Japan vs Hong Kong, 1st T20I
Hong Kong tour of Japan 2026 · T20I · · Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano, Kanto
Hong Kong won by 4 wickets (with 5 balls remaining) (Japan 95/7, Hong Kong 99/6).
Match report
Japan (JPN) faced Hong Kong (HK) in the 1st T20I of Hong Kong tour of Japan 2026, a T20I match, at Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano, Kanto. Play began on Saturday, 19 September 2026 at 01:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Japan won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were Mumtaz Alam and Rob Newman.
Japan made 95/7 in 20 overs, with Benjamin Ito-Davis top-scoring on 35 from 34 balls. Ehsan Khan was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 18. Hong Kong made 99/6 in 19.1 overs, with Shahid Wasif top-scoring on 30 not out from 31 balls. Benjamin Ito-Davis was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 11.
Result: Hong Kong won by 4 wickets (with 5 balls remaining).
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.
Japan · 1st innings: 95/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake | c Nizakat Khan b Nasrulla Rana | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 120 |
| Reo Sakurano | c Anshuman Rath b Yasim Murtaza | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming | c Nasrulla Rana b Anas Khan | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 |
| Benjamin Ito-Davis | b Ehsan Khan | 35 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 102.94 |
| Charlie Hara-Hinze | c Babar Hayat b Yasim Murtaza | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Ibrahim Takahashi | c Shahid Wasif b Ehsan Khan | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 |
| Alester Kadowaki-Fleming | not out | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Wataru Miyauchi | b Ehsan Khan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Declan Suzuki-McComb | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Extras: 8 · Did not bat: Makoto Taniyama, Shoma Sugaya-Slater
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anas Khan | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 |
| Nasrulla Rana | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Ehsan Khan | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Yasim Murtaza | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 |
| Mohammad Ghazanfar | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Nizakat Khan | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Muhammad Khan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Hong Kong · 1st innings: 99/6 (19.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nizakat Khan | lbw b Charlie Hara-Hinze | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Anshuman Rath | c Makoto Taniyama b Charlie Hara-Hinze | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Babar Hayat | c Makoto Taniyama b Benjamin Ito-Davis | 13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 92.86 |
| Shiv Mathur | c & b Benjamin Ito-Davis | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shahid Wasif | not out | 30 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 96.77 |
| Yasim Murtaza | lbw b Benjamin Ito-Davis | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21.43 |
| Muhammad Khan | st Wataru Miyauchi b Makoto Taniyama | 25 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 78.13 |
| Ehsan Khan | not out | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 127.27 |
Extras: 7 · Did not bat: Anas Khan, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Nasrulla Rana
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Hara-Hinze | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 |
| Ibrahim Takahashi | 3.1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 5.68 |
| Benjamin Ito-Davis | 4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2.75 |
| Makoto Taniyama | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 |
| Declan Suzuki-McComb | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 |
| Reo Sakurano | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Shoma Sugaya-Slater | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (HK, Ibrahim Takahashi): 4 runs, 100/6 – 4
- Over 19 (HK, Charlie Hara-Hinze): 9 runs, 96/6 – 4 1 • 1 3 0lb
- Over 18 (HK, Benjamin Ito-Davis): 5 runs, 87/6 – 1 1 • 1 2 0lb
- Over 17 (HK, Shoma Sugaya-Slater): 5 runs, 82/6 – • 1 1 1 1 1
- Over 16 (HK, Makoto Taniyama): 4 runs, 77/6 – 2 1 • 1 W •
- Over 15 (HK, Declan Suzuki-McComb): 5 runs, 73/5 – 1 • 1 nb1 • 1 •