Papua New Guinea vs Japan, Super Six, Match 12 — ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier
Match summary
Japan beat Papua New Guinea by 26 runs in the Super Six, Match 12 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier at Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano on Mon, 18 May, 2026. Japan 121/7 (20 ov); Papua New Guine 95/8 (20 ov). Kendel Kadowaki Fleming top-scored with 45 off 33 balls for Japan. Sese Bau took 3/24 for Papua New Guine. Japan won the toss and chose to bat.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sese Bau c AS Patmore b RS Thomas | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Tony Ura b CH Hinze | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 166.67 |
| Lega Siaka c AS Patmore b A Samad | 22 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 61.11 |
| Patrick Nou c I Takahashi b S Slater | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Assad Vala runout (W Miyauchi) | 17 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 89.47 |
| Boio Ray c (sub D Suzuki) b I Takahashi | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| Gaba Frank c S Slater b I Takahashi | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Alei Nao Not out | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Hila Vare b CH Hinze | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 120 |
| John Kariko Not out | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140 |
Extras 5 (2 b, 2 wd, 1 nb)
Total 95/8 (20 ov)
Yet to bat: Aue Oru
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabaorish Ravichandran | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4.25 |
| Ibrahim Takahashi | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.75 |
| Reo Sakurano Thomas | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.67 |
| Abdul Samad | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Charlie Hara Hinze | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.5 |
| Shoma Slater | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
3 (Sese Bau, 1.3 ov) · 19 (Tony Ura, 4.4 ov) · 25 (Patrick Nou, 5.3 ov) · 62 (Lega Siaka, 12.3 ov) · 63 (Assad Vala, 13.2 ov) · 68 (Gaba Frank, 14.5 ov) · 77 (Boio Ray, 16.3 ov) · 84 (Hila Vare, 17.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendel Kadowaki Fleming lbw b S Bau | 45 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 136.36 |
| Abhishek Anand c G Frank b S Bau | 15 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 93.75 |
| Esam Rahman c G Frank b A Vala | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Sabaorish Ravichandran st H Vare b L Siaka | 19 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 95 |
| Ibrahim Takahashi runout (H Vare / S Bau) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Reo Sakurano Thomas c G Frank b S Bau | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Wataru Miyauchi runout (H Vare / P Nou) | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Alex Shirai Patmore Not out | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Charlie Hara Hinze Not out | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras 1 (1 lb)
Total 121/7 (20 ov)
Yet to bat: Abdul Samad, Shoma Slater
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lega Siaka | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2.67 |
| Assad Vala | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
| Sese Bau | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6 |
| Alei Nao | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| John Kariko | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 |
| Aue Oru | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 |
| Gaba Frank | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
39 (Abhishek Anand, 6.1 ov) · 51 (Esam Rahman, 8.4 ov) · 78 (Kendel Kadowaki Fleming, 10.3 ov) · 80 (Ibrahim Takahashi, 11.3 ov) · 95 (Reo Sakurano Thomas, 14.1 ov) · 99 (Sabaorish Ravichandran, 15.4 ov) · 109 (Wataru Miyauchi, 17.5 ov)