Japan vs Nepal, Match 8 - Scorecard
ResultT20IICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia & EAP Qualifier 2025/26· Group stage, Group B· Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amarat·
Japan131/8(20 ov)
Nepal132/5(18 ov)
Nepal won by 5 wickets
Japan innings
131/8 (20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming | c RK Paudel b Gulsan Jha | 60 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 130.43 |
| Abhishek Anand | run out (DS Airee) | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Esam Rahman | c S Jora b Sompal Kami | 31 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 124.00 |
| I Takahashi | b Gulsan Jha | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| S Ravichandran | b S Lamichhane | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| B Ito-Davis | c S Lamichhane b NK Yadav | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 141.67 |
| D Suzuki | c S Jora b S Lamichhane | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| R Sakurano-Thomas | run out (†Aasif Sheikh/RK Paudel) | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Charlie Hara-Hinze | not out | 0* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| A Patmore † | not out | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 2, lb 4, w 7) | 13 | ||||
| Total | 20 Ov (RR 6.55) | 131/8 | ||||
Did not bat: S Sugaya-Slater
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (Abhishek Anand, 3.2 ov), 97-2 (Esam Rahman, 12.5 ov), 99-3 (K Kadowaki-Fleming, 13.3 ov), 102-4 (S Ravichandran, 14.3 ov), 104-5 (I Takahashi, 15.1 ov), 109-6 (D Suzuki, 17 ov), 127-7 (R Sakurano-Thomas, 19.1 ov), 130-8 (B Ito-Davis, 19.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sompal Kami | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Nandan Yadav | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5.33 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gulsan Jha | 4 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 5.00 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | K Kadowaki-Fleming 6(12) & Abhishek Anand 1(8) | 11 | 20 |
| 2nd | Esam Rahman 31(25) & K Kadowaki-Fleming 53(32) | 86 | 57 |
| 3rd | I Takahashi 1(2) & K Kadowaki-Fleming 1(2) | 2 | 4 |
| 4th | S Ravichandran 1(5) & I Takahashi 2(1) | 3 | 6 |
| 5th | B Ito-Davis 1(2) & I Takahashi 1(2) | 2 | 4 |
| 6th | D Suzuki 1(9) & B Ito-Davis 2(2) | 5 | 11 |
| 7th | B Ito-Davis 14(7) & R Sakurano-Thomas 3(6) | 18 | 13 |
| 8th | C Hinze 0(3) & B Ito-Davis 0(1) | 3 | 4 |
| 9th | A Patmore 0(1) & C Hinze 0(0) | 1* | 1 |
Nepal innings
132/5 (18 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtel | c K Kadowaki-Fleming b S Sugaya-Slater | 21 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Aasif Sheikh † | c I Takahashi b S Sugaya-Slater | 38 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 180.95 |
| Rohit Kumar | lbw b S Ravichandran | 18 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 94.74 |
| Sundeep Jora | c B Ito-Davis b R Sakurano-Thomas | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Kushal Malla | c & b D Suzuki | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | not out | 14* | 14 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Gulsan Jha | not out | 28* | 20 | 1 | 2 | 140.00 |
| Extras | (w 4) | 4 | ||||
| Total | 18 Ov (RR 7.33) · Target 132 from 20 ov | 132/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 36-1 (K Bhurtel, 5 ov), 63-2 (Aasif Sheikh, 7.2 ov), 76-3 (S Jora, 10 ov), 90-4 (Kushal Malla, 12 ov), 90-5 (RK Paudel, 12.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Sakurano-Thomas | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Hara-Hinze | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| S Sugaya-Slater | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Esam Rahman | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S Ravichandran | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| I Takahashi | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D Suzuki | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.50 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | K Bhurtel 21(21) & Aasif Sheikh 13(9) | 36 | 30 |
| 2nd | Aasif Sheikh 25(12) & RK Paudel 1(2) | 27 | 14 |
| 3rd | S Jora 5(7) & RK Paudel 7(9) | 13 | 16 |
| 4th | RK Paudel 10(6) & Kushal Malla 4(6) | 14 | 12 |
| 5th | RK Paudel 0(2) & DS Airee 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
| 6th | Gulsan Jha 28(20) & DS Airee 14(14) | 42* | 34 |