Japan v Papua New Guinea
match 21 · Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano · 18 May 2026
Japan won by 26 runs
Japan innings121/720 overs
Papua New Guinea innings95/820 overs · target 122
The worm
JapanPapua New Guinea
Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.
Runs per over
Japanwicket
Papua New Guineawicket
Japan innings 121/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Kadowaki-Fleming | lbw b S Bau | 45 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 136.4 |
| Abhishek Anand | c Gaba Frank b S Bau | 15 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 93.8 |
| Esam Rahman | c Gaba Frank b A Vala | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 88.9 |
| S Ravichandran | st HGV Vare b L Siaka | 19 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 95.0 |
| I Takahashi | run out (S Bau/HGV Vare) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| R Sakurano-Thomas | c Gaba Frank b S Bau | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| W Miyauchi | run out (Patrick Nou/HGV Vare) | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 |
| A Patmore | not out | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
| C Hinze | not out | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 1 | |||||
| Total | 7 wickets, 20 overs | 121 | ||||
Did not bat: Abdul Samad, S Sugaya-Slater
Fall of wickets: 39-1 (Abhishek Anand, 6.1 ov), 51-2 (Esam Rahman, 8.4 ov), 78-3 (K Kadowaki-Fleming, 10.3 ov), 80-4 (I Takahashi, 11.3 ov), 95-5 (R Sakurano-Thomas, 14.1 ov), 99-6 (S Ravichandran, 15.4 ov), 109-7 (W Miyauchi, 17.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Bau | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6.00 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Aue Oru | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| A Vala | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| J Kariko | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| A Nao | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| L Siaka | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2.67 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaba Frank | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | 37 | K Kadowaki-Fleming 24, Abhishek Anand 15 |
| 2 | 12 | 15 | K Kadowaki-Fleming 4, Esam Rahman 8 |
| 3 | 27 | 11 | K Kadowaki-Fleming 17, S Ravichandran 10 |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | S Ravichandran 1, I Takahashi 1 |
| 5 | 15 | 16 | S Ravichandran 6, R Sakurano-Thomas 9 |
| 6 | 4 | 9 | S Ravichandran 2, W Miyauchi 2 |
| 7 | 10 | 13 | W Miyauchi 5, A Patmore 5 |
| Unbroken | 12 | 13 | A Patmore 4, C Hinze 7 |
Papua New Guinea innings 95/8 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Bau | c A Patmore b R Sakurano-Thomas | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| TP Ura | b C Hinze | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 166.7 |
| L Siaka | c A Patmore b Abdul Samad | 22 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 61.1 |
| Patrick Nou | c I Takahashi b S Sugaya-Slater | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.0 |
| A Vala | run out (W Miyauchi) | 17 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 89.5 |
| Boio Ray | c D Suzuki b I Takahashi | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 |
| Gaba Frank | c S Sugaya-Slater b I Takahashi | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| A Nao | not out | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| HGV Vare | b C Hinze | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 120.0 |
| J Kariko | not out | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140.0 |
| Extras | 5 | |||||
| Total | 8 wickets, 20 overs | 95 | ||||
Did not bat: Aue Oru
Fall of wickets: 3-1 (S Bau, 1.3 ov), 19-2 (TP Ura, 4.4 ov), 25-3 (Patrick Nou, 5.3 ov), 62-4 (L Siaka, 12.3 ov), 63-5 (A Vala, 13.2 ov), 68-6 (Gaba Frank, 14.5 ov), 77-7 (Boio Ray, 16.3 ov), 84-8 (HGV Vare, 17.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Samad | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| R Sakurano-Thomas | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.67 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| C Hinze | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.50 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| S Sugaya-Slater | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7.00 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| I Takahashi | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.75 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| S Ravichandran | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4.25 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wicket | Runs | Balls | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 9 | S Bau 1, TP Ura 2 |
| 2 | 16 | 19 | TP Ura 13, L Siaka 3 |
| 3 | 6 | 5 | L Siaka 0, Patrick Nou 4 |
| 4 | 37 | 42 | L Siaka 19, A Vala 17 |
| 5 | 1 | 5 | A Vala 0, Boio Ray 1 |
| 6 | 5 | 9 | Boio Ray 1, Gaba Frank 4 |
| 7 | 9 | 10 | Boio Ray 7, A Nao 2 |
| 8 | 7 | 8 | A Nao 1, HGV Vare 6 |
| Unbroken | 11 | 13 | A Nao 2, J Kariko 7 |
Match details
- Toss
- Japan, chose to bat
- Player of the match
- K Kadowaki-Fleming
- Ground
- Sano International Cricket Ground, Japan
- Season
- 2026
- Umpires
- DM Koch, Suresh Subramanian
- Match referee
- Kent Hannam
- Source
- Cricsheet match 1532663