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
05010015020005101520Kuwait: 1 wicket in over 1, 8/1Kuwait: 1 wicket in over 8, 66/2Kuwait: 1 wicket in over 12, 90/3Kuwait: 1 wicket in over 18, 156/4Kuwait: 2 wickets in over 20, 177/6Japan: 1 wicket in over 3, 28/1Japan: 1 wicket in over 8, 73/2Japan: 1 wicket in over 12, 107/3Japan: 1 wicket in over 16, 152/4Japan: 1 wicket in over 19, 177/5

Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

Runs per over

Kuwaitwicket
09185101520Over 1: 8 runs, 1 wicketOver 2: 6 runsOver 3: 7 runsOver 4: 6 runsOver 5: 8 runsOver 6: 18 runsOver 7: 11 runsOver 8: 2 runs, 1 wicketOver 9: 6 runsOver 10: 5 runsOver 11: 12 runsOver 12: 1 run, 1 wicketOver 13: 6 runsOver 14: 13 runsOver 15: 14 runsOver 16: 10 runsOver 17: 7 runsOver 18: 16 runs, 1 wicketOver 19: 15 runsOver 20: 6 runs, 2 wickets
Japanwicket
09185101520Over 1: 8 runsOver 2: 14 runsOver 3: 6 runs, 1 wicketOver 4: 13 runsOver 5: 16 runsOver 6: 6 runsOver 7: 3 runsOver 8: 7 runs, 1 wicketOver 9: 12 runsOver 10: 10 runsOver 11: 3 runsOver 12: 9 runs, 1 wicketOver 13: 10 runsOver 14: 14 runsOver 15: 11 runsOver 16: 10 runs, 1 wicketOver 17: 5 runsOver 18: 14 runsOver 19: 6 runs, 1 wicketOver 20: 1 run

Kuwait innings 177/6 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
R Sandaruwanb Abdul Samad451080.0
CV Antoc D Suzuki b S Ravichandran342831121.4
Meet Bhavsarc I Takahashi b S Ravichandran292431120.8
Ali Zaheerc Abhishek Anand b D Suzuki413141132.3
Yasin Patelc A Patmore b D Suzuki402813142.9
Bilal Tahirnot out8410200.0
MNM Aslamc B Ito-Davis b D Suzuki4310133.3
Shiraz Khannot out1100100.0
Extras16
Total6 wickets, 20 overs177

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)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
Abdul Samad201517.50700
C Hinze201407.00500
I Takahashi3030010.00630
S Sugaya-Slater3033011.00320
S Ravichandran401624.001100
Esam Rahman201909.50523
B Ito-Davis2025012.50310
D Suzuki2022311.00511
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
145R Sandaruwan 4, CV Anto 0
26243CV Anto 29, Meet Bhavsar 29
32422CV Anto 5, Ali Zaheer 14
46638Ali Zaheer 27, Yasin Patel 33
5168Yasin Patel 7, Bilal Tahir 8
643Bilal Tahir 0, MNM Aslam 4
Unbroken11Bilal Tahir 0, Shiraz Khan 1

Japan innings 178/5 (19.3 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
K Kadowaki-Flemingrun out (NT Rajendran)281950147.4
Abhishek Anandc R Sandaruwan b Aqif Farooq240050.0
Esam Rahmanc Yasin Patel b Shiraz Khan643992164.1
S Ravichandranrun out (Shiraz Khan)392931134.5
I Takahashic Aqif Farooq b Yasin Patel261503173.3
B Ito-Davisnot out680075.0
D Suzukinot out130033.3
Extras12
Total5 wickets, 19.3 overs178

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)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
Aqif Farooq4043110.75800
Yasin Patel403719.25710
NT Rajendran402907.25720
A Chenthamara402606.50800
MNM Aslam1.301107.33400
Shiraz Khan2023111.50300
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
12716K Kadowaki-Fleming 25, Abhishek Anand 2
24130K Kadowaki-Fleming 3, Esam Rahman 33
33824Esam Rahman 31, S Ravichandran 7
44626S Ravichandran 13, I Takahashi 26
52518S Ravichandran 19, B Ito-Davis 6
Unbroken13B Ito-Davis 0, D Suzuki 1

Match details

Toss
Japan, chose to field
Player of the match
Esam Rahman
Ground
Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1), Oman
Season
2025/26
Umpires
PJ Gillespie, Shiju Sam
Match referee
Kent Hannam
Source
Cricsheet match 1503454