Kuwait v Japan
Japan won by 5 wickets
ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia & EAP Qualifier, Match 59 October 2025Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amarat
KUW
Kuwaitbatted first
177/620 ov
JAP
Japantarget 178 in 20 overs
178/519.3 ov
Japan won the toss and chose to fieldPlayer of the match Esam Rahman
KUWKuwait innings
177/620 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | 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 | b 1, lb 2, w 9, nb 4 | 16 | ||||
| Total | 6 wickets, 20 overs, run rate 8.85 | 177 | ||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 180
1-4 R Sandaruwan2-66 Meet Bhavsar3-90 CV Anto4-156 Ali Zaheer5-172 Yasin Patel6-176 MNM Aslam
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | 4s | 6s | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Samad | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.50 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C Hinze | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I Takahashi | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10.00 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| S Sugaya-Slater | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11.00 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| S Ravichandran | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4.00 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Esam Rahman | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| B Ito-Davis | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| D Suzuki | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 11.00 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
JAPJapan innings chasing 178
178/519.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | 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 | b 8, lb 1, w 3 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 5 wickets, 19.3 overs, run rate 9.13 | 178 | ||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 180
1-27 Abhishek Anand2-68 K Kadowaki-Fleming3-106 Esam Rahman4-152 I Takahashi5-177 S Ravichandran
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | 4s | 6s | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqif Farooq | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yasin Patel | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| NT Rajendran | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| A Chenthamara | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MNM Aslam | 1.3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7.33 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shiraz Khan | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11.50 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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