5th Match, Group A, Nisshin, September 26, 2026, Nepal vs Japan, Asian Games Men’s Cricket T20 2026
Nepal 
vs Japan 
No result
Nepal vs Japan
Categories: Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition, Asian Games Men's Cricket T20 2026
No result| Nepal (15 ovs maximum) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Kushal Bhurtel c †Shirai-Patmore b Sakurano-Thomas | 4 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Aasif Sheikh † c Takahashi b Kusuda-Nairn | 21 | 15 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 140.00 |
| Sundeep Jora not out | 57 | 32 | 65 | 5 | 3 | 178.12 |
| Kushal Malla c †Shirai-Patmore b Suzuki | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Gulsan Jha c Hinze b Takahashi | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Lokesh Bam not out | 52 | 22 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 236.36 |
| Extras | 11 (b 2, lb 1, nb 2, w 6) | |||||
| Total | 149/4 (15 Ov, RR: 9.93) | |||||
| Japan – Playing XI |
|---|
| Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake |
| Reo Sakurano-Thomas |
| Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (c) |
| Benjamin Ito-Davis |
| Shirai-Patmore † |
| Ibrahim Takahashi |
| Charlie Hara-Hinze |
| Wataru Miyauchi |
| Declan Suzuki |
| Jake Kusuda-Nairn |
| Shoma Sugaya-Slater |
1-7 (Kushal Bhurtel, 2.2 ov), 2-62 (Aasif Sheikh, 6.5 ov), 3-66 (Kushal Malla, 7.5 ov), 4-84 (Gulsan Jha, 9.6 ov)
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| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reo Sakurano-Thomas | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3.50 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie Hara-Hinze | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Shoma Sugaya-Slater | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ibrahim Takahashi | 3 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 13.33 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Kusuda-Nairn | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Declan Suzuki | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.50 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Benjamin Ito-Davis | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.66 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Nepal (15 ovs maximum) – 149/4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Over | Score (Cumulative) | Wicket |
| 1 | 2/0 | – |
| 2 | 5/0 | – |
| 3 | 10/1 | Kushal Bhurtel |
| 4 | 22/1 | – |
| 5 | 31/1 | – |
| 6 | 43/1 | – |
| 7 | 63/2 | Aasif Sheikh |
| 8 | 66/3 | Kushal Malla |
| 9 | 74/3 | – |
| 10 | 84/4 | Gulsan Jha |
| 11 | 90/4 | – |
| 12 | 106/4 | – |
| 13 | 116/4 | – |
| 14 | 131/4 | – |
| 15 | 149/4 | – |
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| Match Details | |
|---|---|
| Ground | Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin |
| Toss | Japan, elected to field first |
| Series | Asian Games Men’s Cricket Competition |
| Season | 2026 |
| Match number | T20I no. 4147 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 09.00 start, First Session 09.00-10.30, Interval 10.30-10.50, Second Session 10.50-12.10 |
| Match days | 26 September 2026 – day (20-over match) |
| T20I debut | Jake Kusuda-Nairn |
| T20 debut | Jake Kusuda-Nairn |
| Umpires |
Faisal Afridi Prageeth Rambukwella |
| TV Umpire | Viswanadan Kalidas |
| Reserve Umpire | Nitin Menon |
| Match Referee | Narayanan Kutty |
| Points | Nepal 1, Japan 1 |
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