Kuwait vs Japan
Kuwait vs Japan, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia & EAP Qualifier, 9 Oct 2025
Result
Japan won by 5 wickets
Full scorecard
Kuwait — 1st innings
177/6 (20 ov)| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Sandaruwan | b Abdul Samad | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| CV Anto | c D Suzuki b S Ravichandran | 34 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 121.43 |
| Meet Bhavsar | c I Takahashi b S Ravichandran | 29 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 120.83 |
| Ali Zaheer | c Abhishek Anand b D Suzuki | 41 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 132.26 |
| Yasin Patel | c A Patmore b D Suzuki | 40 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 142.86 |
| Bilal Tahir * | not out | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| MNM Aslam | c B Ito-Davis b D Suzuki | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Shiraz Khan * | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 2, w 9, nb 4) | 16 | ||||
| Total | 6 wkts, 20 ov | 177 | ||||
Did not bat NT Rajendran, A Chenthamara, Aqif Farooq
Fall of wickets 1-4 (R Sandaruwan, 0.5 ov), 2-66 (Meet Bhavsar, 7.6 ov), 3-90 (CV Anto, 11.4 ov), 4-156 (Ali Zaheer, 17.6 ov), 5-172 (Yasin Patel, 19.2 ov), 6-176 (MNM Aslam, 19.5 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Samad | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 |
| C Hinze | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 |
| I Takahashi | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10.00 | 3 | 0 |
| S Sugaya-Slater | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11.00 | 2 | 0 |
| S Ravichandran | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Esam Rahman | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 | 2 | 3 |
| B Ito-Davis | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 | 1 | 0 |
| D Suzuki | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 11.00 | 1 | 1 |
Japan — 2nd innings
T 178 178/5 (19.3 ov)| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Kadowaki-Fleming | run out (NT Rajendran) | 28 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 147.37 |
| Abhishek Anand | c R Sandaruwan b Aqif Farooq | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Esam Rahman | c Yasin Patel b Shiraz Khan | 64 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 164.10 |
| S Ravichandran | run out (Shiraz Khan) | 39 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 134.48 |
| I Takahashi | c Aqif Farooq b Yasin Patel | 26 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 173.33 |
| B Ito-Davis * | not out | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| D Suzuki * | not out | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Extras | (b 8, lb 1, w 3) | 12 | ||||
| Total | 5 wkts, 19.3 ov | 178 | ||||
Did not bat A Patmore, C Hinze, S Sugaya-Slater, Abdul Samad
Fall of wickets 1-27 (Abhishek Anand, 2.4 ov), 2-68 (K Kadowaki-Fleming, 7.4 ov), 3-106 (Esam Rahman, 11.4 ov), 4-152 (I Takahashi, 15.6 ov), 5-177 (S Ravichandran, 18.6 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqif Farooq | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Yasin Patel | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 | 1 | 0 |
| NT Rajendran | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 | 2 | 0 |
| A Chenthamara | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 | 0 | 0 |
| MNM Aslam | 1.3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Shiraz Khan | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11.50 | 0 | 0 |
Ball by ball
Kuwait — 1st innings — 20 overs
0.1 Abdul Samad to R Sandaruwan, no run
0.2 Abdul Samad to R Sandaruwan, no run
0.3 Abdul Samad to R Sandaruwan, FOUR
0.4 Abdul Samad to R Sandaruwan, no run
0.5 Abdul Samad to R Sandaruwan, OUT! R Sandaruwan b Abdul Samad
0.6 Abdul Samad to Meet Bhavsar, FOUR
1.1 C Hinze to CV Anto, no run
1.2 C Hinze to CV Anto, 1 run
1.3 C Hinze to Meet Bhavsar, no run
1.4 C Hinze to Meet Bhavsar, no run
1.5 C Hinze to Meet Bhavsar, 1 run
1.6 C Hinze to CV Anto, FOUR
2.1 Abdul Samad to Meet Bhavsar, 1 run
2.2 Abdul Samad to CV Anto, no run
2.3 Abdul Samad to CV Anto, no run
2.4 Abdul Samad to CV Anto, 2 runs
2.5 Abdul Samad to CV Anto, FOUR
2.6 Abdul Samad to CV Anto, no run
3.1 I Takahashi to Meet Bhavsar, no run
3.2 I Takahashi to Meet Bhavsar, 1 run
3.3 I Takahashi to CV Anto, 1 run
3.4 I Takahashi to Meet Bhavsar, no run
3.5 I Takahashi to Meet Bhavsar, 2 runs
3.6 I Takahashi to Meet Bhavsar, 2 runs
4.1 C Hinze to CV Anto, 1 run
4.2 C Hinze to Meet Bhavsar, no run
4.3 C Hinze to Meet Bhavsar, no run
4.4 C Hinze to Meet Bhavsar, 1 run
4.5 C Hinze to CV Anto, 2 runs
4.6 C Hinze to CV Anto, FOUR
5.1 I Takahashi to Meet Bhavsar, 2 wides
5.1 I Takahashi to CV Anto, wide
5.1 I Takahashi to CV Anto, 1 run
5.2 I Takahashi to Meet Bhavsar, FOUR
5.3 I Takahashi to Meet Bhavsar, FOUR
5.4 I Takahashi to Meet Bhavsar, no run
5.5 I Takahashi to Meet Bhavsar, SIX
5.6 I Takahashi to Meet Bhavsar, no run
6.1 S Sugaya-Slater to CV Anto, 1 run
6.2 S Sugaya-Slater to Meet Bhavsar, 1 run
6.3 S Sugaya-Slater to CV Anto, no run
6.4 S Sugaya-Slater to CV Anto, wide
6.4 S Sugaya-Slater to CV Anto, SIX
6.5 S Sugaya-Slater to CV Anto, 1 run
6.6 S Sugaya-Slater to Meet Bhavsar, 1 run
7.1 S Ravichandran to Meet Bhavsar, 1 run
7.2 S Ravichandran to CV Anto, no run
7.3 S Ravichandran to CV Anto, 1 run
7.4 S Ravichandran to Meet Bhavsar, no run
7.5 S Ravichandran to Meet Bhavsar, no run
7.6 S Ravichandran to Meet Bhavsar, OUT! Meet Bhavsar c I Takahashi b S Ravichandran
8.1 Esam Rahman to CV Anto, no run
8.2 Esam Rahman to CV Anto, wide
8.2 Esam Rahman to CV Anto, no ball
8.2 Esam Rahman to CV Anto, no run
8.3 Esam Rahman to CV Anto, 1 leg bye
8.4 Esam Rahman to Ali Zaheer, no run
8.5 Esam Rahman to Ali Zaheer, 1 run
8.6 Esam Rahman to CV Anto, 2 runs
9.1 S Ravichandran to Ali Zaheer, 1 run
9.2 S Ravichandran to CV Anto, 2 runs
9.3 S Ravichandran to CV Anto, 1 bye
9.4 S Ravichandran to Ali Zaheer, no run
9.5 S Ravichandran to Ali Zaheer, no run
9.6 S Ravichandran to Ali Zaheer, 1 run
10.1 B Ito-Davis to Ali Zaheer, 1 run
10.2 B Ito-Davis to CV Anto, wide
10.2 B Ito-Davis to CV Anto, 1 run
10.3 B Ito-Davis to Ali Zaheer, no run
10.4 B Ito-Davis to Ali Zaheer, SIX
10.5 B Ito-Davis to Ali Zaheer, 2 runs
10.6 B Ito-Davis to Ali Zaheer, 1 run
11.1 S Ravichandran to Ali Zaheer, no run
11.2 S Ravichandran to Ali Zaheer, no run
11.3 S Ravichandran to Ali Zaheer, 1 run
11.4 S Ravichandran to CV Anto, OUT! CV Anto c D Suzuki b S Ravichandran
11.5 S Ravichandran to Yasin Patel, no run
11.6 S Ravichandran to Yasin Patel, no run
12.1 I Takahashi to Ali Zaheer, 1 run
12.2 I Takahashi to Yasin Patel, no run
12.3 I Takahashi to Yasin Patel, 2 runs
12.4 I Takahashi to Yasin Patel, 1 run
12.5 I Takahashi to Ali Zaheer, no run
12.6 I Takahashi to Ali Zaheer, 2 runs
13.1 B Ito-Davis to Yasin Patel, no run
13.2 B Ito-Davis to Yasin Patel, SIX
13.3 B Ito-Davis to Yasin Patel, 2 runs
13.4 B Ito-Davis to Yasin Patel, 1 run
13.5 B Ito-Davis to Ali Zaheer, no run
13.6 B Ito-Davis to Ali Zaheer, FOUR
14.1 Esam Rahman to Yasin Patel, 1 run
14.2 Esam Rahman to Ali Zaheer, no run
14.3 Esam Rahman to Ali Zaheer, 1 run
14.4 Esam Rahman to Yasin Patel, SIX
14.5 Esam Rahman to Yasin Patel, wide
14.5 Esam Rahman to Yasin Patel, no ball
14.5 Esam Rahman to Yasin Patel, no run
14.6 Esam Rahman to Yasin Patel, no ball, 1 run
14.6 Esam Rahman to Ali Zaheer, 2 runs
15.1 S Ravichandran to Yasin Patel, 2 runs
15.2 S Ravichandran to Yasin Patel, 1 run
15.3 S Ravichandran to Ali Zaheer, 1 run
15.4 S Ravichandran to Yasin Patel, FOUR
15.5 S Ravichandran to Yasin Patel, 1 leg bye
15.6 S Ravichandran to Ali Zaheer, 1 run
16.1 S Sugaya-Slater to Ali Zaheer, 1 run
16.2 S Sugaya-Slater to Yasin Patel, 1 run
16.3 S Sugaya-Slater to Ali Zaheer, 1 run
16.4 S Sugaya-Slater to Yasin Patel, no run
16.5 S Sugaya-Slater to Yasin Patel, 2 runs
16.6 S Sugaya-Slater to Yasin Patel, 2 runs
17.1 D Suzuki to Ali Zaheer, FOUR
17.2 D Suzuki to Ali Zaheer, 1 run
17.3 D Suzuki to Yasin Patel, no run
17.4 D Suzuki to Yasin Patel, no ball, 1 run
17.4 D Suzuki to Ali Zaheer, wide
17.4 D Suzuki to Ali Zaheer, FOUR
17.5 D Suzuki to Ali Zaheer, FOUR
17.6 D Suzuki to Ali Zaheer, OUT! Ali Zaheer c Abhishek Anand b D Suzuki
18.1 S Sugaya-Slater to Yasin Patel, SIX
18.2 S Sugaya-Slater to Yasin Patel, wide
18.2 S Sugaya-Slater to Yasin Patel, no run
18.3 S Sugaya-Slater to Yasin Patel, 1 run
18.4 S Sugaya-Slater to Bilal Tahir, 2 runs
18.5 S Sugaya-Slater to Bilal Tahir, FOUR
18.6 S Sugaya-Slater to Bilal Tahir, 1 run
19.1 D Suzuki to Bilal Tahir, 1 run
19.2 D Suzuki to Yasin Patel, OUT! Yasin Patel c A Patmore b D Suzuki
19.3 D Suzuki to MNM Aslam, FOUR
19.4 D Suzuki to MNM Aslam, no run
19.5 D Suzuki to MNM Aslam, OUT! MNM Aslam c B Ito-Davis b D Suzuki
19.6 D Suzuki to Shiraz Khan, 1 run
Japan — 2nd innings — 20 overs
0.1 Aqif Farooq to K Kadowaki-Fleming, FOUR
0.2 Aqif Farooq to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 2 runs
0.3 Aqif Farooq to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run
0.4 Aqif Farooq to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run
0.5 Aqif Farooq to Abhishek Anand, no run
0.6 Aqif Farooq to Abhishek Anand, 1 run
1.1 Yasin Patel to Abhishek Anand, 1 run
1.2 Yasin Patel to K Kadowaki-Fleming, FOUR
1.3 Yasin Patel to K Kadowaki-Fleming, FOUR
1.4 Yasin Patel to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run
1.5 Yasin Patel to K Kadowaki-Fleming, FOUR
1.6 Yasin Patel to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run
2.1 Aqif Farooq to K Kadowaki-Fleming, FOUR
2.2 Aqif Farooq to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run
2.3 Aqif Farooq to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run
2.4 Aqif Farooq to Abhishek Anand, OUT! Abhishek Anand c R Sandaruwan b Aqif Farooq
2.5 Aqif Farooq to Esam Rahman, no run
2.6 Aqif Farooq to Esam Rahman, 1 leg bye
3.1 NT Rajendran to Esam Rahman, FOUR
3.2 NT Rajendran to Esam Rahman, no run
3.3 NT Rajendran to Esam Rahman, 4 byes
3.4 NT Rajendran to Esam Rahman, FOUR
3.5 NT Rajendran to Esam Rahman, 1 run
3.6 NT Rajendran to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run
4.1 Aqif Farooq to Esam Rahman, FOUR
4.2 Aqif Farooq to Esam Rahman, no run
4.3 Aqif Farooq to Esam Rahman, no run
4.4 Aqif Farooq to Esam Rahman, FOUR
4.5 Aqif Farooq to Esam Rahman, FOUR
4.6 Aqif Farooq to Esam Rahman, FOUR
5.1 NT Rajendran to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run
5.2 NT Rajendran to Esam Rahman, no run
5.3 NT Rajendran to Esam Rahman, FOUR
5.4 NT Rajendran to Esam Rahman, 1 run
5.5 NT Rajendran to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run
5.6 NT Rajendran to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run
6.1 A Chenthamara to Esam Rahman, 1 run
6.2 A Chenthamara to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run
6.3 A Chenthamara to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run
6.4 A Chenthamara to Esam Rahman, no run
6.5 A Chenthamara to Esam Rahman, no run
6.6 A Chenthamara to Esam Rahman, 1 run
7.1 NT Rajendran to Esam Rahman, 1 run
7.2 NT Rajendran to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run
7.3 NT Rajendran to Esam Rahman, no run
7.4 NT Rajendran to Esam Rahman, OUT! K Kadowaki-Fleming run out (NT Rajendran)
7.5 NT Rajendran to Esam Rahman, 1 run
7.6 NT Rajendran to S Ravichandran, FOUR
8.1 A Chenthamara to Esam Rahman, no run
8.2 A Chenthamara to Esam Rahman, 2 runs
8.3 A Chenthamara to Esam Rahman, FOUR
8.4 A Chenthamara to Esam Rahman, FOUR
8.5 A Chenthamara to Esam Rahman, no run
8.6 A Chenthamara to Esam Rahman, 2 runs
9.1 MNM Aslam to S Ravichandran, 1 run
9.2 MNM Aslam to Esam Rahman, 2 runs
9.3 MNM Aslam to Esam Rahman, no run
9.4 MNM Aslam to Esam Rahman, SIX
9.5 MNM Aslam to Esam Rahman, 1 run
9.6 MNM Aslam to S Ravichandran, no run
10.1 Yasin Patel to Esam Rahman, 1 run
10.2 Yasin Patel to S Ravichandran, no run
10.3 Yasin Patel to S Ravichandran, 1 run
10.4 Yasin Patel to Esam Rahman, 1 run
10.5 Yasin Patel to S Ravichandran, no run
10.6 Yasin Patel to S Ravichandran, no run
11.1 Shiraz Khan to Esam Rahman, SIX
11.2 Shiraz Khan to Esam Rahman, 1 run
11.3 Shiraz Khan to S Ravichandran, 1 run
11.4 Shiraz Khan to Esam Rahman, OUT! Esam Rahman c Yasin Patel b Shiraz Khan
11.5 Shiraz Khan to I Takahashi, 1 run
11.6 Shiraz Khan to S Ravichandran, no run
12.1 Yasin Patel to I Takahashi, 1 run
12.2 Yasin Patel to S Ravichandran, 1 run
12.3 Yasin Patel to I Takahashi, SIX
12.4 Yasin Patel to I Takahashi, no run
12.5 Yasin Patel to I Takahashi, 1 run
12.6 Yasin Patel to S Ravichandran, 1 run
13.1 Shiraz Khan to S Ravichandran, 1 run
13.2 Shiraz Khan to I Takahashi, SIX
13.3 Shiraz Khan to I Takahashi, 1 run
13.4 Shiraz Khan to S Ravichandran, no run
13.5 Shiraz Khan to S Ravichandran, 2 runs
13.6 Shiraz Khan to S Ravichandran, FOUR
14.1 NT Rajendran to I Takahashi, 4 byes
14.2 NT Rajendran to I Takahashi, 1 run
14.3 NT Rajendran to S Ravichandran, 1 run
14.4 NT Rajendran to I Takahashi, 1 run
14.5 NT Rajendran to S Ravichandran, 2 wides
14.5 NT Rajendran to I Takahashi, 1 run
14.6 NT Rajendran to S Ravichandran, 1 run
15.1 Yasin Patel to S Ravichandran, 1 run
15.2 Yasin Patel to I Takahashi, SIX
15.3 Yasin Patel to I Takahashi, 1 run
15.4 Yasin Patel to S Ravichandran, 1 run
15.5 Yasin Patel to I Takahashi, no run
15.6 Yasin Patel to I Takahashi, wide
15.6 Yasin Patel to I Takahashi, OUT! I Takahashi c Aqif Farooq b Yasin Patel
16.1 A Chenthamara to S Ravichandran, 1 run
16.2 A Chenthamara to B Ito-Davis, no run
16.3 A Chenthamara to B Ito-Davis, 1 run
16.4 A Chenthamara to S Ravichandran, 1 run
16.5 A Chenthamara to B Ito-Davis, 1 run
16.6 A Chenthamara to S Ravichandran, 1 run
17.1 Aqif Farooq to S Ravichandran, 2 runs
17.2 Aqif Farooq to S Ravichandran, 1 run
17.3 Aqif Farooq to B Ito-Davis, 1 run
17.4 Aqif Farooq to S Ravichandran, SIX
17.5 Aqif Farooq to S Ravichandran, no run
17.6 Aqif Farooq to S Ravichandran, FOUR
18.1 A Chenthamara to B Ito-Davis, no run
18.2 A Chenthamara to B Ito-Davis, 1 run
18.3 A Chenthamara to S Ravichandran, 2 runs
18.4 A Chenthamara to S Ravichandran, 1 run
18.5 A Chenthamara to B Ito-Davis, 2 runs
18.6 A Chenthamara to B Ito-Davis, OUT! S Ravichandran run out (Shiraz Khan)
19.1 MNM Aslam to D Suzuki, no run
19.2 MNM Aslam to D Suzuki, no run
19.3 MNM Aslam to D Suzuki, 1 run