1st Match, Group A, Nisshin, September 24, 2026, Afghanistan vs Japan, Asian Games Men’s Cricket T20 2026
Afghanistan 
vs Japan 
Afghanistan won by 48 runs
Afghanistan vs Japan
Categories: Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition, Asian Games Men's Cricket T20 2026
Afghanistan won by 48 runs| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Akram | st †Shirai-Patmore b Ito-Davis | 34 | 29 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 117.24 |
| Hassan Eisakhil | lbw b Sakurano-Thomas | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Karim Janat | c Yamamoto-Lake b Takahashi | 21 | 23 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 91.30 |
| Darwish Rasooli (c) | c Miyauchi b Sugaya-Slater | 29 | 27 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 107.40 |
| Najibullah Zadran | c Yamamoto-Lake b Takahashi | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 63.63 |
| Mohammad Ishaq † | not out | 25 | 17 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 147.05 |
| Ismat Alam | c †Shirai-Patmore b Sugaya-Slater | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | (lb 2, w 5) | 7 | |||||
| Total | 129/6 (20 Ov, RR: 6.45) | ||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake | c Karim Janat b Abdollah Ahmadzai | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Reo Sakurano-Thomas | b Arab Gul | 23 | 24 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 95.83 |
|
Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (c) | b Nangeyalia Khan | 14 | 17 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 82.35 |
|
Benjamin Ito-Davis | b Nangeyalia Khan | 17 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 212.50 |
|
Shirai-Patmore † | b Najibullah Zadran | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
|
Ibrahim Takahashi | c Ismat Alam b Arab Gul | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
|
Charlie Hara-Hinze | c Ismat Alam b Arab Gul | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Wataru Miyauchi | b Abdollah Ahmadzai | 9 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 64.28 |
|
Declan Suzuki | b Arab Gul | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Makoto Taniyama | not out | 4 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
|
Shoma Sugaya-Slater | b Nangeyalia Khan | 5 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Extras | (lb 2, w 3) | 5 | |||||
| Total | 81 (19.3 Ov, RR: 4.15) | ||||||
1-14 (Hassan Eisakhil, 3.1 ov), 2-52 (Karim Janat, 9.2 ov), 3-68 (Mohammad Akram, 12.4 ov), 4-79 (Najibullah Zadran, 15.1 ov), 5-123 (Darwish Rasooli, 19.2 ov), 6-129 (Ismat Alam, 19.6 ov)
1-0 (Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, 0.3 ov), 2-31 (Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, 5.5 ov), 3-53 (Benjamin Ito-Davis, 7.4 ov), 4-60 (Shirai-Patmore, 10.3 ov), 5-60 (Reo Sakurano-Thomas, 11.1 ov), 6-60 (Charlie Hara-Hinze, 11.6 ov), 7-63 (Ibrahim Takahashi, 13.2 ov), 8-63 (Declan Suzuki, 13.6 ov), 9-74 (Wataru Miyauchi, 16.5 ov), 10-81 (Shoma Sugaya-Slater, 19.3 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Abdollah Ahmadzai | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4.33 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
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Faridoon Dawoodzai | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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Karim Janat | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
|
Nangeyalia Khan | 3.3 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 5.42 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
|
Arab Gul | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2.00 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
|
Najibullah Zadran | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2.33 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Reo Sakurano-Thomas | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
|
Charlie Hara-Hinze | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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Shoma Sugaya-Slater | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 6.00 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
|
Declan Suzuki | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|
Ibrahim Takahashi | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.75 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
|
Makoto Taniyama | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|
Benjamin Ito-Davis | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Over | Cumulative Score | Wickets Fallen | Wicket(s) in the Over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3/0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | 13/0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | 14/0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | 17/1 | 1 | Hassan Eisakhil |
| 5 | 26/1 | 1 | — |
| 6 | 39/1 | 1 | — |
| 7 | 43/1 | 1 | — |
| 8 | 46/1 | 1 | — |
| 9 | 51/1 | 1 | — |
| 10 | 60/2 | 2 | Karim Janat |
| 11 | 64/2 | 2 | — |
| 12 | 66/2 | 2 | — |
| 13 | 69/3 | 3 | Mohammad Akram |
| 14 | 72/3 | 3 | — |
| 15 | 78/3 | 3 | — |
| 16 | 83/4 | 4 | Najibullah Zadran |
| 17 | 93/4 | 4 | — |
| 18 | 108/4 | 4 | — |
| 19 | 121/5 | 5 | Darwish Rasooli |
| 20 | 129/6 | 6 | Ismat Alam |
| Over | Cumulative Score | Wickets Fallen | Wicket(s) in the Over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2/1 | 1 | Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake |
| 2 | 11/1 | 1 | — |
| 3 | 21/1 | 1 | — |
| 4 | 24/1 | 1 | — |
| 5 | 29/1 | 1 | — |
| 6 | 31/2 | 2 | Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming |
| 7 | 41/2 | 2 | — |
| 8 | 54/3 | 3 | Benjamin Ito-Davis |
| 9 | 56/3 | 3 | — |
| 10 | 59/3 | 3 | — |
| 11 | 60/4 | 4 | Shirai-Patmore |
| 12 | 60/6 | 6 | Reo Sakurano-Thomas, Charlie Hara-Hinze |
| 13 | 63/6 | 6 | — |
| 14 | 63/8 | 8 | Ibrahim Takahashi, Declan Suzuki |
| 15 | 66/8 | 8 | — |
| 16 | 72/8 | 8 | — |
| 17 | 74/9 | 9 | Wataru Miyauchi |
| 18 | 78/9 | 9 | — |
| 19 | 79/9 | 9 | — |
| 19.3 | 81/10 | 10 | Shoma Sugaya-Slater |
Ground
Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin
Toss Japan, elected to field first
Series
Asian Games Men’s Cricket Competition
Season
2026
Match number
T20I no. 4140
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
24 September 2026 – day (20-over match)
Malaysia –
Viswanadan Kalidas
Bangladesh –
Gazi Sohel
India –
Narayanan Kutty
Points
Afghanistan 2, Japan 0
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