Japan vs Papua New Guinea — Match Centre
Japan won by 26 runs
Match details
- Status
- Result · Japan won by 26 runs
- Match
- Super Six, Match 12 · T20
- Scheduled start
- Mon 18 May 2026 · 11:00 AM Bangladesh time
Mon 18 May · 2:00 PM (local time, UTC+09:00) - Scheduled end
- Mon 18 May 2026 · 2:30 PM Bangladesh time
Mon 18 May · 5:30 PM (local time, UTC+09:00) - Scheduled length
- 3 h 30 min
- Data
- Scores fetched Tue 22 Sep 2026 · 7:04 PM Bangladesh time
Scorecard
Japan · 121/7 (20.0)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kendel Fleming (c) | lbw b Sese Bau | 45 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 136.36 |
| AAbhishek Anand | c Gaba Frank b Sese Bau | 15 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 93.75 |
| EEesam Rahman | c Gaba Frank b Assad Vala | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 88.89 |
| SSabaorish Ravichandran | st Hila Vare b Lega Siaka | 19 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 95.00 |
| IIbrahim Takahashi | run out (Sese Bau/Hila Vare) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| RReo Sakurano Thomas | c Gaba Frank b Sese Bau | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| WWataru Miyauchi | run out (Patrick Nou/Hila Vare) | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 |
| SShirai Patmore † | not out | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
 Charlie Hara-Hinze | not out | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Did not bat: Shoma Slater, Abdul Samad
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sese Bau | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6.00 |
| AAue Oru | 3.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.30 |
 Assad Vala | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.20 |
| JJohn Kariko | 3.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 |
| AAlei Nao | 2.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 |
 Lega Siaka | 3.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2.70 |
| GGaba Frank | 1.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19.00 |
Papua New Guinea · 95/8 (20.0)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sese Bau | c Shirai Patmore b Reo Sakurano Thomas | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
 Tony Ura | b Charlie Hara-Hinze | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 166.67 |
| Lega Siaka | c Shirai Patmore b Abdul Samad | 22 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 61.11 |
| PPatrick Nou | c Ibrahim Takahashi b Shoma Slater | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Assad Vala (c) | run out (Wataru Miyauchi) | 17 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 89.47 |
| BBoio Ray | c (sub)Declan Suzuki b Ibrahim Takahashi | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 |
| GGaba Frank | c Shoma Slater b Ibrahim Takahashi | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| AAlei Nao | not out | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| HHila Vare † | b Charlie Hara-Hinze | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 120.00 |
| JJohn Kariko | not out | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.00 |
Did not bat: Aue Oru
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAbdul Samad | 4.0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 |
| RReo Sakurano Thomas | 3.0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.70 |
| Charlie Hara-Hinze | 4.0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.50 |
| SShoma Slater | 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7.00 |
| IIbrahim Takahashi | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.80 |
| SSabaorish Ravichandran | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4.20 |
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| JPN v PNG Japan won by 26 runs | T20 · May 2026 |
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Info
| Result | Japan won by 26 runs |
| Match | Super Six, Match 12 · T20 |
| Series | ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2026 |
| Date & time | Mon 18 May 2026 · 11:00 AM Bangladesh time |
| Venue | Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano, Kanto |