Japan vs Papua New Guinea
Japan vs Papua New Guinea, ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier, 18 May 2026
Result
Japan
(20 ov)
121/7
Papua New Guinea
(20 ov)
95/8
Japan won by 26 runs
Full scorecard
Japan — 1st innings
121/7 (20 ov)| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Kadowaki-Fleming | lbw b S Bau | 45 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 136.36 |
| Abhishek Anand | c Gaba Frank b S Bau | 15 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 93.75 |
| Esam Rahman | c Gaba Frank b A Vala | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 88.89 |
| S Ravichandran | st HGV Vare b L Siaka | 19 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 95.00 |
| I Takahashi | run out (S Bau/HGV Vare) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| R Sakurano-Thomas | c Gaba Frank b S Bau | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| W Miyauchi | run out (Patrick Nou/HGV Vare) | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 |
| A Patmore * | not out | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| C Hinze * | not out | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | (lb 1) | 1 | ||||
| Total | 7 wkts, 20 ov | 121 | ||||
Did not bat Abdul Samad, S Sugaya-Slater
Fall of wickets 1-39 (Abhishek Anand, 6.1 ov), 2-51 (Esam Rahman, 8.4 ov), 3-78 (K Kadowaki-Fleming, 10.3 ov), 4-80 (I Takahashi, 11.3 ov), 5-95 (R Sakurano-Thomas, 14.1 ov), 6-99 (S Ravichandran, 15.4 ov), 7-109 (W Miyauchi, 17.5 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Bau | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Aue Oru | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 | 0 | 0 |
| A Vala | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | 0 | 0 |
| J Kariko | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| A Nao | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
| L Siaka | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaba Frank | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19.00 | 0 | 0 |
Papua New Guinea — 2nd innings
T 122 95/8 (20 ov)| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Bau | c A Patmore b R Sakurano-Thomas | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| TP Ura | b C Hinze | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 166.67 |
| L Siaka | c A Patmore b Abdul Samad | 22 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 61.11 |
| Patrick Nou | c I Takahashi b S Sugaya-Slater | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| A Vala | run out (W Miyauchi) | 17 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 89.47 |
| Boio Ray | c sub (D Suzuki) b I Takahashi | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Gaba Frank | c S Sugaya-Slater b I Takahashi | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| A Nao * | not out | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| HGV Vare | b C Hinze | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 120.00 |
| J Kariko * | not out | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.00 |
| Extras | (b 2, w 2, nb 1) | 5 | ||||
| Total | 8 wkts, 20 ov | 95 | ||||
Did not bat Aue Oru
Fall of wickets 1-3 (S Bau, 1.3 ov), 2-19 (TP Ura, 4.4 ov), 3-25 (Patrick Nou, 5.3 ov), 4-62 (L Siaka, 12.3 ov), 5-63 (A Vala, 13.2 ov), 6-68 (Gaba Frank, 14.5 ov), 7-77 (Boio Ray, 16.3 ov), 8-84 (HGV Vare, 17.5 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Samad | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 |
| R Sakurano-Thomas | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.67 | 0 | 0 |
| C Hinze | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 |
| S Sugaya-Slater | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7.00 | 2 | 1 |
| I Takahashi | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.75 | 0 | 0 |
| S Ravichandran | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 |
Japan — 1st innings · 20 overs
Runs per over
peak 19
Over 1
S Bau
•
4
•
•
•
6
10 runs
Over 2
Aue Oru
•
1
•
•
4
1
6 runs
Over 3
A Vala
1
1
1
4
1
•
8 runs
Over 4
J Kariko
•
1
•
1
•
•
2 runs
Over 5
A Nao
•
1
1
1
1
•
4 runs
Over 6
Aue Oru
•
2
•
3
4
•
9 runs
Over 7
S Bau
W
1
1
1
•
•
3 runs 1 wkt
Over 8
L Siaka
•
•
1
1
1
1
4 runs
Over 9
A Vala
1
•
4
W
1
•
6 runs 1 wkt
Over 10
Gaba Frank
1
4
6
1
6
1
19 runs
Over 11
S Bau
1
6
W
1
1
•
9 runs 1 wkt
Over 12
L Siaka
•
•
W
•
•
•
0 runs 1 wkt
Over 13
A Vala
•
2
1
2
1
1
7 runs
Over 14
J Kariko
•
1
1
1
4
1
8 runs
Over 15
S Bau
W
1
•
1
•
•
2 runs 1 wkt
Over 16
L Siaka
1
•
1
W
1
1
4 runs 1 wkt
Over 17
A Vala
1
1
1
•
1
•
4 runs
Over 18
J Kariko
1
1
1
•
W
1
4 runs 1 wkt
Over 19
A Nao
2
1
1
•
1
1
6 runs
Over 20
Aue Oru
•
1lb
1
1
1
1
5 runs
Papua New Guinea — 2nd innings · 20 overs
Runs per over
peak 9
Over 1
Abdul Samad
•
•
1
1
•
•
2 runs
Over 2
R Sakurano-Thomas
1
•
W
•
•
•
1 run 1 wkt
Over 3
Abdul Samad
1
•
•
•
1
6
8 runs
Over 4
R Sakurano-Thomas
•
•
1
•
4
1
6 runs
Over 5
C Hinze
1
•
1
W
•
4
6 runs 1 wkt
Over 6
S Sugaya-Slater
2wd
•
•
W
1
1
nb
2
7 runs 1 wkt
Over 7
C Hinze
•
•
1
•
1
•
2 runs
Over 8
I Takahashi
1
4
•
•
2
•
7 runs
Over 9
S Ravichandran
•
•
•
•
1
1
2 runs
Over 10
I Takahashi
1
1
2
1
1
1
7 runs
Over 11
Abdul Samad
•
1
1
1
1
•
4 runs
Over 12
S Ravichandran
1
•
•
1
4
1
7 runs
Over 13
Abdul Samad
1
2
W
•
•
1
4 runs 1 wkt
Over 14
C Hinze
•
W
•
•
2
1
3 runs 1 wkt
Over 15
I Takahashi
•
1
1
•
W
•
2 runs 1 wkt
Over 16
S Ravichandran
•
1
•
1
4
•
6 runs
Over 17
I Takahashi
1
2
W
•
•
•
3 runs 1 wkt
Over 18
C Hinze
•
•
1
6
W
•
7 runs 1 wkt
Over 19
S Ravichandran
•
•
•
•
1
1
2 runs
Over 20
R Sakurano-Thomas
1
•
1
4
1
2b
9 runs
Run progression
Japan 120
Papua New Guinea 95
wicket
Overs
Partnerships
Japan — 1st innings
1
39
K Kadowaki-Fleming 24 · Abhishek Anand 15
2
12
Esam Rahman 8 · K Kadowaki-Fleming 4
3
27
K Kadowaki-Fleming 17 · S Ravichandran 10
4
2
S Ravichandran 1 · I Takahashi 1
5
15
R Sakurano-Thomas 9 · S Ravichandran 6
6
4
W Miyauchi 2 · S Ravichandran 2
7
9
W Miyauchi 4 · A Patmore 5
8
12
C Hinze 7 · A Patmore 4
Papua New Guinea — 2nd innings
1
3
S Bau 1 · TP Ura 2
2
16
L Siaka 3 · TP Ura 13
3
6
Patrick Nou 4
4
37
L Siaka 19 · A Vala 17
5
1
Boio Ray 1
6
5
Gaba Frank 4 · Boio Ray 1
7
9
Boio Ray 7 · A Nao 2
8
7
HGV Vare 6 · A Nao 1
9
11
A Nao 2 · J Kariko 7
Bars show the full stand including extras; the two figures beside each are the runs each batter made off the bat.