Japan vs Vanuatu, Match 5 — ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier
Match summary
Japan beat Vanuatu by 30 runs in the Match 5 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin on Sat, 09 May, 2026. Japan 123/10 (19.4 ov); Vanuatu 93/6 (20 ov). Junior Kaltapau top-scored with 37* off 38 balls for Vanuatu. Joshua Rasu took 4/24 for Vanuatu. Japan won the toss and chose to bat.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Rasu c S Slater b CH Hinze | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.77 |
| Patrick Matautaava st AS Patmore b A Samad | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 15.38 |
| Andrew Mansale c B Ito b A Samad | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Nalin Nipiko c (sub RS Thomas) b S Ravichandran | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 31.25 |
| Junior Kaltapau Not out | 37 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 97.37 |
| Clement Tommy b CH Hinze | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Womejo Wotu c S Ravichandran b B Ito | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Jarryd Allan Not out | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 133.33 |
Extras 15 (3 b, 3 lb, 7 wd, 2 nb)
Total 93/6 (20 ov)
Yet to bat: Williamsing Nalisa, Nicholas Venables, Darren Wotu
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabaorish Ravichandran | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| Ibrahim Takahashi | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| Declan Suzuki | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Abdul Samad | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Charlie Hara Hinze | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 |
| Benjamin Ito | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 |
| Shoma Slater | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
13 (Joshua Rasu, 3.3 ov) · 13 (Patrick Matautaava, 4.3 ov) · 14 (Andrew Mansale, 6.1 ov) · 31 (Nalin Nipiko, 10.4 ov) · 61 (Clement Tommy, 16.1 ov) · 74 (Womejo Wotu, 17.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendel Kadowaki Fleming c W Wotu b PK Matautaava | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 78.57 |
| Abhishek Anand c W Wotu b J Rasu | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 140 |
| Esam Rahman c W Wotu b J Rasu | 30 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 83.33 |
| Benjamin Ito b D Wotu | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Sabaorish Ravichandran runout (W Wotu / D Wotu) | 18 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 94.74 |
| Ibrahim Takahashi b PK Matautaava | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Declan Suzuki c J Allan b J Rasu | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Charlie Hara Hinze b J Rasu | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Shirai Patmore b PK Matautaava | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Shoma Slater c A Mansale b W Wotu | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Abdul Samad Not out | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
Extras 13 (3 b, 5 lb, 4 wd, 1 nb)
Total 123/10 (19.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Rasu | 4 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 6 |
| Nalin Nipiko | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Patrick Matautaava | 2.4 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3.38 |
| Williamsing Nalisa | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Womejo Wotu | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 8 |
| Darren Wotu | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Nicholas Venables | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 |
21 (Abhishek Anand, 2.6 ov) · 26 (Kendel Kadowaki Fleming, 4.3 ov) · 30 (Benjamin Ito, 5.3 ov) · 69 (Sabaorish Ravichandran, 12.2 ov) · 96 (Esam Rahman, 15.1 ov) · 98 (Declan Suzuki, 15.4 ov) · 98 (Charlie Hara Hinze, 15.6 ov) · 100 (Ibrahim Takahashi, 16.3 ov) · 114 (Shoma Slater, 18.2 ov) · 123 (Alex Shirai Patmore, 19.4 ov)