Kuwait v Japan
Group B, match 5 · Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amarat · 9 Oct 2025
Japan won by 5 wickets
Kuwait innings177/620 overs
Japan innings178/519.3 overs · target 178
The worm
KuwaitJapan
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
Kuwaitwicket
Japanwicket
Kuwait innings 177/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Sandaruwan | b Abdul Samad | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 |
| CV Anto | c D Suzuki b S Ravichandran | 34 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 121.4 |
| Meet Bhavsar | c I Takahashi b S Ravichandran | 29 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 120.8 |
| Ali Zaheer | c Abhishek Anand b D Suzuki | 41 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 132.3 |
| Yasin Patel | c A Patmore b D Suzuki | 40 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 142.9 |
| Bilal Tahir | not out | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 200.0 |
| MNM Aslam | c B Ito-Davis b D Suzuki | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.3 |
| Shiraz Khan | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 16 | |||||
| Total | 6 wickets, 20 overs | 177 | ||||
Did not bat: Aqif Farooq, NT Rajendran, A Chenthamara
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (R Sandaruwan, 0.5 ov), 66-2 (Meet Bhavsar, 7.6 ov), 90-3 (CV Anto, 11.4 ov), 156-4 (Ali Zaheer, 17.6 ov), 172-5 (Yasin Patel, 19.2 ov), 176-6 (MNM Aslam, 19.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Samad | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.50 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| C Hinze | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| I Takahashi | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10.00 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| S Sugaya-Slater | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11.00 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| S Ravichandran | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4.00 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Esam Rahman | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| B Ito-Davis | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| D Suzuki | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 11.00 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | R Sandaruwan 4, CV Anto 0 |
| 2 | 62 | 43 | CV Anto 29, Meet Bhavsar 29 |
| 3 | 24 | 22 | CV Anto 5, Ali Zaheer 14 |
| 4 | 66 | 38 | Ali Zaheer 27, Yasin Patel 33 |
| 5 | 16 | 8 | Yasin Patel 7, Bilal Tahir 8 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Bilal Tahir 0, MNM Aslam 4 |
| Unbroken | 1 | 1 | Bilal Tahir 0, Shiraz Khan 1 |
Japan innings 178/5 (19.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Kadowaki-Fleming | run out (NT Rajendran) | 28 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 147.4 |
| Abhishek Anand | c R Sandaruwan b Aqif Farooq | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Esam Rahman | c Yasin Patel b Shiraz Khan | 64 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 164.1 |
| S Ravichandran | run out (Shiraz Khan) | 39 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 134.5 |
| I Takahashi | c Aqif Farooq b Yasin Patel | 26 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 173.3 |
| B Ito-Davis | not out | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
| D Suzuki | not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Extras | 12 | |||||
| Total | 5 wickets, 19.3 overs | 178 | ||||
Did not bat: Abdul Samad, S Sugaya-Slater, C Hinze, A Patmore
Fall of wickets: 27-1 (Abhishek Anand, 2.4 ov), 68-2 (K Kadowaki-Fleming, 7.4 ov), 106-3 (Esam Rahman, 11.4 ov), 152-4 (I Takahashi, 15.6 ov), 177-5 (S Ravichandran, 18.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqif Farooq | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Yasin Patel | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| NT Rajendran | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| A Chenthamara | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| MNM Aslam | 1.3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7.33 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Shiraz Khan | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | 16 | K Kadowaki-Fleming 25, Abhishek Anand 2 |
| 2 | 41 | 30 | K Kadowaki-Fleming 3, Esam Rahman 33 |
| 3 | 38 | 24 | Esam Rahman 31, S Ravichandran 7 |
| 4 | 46 | 26 | S Ravichandran 13, I Takahashi 26 |
| 5 | 25 | 18 | S Ravichandran 19, B Ito-Davis 6 |
| Unbroken | 1 | 3 | B Ito-Davis 0, D Suzuki 1 |
Match details
- Toss
- Japan, chose to field
- Player of the match
- Esam Rahman
- Season
- 2025/26
- Umpires
- PJ Gillespie, Shiju Sam
- Match referee
- Kent Hannam
- Source
- Cricsheet match 1503454