs 1 wkt
Over 13
Yasin Patel
1
1
6
•
1
1
10 runs
Over 14
Shiraz Khan
1
6
1
•
2
4
14 runs
Over 15
NT Rajendran
4b
1
1
1
2wd
1
1
11 runs
Over 16
Yasin Patel
1
6
1
1
•
wd
W
10 runs 1 wkt
Over 17
A Chenthamara
1
•
1
1
1
1
5 runs
Over 18
Aqif Farooq
2
1
1
6
•
4
14 runs
Over 19
A Chenthamara
•
1
2
1
2
W
6 runs 1 wkt
Over 20
MNM Aslam
•
•
1
1 run
Run progression
Kuwait 177
Japan 178
wicket
Overs
Partnerships
Kuwait — 1st innings
1
4
R Sandaruwan 4
2
62
Meet Bhavsar 29 · CV Anto 29
3
24
Ali Zaheer 14 · CV Anto 5
4
66
Yasin Patel 31 · Ali Zaheer 27
5
16
Yasin Patel 7 · Bilal Tahir 8
6
4
MNM Aslam 4
7
1
Shiraz Khan 1
Japan — 2nd innings
1
27
K Kadowaki-Fleming 25 · Abhishek Anand 2
2
41
Esam Rahman 33 · K Kadowaki-Fleming 3
3
38
Esam Rahman 31 · S Ravichandran 7
4
46
I Takahashi 26 · S Ravichandran 13
5
25
S Ravichandran 19 · B Ito-Davis 6
6
1
D Suzuki 1
Bars show the full stand including extras; the two figures beside each are the runs each batter made off the bat.