Japan vs Afghanistan, 1st Match
Group A 2026 · T20I · · Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin
Afghanistan won by 48 runs (Japan 81, Afghanistan 129/6).
- Japan: 81 (19.3 ov)
- Afghanistan: 129/6 (20 ov)
Match report
Japan (JPN) faced Afghanistan (AFG) in the 1st Match of Group A 2026, a T20I match, at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin. Play began on Thursday, 24 September 2026 at 00:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Japan won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Faisal Afridi and Nitin Menon, with Narayanan Kutty as match referee.
Afghanistan made 129/6 in 20 overs, with Mohammad Akram Zazai top-scoring on 34 from 29 balls. Shoma Sugaya-Slater was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 18. Japan made 81 in 19.3 overs, with Reo Sakurano top-scoring on 23 from 24 balls. Arab Gul was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 8.
Result: Afghanistan won by 48 runs.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Afghanistan · 1st innings: 129/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Akram Zazai | st Alexander Shirai-Patmore b Benjamin Ito-Davis | 34 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 117.24 |
| Hassan Eisakhil | lbw b Reo Sakurano | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Karim Janat | c Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake b Ibrahim Takahashi | 21 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 91.3 |
| Darwish Rasooli | c Wataru Miyauchi b Shoma Sugaya-Slater | 29 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 107.41 |
| Najibullah Zadran | c Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake b Ibrahim Takahashi | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Mohammad Ishaq | not out | 25 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 147.06 |
| Ismat Alam | c Alexander Shirai-Patmore b Shoma Sugaya-Slater | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 7 · Did not bat: Abdullah Ahmadzai, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Nangyal Kharoti, Arab Gul
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reo Sakurano | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Charlie Hara-Hinze | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7 |
| Shoma Sugaya-Slater | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 6 |
| Declan Suzuki-McComb | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Ibrahim Takahashi | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.75 |
| Makoto Taniyama | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Benjamin Ito-Davis | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
Japan · 1st innings: 81 (19.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake | c Karim Janat b Abdullah Ahmadzai | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reo Sakurano | b Arab Gul | 23 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 95.83 |
| Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming | b Nangyal Kharoti | 14 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 82.35 |
| Benjamin Ito-Davis | b Nangyal Kharoti | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 212.5 |
| Alexander Shirai-Patmore | b Najibullah Zadran | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Ibrahim Takahashi | c Ismat Alam b Arab Gul | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Charlie Hara-Hinze | c Ismat Alam b Arab Gul | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wataru Miyauchi | b Abdullah Ahmadzai | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 64.29 |
| Declan Suzuki-McComb | b Arab Gul | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Makoto Taniyama | not out | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Shoma Sugaya-Slater | b Nangyal Kharoti | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38.46 |
Extras: 5
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Ahmadzai | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4.33 |
| Faridoon Dawoodzai | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 |
| Karim Janat | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 |
| Nangyal Kharoti | 3.3 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 5.43 |
| Arab Gul | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Najibullah Zadran | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2.33 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (JPN, Nangyal Kharoti): 2 runs, 79/10 – W 2 •
- Over 19 (JPN, Karim Janat): 1 runs, 77/9 – 1 • • • • •
- Over 18 (JPN, Faridoon Dawoodzai): 4 runs, 76/9 – 1 1 • 1 • 1
- Over 17 (JPN, Abdullah Ahmadzai): 2 runs, 72/9 – • W 2 • • •
- Over 16 (JPN, Arab Gul): 6 runs, 70/8 – • 1 • • 4 1
- Over 15 (JPN, Najibullah Zadran): 3 runs, 64/8 – 1 1 wd • • • •