Japan vs Afghanistan, 1st T20I — Asian Games in Japan Men's
Match summary
Afghanistan beat Japan by 48 runs in the 1st T20I of the Asian Games in Japan Men's at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin on Thu, 24 Sept, 2026. Afghanistan 129/6 (20 ov); Japan 81/10 (19.3 ov). Mohammad Akram top-scored with 34 off 29 balls for Afghanistan. Arab Gul took 4/8 for Afghanistan. Japan won the toss and chose to bowl.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake c K Janat b AD Ahmadzai | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reo Sakurano-Thomas b A Gul | 23 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 95.83 |
| Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming b N kharote | 14 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 82.35 |
| Benjamin Ito b N kharote | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 212.5 |
| Alex Shirai Patmore b N Zadran | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Ibrahim Takahashi c I Alam b A Gul | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Charlie Hara Hinze c I Alam b A Gul | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wataru Miyauchi b AD Ahmadzai | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 64.29 |
| Declan Suzuki b A Gul | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Makoto Taniyama Not out | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Shoma Slater b N kharote | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38.46 |
Extras 5 (2 lb, 3 wd)
Total 81/10 (19.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Najibullah Zadran | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2.33 |
| Karim Janat | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 |
| Nangeyalia kharote | 3.3 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 5.43 |
| Faridoon Dawoodzai | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 |
| Abdullah Ahmadzai | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4.33 |
| Arab Gul | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
(Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, 0.3 ov) · 31 (Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, 5.5 ov) · 53 (Benjamin Ito, 7.4 ov) · 60 (Alex Shirai Patmore, 10.3 ov) · 60 (Reo Sakurano-Thomas, 11.1 ov) · 60 (Charlie Hara Hinze, 11.6 ov) · 63 (Ibrahim Takahashi, 13.2 ov) · 63 (Declan Suzuki, 13.6 ov) · 74 (Wataru Miyauchi, 16.5 ov) · 81 (Shoma Slater, 19.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Akram st AS Patmore b B Ito | 34 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 117.24 |
| Hassan Eisakhel lbw b RS Thomas | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Karim Janat c LY Lake b I Takahashi | 21 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 91.3 |
| Darwish Rasooli c W Miyauchi b S Slater | 29 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 107.41 |
| Najibullah Zadran c LY Lake b I Takahashi | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Mohammad Ishaq Not out | 25 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 147.06 |
| Ismat Alam c AS Patmore b S Slater | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras 7 (2 lb, 5 wd)
Total 129/6 (20 ov)
Yet to bat: Abdullah Ahmadzai, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Nangeyalia kharote, Arab Gul
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makoto Taniyama | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Ibrahim Takahashi | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.75 |
| Reo Sakurano-Thomas | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Declan Suzuki | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Charlie Hara Hinze | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7 |
| Benjamin Ito | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
| Shoma Slater | 3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 6 |
14 (Hassan Eisakhel, 3.1 ov) · 52 (Karim Janat, 9.2 ov) · 68 (Mohammad Akram, 12.4 ov) · 79 (Najibullah Zadran, 15.1 ov) · 123 (Darwish Rasooli, 19.2 ov) · 129 (Ismat Alam, 19.6 ov)