Japan vs Nepal

Japan vs Nepal, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia & EAP Qualifier, 10 Oct 2025

Result

Japan (20 ov) 131/8
Nepal (18 ov) 132/5

Nepal won by 5 wickets

Full scorecard

Japan Innings

131/8 (20 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
K Kadowaki-Fleming c RK Paudel b Gulsan Jha 60 46 5 3 130.43
Abhishek Anand run out (DS Airee) 1 8 0 0 12.50
Esam Rahman c S Jora b Sompal Kami 31 25 1 2 124.00
I Takahashi b Gulsan Jha 4 5 0 0 80.00
S Ravichandran b S Lamichhane 1 5 0 0 20.00
B Ito-Davis c S Lamichhane b NK Yadav 17 12 1 1 141.67
D Suzuki c S Jora b S Lamichhane 1 9 0 0 11.11
R Sakurano-Thomas run out (Aasif Sheikh, RK Paudel) 3 6 0 0 50.00
C Hinze * not out 0 3 0 0 0.00
A Patmore * not out 0 1 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 2, lb 4, w 7) 13
Total 8 wkts, 20 ov 131

Did not bat S Sugaya-Slater

Fall of wickets 1-11 (Abhishek Anand, 3.2 ov), 2-97 (Esam Rahman, 12.5 ov), 3-99 (K Kadowaki-Fleming, 13.3 ov), 4-102 (S Ravichandran, 14.3 ov), 5-104 (I Takahashi, 15.1 ov), 6-109 (D Suzuki, 17 ov), 7-127 (R Sakurano-Thomas, 19.1 ov), 8-130 (B Ito-Davis, 19.5 ov)

Bowling OMRWEconWdNb
DS Airee 3 0 15 0 5.00 0 0
Sompal Kami 4 0 20 1 5.00 3 0
NK Yadav 3 0 16 1 5.33 4 0
S Lamichhane 4 0 25 2 6.25 0 0
LN Rajbanshi 1 0 13 0 13.00 0 0
Gulsan Jha 4 1 20 2 5.00 0 0
K Bhurtel 1 0 16 0 16.00 0 0

Nepal Innings

T 1 132/5 (18 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
K Bhurtel c K Kadowaki-Fleming b S Sugaya-Slater 21 21 3 0 100.00
Aasif Sheikh c I Takahashi b S Sugaya-Slater 38 21 1 4 180.95
RK Paudel lbw b S Ravichandran 18 19 1 0 94.74
S Jora c B Ito-Davis b R Sakurano-Thomas 5 7 0 0 71.43
Kushal Malla c & b D Suzuki 4 6 0 0 66.67
Gulsan Jha * not out 28 20 1 2 140.00
DS Airee * not out 14 14 1 0 100.00
Extras (w 4) 4
Total 5 wkts, 18 ov 132

Did not bat Sompal Kami, NK Yadav, S Lamichhane, LN Rajbanshi

Fall of wickets 1-36 (K Bhurtel, 5 ov), 2-63 (Aasif Sheikh, 7.2 ov), 3-76 (S Jora, 10 ov), 4-90 (Kushal Malla, 12 ov), 5-90 (RK Paudel, 12.2 ov)

Bowling OMRWEconWdNb
R Sakurano-Thomas 3 0 28 1 9.33 0 0
C Hinze 3 0 21 0 7.00 1 0
S Sugaya-Slater 4 0 22 2 5.50 3 0
Esam Rahman 1 0 9 0 9.00 0 0
S Ravichandran 4 0 27 1 6.75 0 0
I Takahashi 1 0 6 0 6.00 0 0
D Suzuki 2 0 19 1 9.50 0 0

Ball by ball

Japan Innings — 20 overs

0.1 DS Airee to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

0.2 DS Airee to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

0.3 DS Airee to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run

0.4 DS Airee to Abhishek Anand, no run

0.5 DS Airee to Abhishek Anand, 1 run

0.6 DS Airee to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run

1.6 Sompal Kami to K Kadowaki-Fleming, wide

1.1 Sompal Kami to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run

1.2 Sompal Kami to Abhishek Anand, no run

1.3 Sompal Kami to Abhishek Anand, no run

1.4 Sompal Kami to Abhishek Anand, no run

1.5 Sompal Kami to Abhishek Anand, no run

1.5 Sompal Kami to Abhishek Anand, wide

1.6 Sompal Kami to Abhishek Anand, no run

2.1 NK Yadav to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

2.2 NK Yadav to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 2 runs

2.2 NK Yadav to K Kadowaki-Fleming, wide

2.3 NK Yadav to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

2.3 NK Yadav to K Kadowaki-Fleming, wide

2.4 NK Yadav to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

2.5 NK Yadav to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run

2.6 NK Yadav to Abhishek Anand, no run

3.1 Sompal Kami to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

3.2 Sompal Kami to K Kadowaki-Fleming, WICKET! Abhishek Anand run out (DS Airee)

3.3 Sompal Kami to Esam Rahman, no run

3.3 Sompal Kami to Esam Rahman, wide

3.4 Sompal Kami to Esam Rahman, 2 runs

3.5 Sompal Kami to Esam Rahman, 2 runs

3.6 Sompal Kami to Esam Rahman, no run

4.1 NK Yadav to K Kadowaki-Fleming, FOUR

4.2 NK Yadav to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

4.3 NK Yadav to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

4.4 NK Yadav to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

4.5 NK Yadav to K Kadowaki-Fleming, FOUR

4.6 NK Yadav to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

5.1 DS Airee to Esam Rahman, no run

5.2 DS Airee to Esam Rahman, no run

5.3 DS Airee to Esam Rahman, 2 runs

5.4 DS Airee to Esam Rahman, no run

5.5 DS Airee to Esam Rahman, 1 run

5.6 DS Airee to K Kadowaki-Fleming, FOUR

6.1 S Lamichhane to Esam Rahman, 1 run

6.2 S Lamichhane to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run

6.3 S Lamichhane to Esam Rahman, 1 leg bye

6.4 S Lamichhane to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

6.5 S Lamichhane to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

6.6 S Lamichhane to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run

7.1 LN Rajbanshi to K Kadowaki-Fleming, FOUR

7.2 LN Rajbanshi to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

7.3 LN Rajbanshi to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run

7.4 LN Rajbanshi to Esam Rahman, 1 run

7.5 LN Rajbanshi to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run

7.6 LN Rajbanshi to Esam Rahman, SIX

8.1 S Lamichhane to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

8.2 S Lamichhane to K Kadowaki-Fleming, SIX

8.3 S Lamichhane to K Kadowaki-Fleming, SIX

8.4 S Lamichhane to K Kadowaki-Fleming, FOUR

8.5 S Lamichhane to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

8.6 S Lamichhane to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run

9.1 DS Airee to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

9.2 DS Airee to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run

9.3 DS Airee to Esam Rahman, 1 run

9.4 DS Airee to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 2 runs

9.5 DS Airee to K Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

9.6 DS Airee to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run

10.1 Gulsan Jha to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run

10.2 Gulsan Jha to Esam Rahman, 1 run

10.3 Gulsan Jha to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 2 runs

10.4 Gulsan Jha to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run

10.5 Gulsan Jha to Esam Rahman, FOUR

10.6 Gulsan Jha to Esam Rahman, no run

11.1 K Bhurtel to K Kadowaki-Fleming, SIX

11.2 K Bhurtel to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run

11.3 K Bhurtel to Esam Rahman, SIX

11.4 K Bhurtel to Esam Rahman, 2 runs

11.5 K Bhurtel to Esam Rahman, no run

11.6 K Bhurtel to Esam Rahman, 1 run

12.1 Sompal Kami to Esam Rahman, no run

12.2 Sompal Kami to Esam Rahman, 1 run

12.3 Sompal Kami to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run

12.4 Sompal Kami to Esam Rahman, no run

12.5 Sompal Kami to Esam Rahman, WICKET! Esam Rahman c S Jora b Sompal Kami

12.6 Sompal Kami to I Takahashi, no run

13.1 Gulsan Jha to K Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run

13.2 Gulsan Jha to I Takahashi, 1 run

13.3 Gulsan Jha to K Kadowaki-Fleming, WICKET! K Kadowaki-Fleming c RK Paudel b Gulsan Jha

13.4 Gulsan Jha to S Ravichandran, no run

13.5 Gulsan Jha to S Ravichandran, 1 run

13.6 Gulsan Jha to I Takahashi, 2 runs

14.1 S Lamichhane to S Ravichandran, no run

14.2 S Lamichhane to S Ravichandran, no run

14.3 S Lamichhane to S Ravichandran, WICKET! S Ravichandran b S Lamichhane

14.4 S Lamichhane to B Ito-Davis, no run

14.5 S Lamichhane to B Ito-Davis, 1 run

14.6 S Lamichhane to I Takahashi, 1 run

15.1 Gulsan Jha to I Takahashi, WICKET! I Takahashi b Gulsan Jha

15.2 Gulsan Jha to D Suzuki, no run

15.3 Gulsan Jha to D Suzuki, no run

15.4 Gulsan Jha to D Suzuki, no run

15.5 Gulsan Jha to D Suzuki, no run

15.6 Gulsan Jha to D Suzuki, no run

16.1 S Lamichhane to B Ito-Davis, 1 run

16.2 S Lamichhane to D Suzuki, 1 run

16.3 S Lamichhane to B Ito-Davis, 1 run

16.4 S Lamichhane to D Suzuki, no run

16.5 S Lamichhane to D Suzuki, 2 leg byes

16.6 S Lamichhane to D Suzuki, WICKET! D Suzuki c S Jora b S Lamichhane

17.1 Gulsan Jha to B Ito-Davis, no run

17.2 Gulsan Jha to B Ito-Davis, no run

17.3 Gulsan Jha to B Ito-Davis, 1 run

17.4 Gulsan Jha to R Sakurano-Thomas, no run

17.5 Gulsan Jha to R Sakurano-Thomas, 1 run

17.6 Gulsan Jha to B Ito-Davis, FOUR

18.1 Sompal Kami to R Sakurano-Thomas, 1 run

18.2 Sompal Kami to B Ito-Davis, 1 run

18.3 Sompal Kami to R Sakurano-Thomas, no run

18.4 Sompal Kami to R Sakurano-Thomas, 1 leg bye

18.5 Sompal Kami to B Ito-Davis, 2 runs

18.6 Sompal Kami to B Ito-Davis, SIX

19.1 NK Yadav to R Sakurano-Thomas, WICKET! R Sakurano-Thomas run out (Aasif Sheikh, RK Paudel)

19.2 NK Yadav to C Hinze, no run

19.2 NK Yadav to C Hinze, wide

19.3 NK Yadav to C Hinze, no run

19.4 NK Yadav to C Hinze, 1 bye

19.4 NK Yadav to B Ito-Davis, wide

19.5 NK Yadav to B Ito-Davis, WICKET! B Ito-Davis c S Lamichhane b NK Yadav

19.6 NK Yadav to A Patmore, 1 bye

Nepal Innings — 18 overs

0.1 R Sakurano-Thomas to K Bhurtel, FOUR

0.2 R Sakurano-Thomas to K Bhurtel, no run

0.3 R Sakurano-Thomas to K Bhurtel, FOUR

0.4 R Sakurano-Thomas to K Bhurtel, no run

0.5 R Sakurano-Thomas to K Bhurtel, 2 runs

0.6 R Sakurano-Thomas to K Bhurtel, 1 run

1.1 C Hinze to K Bhurtel, 1 run

1.2 C Hinze to Aasif Sheikh, 1 run

1.3 C Hinze to K Bhurtel, no run

1.4 C Hinze to K Bhurtel, FOUR

1.5 C Hinze to K Bhurtel, 1 run

1.6 C Hinze to Aasif Sheikh, no run

2.1 S Sugaya-Slater to K Bhurtel, no run

2.1 S Sugaya-Slater to K Bhurtel, wide

2.2 S Sugaya-Slater to K Bhurtel, no run

2.3 S Sugaya-Slater to K Bhurtel, no run

2.4 S Sugaya-Slater to K Bhurtel, no run

2.5 S Sugaya-Slater to K Bhurtel, 2 runs

2.6 S Sugaya-Slater to K Bhurtel, no run

3.1 C Hinze to Aasif Sheikh, 2 runs

3.2 C Hinze to Aasif Sheikh, SIX

3.3 C Hinze to Aasif Sheikh, 1 run

3.3 C Hinze to K Bhurtel, wide

3.4 C Hinze to K Bhurtel, no run

3.5 C Hinze to K Bhurtel, 2 runs

3.6 C Hinze to K Bhurtel, no run

4.1 S Sugaya-Slater to Aasif Sheikh, 2 runs

4.2 S Sugaya-Slater to Aasif Sheikh, no run

4.3 S Sugaya-Slater to Aasif Sheikh, no run

4.4 S Sugaya-Slater to Aasif Sheikh, 1 run

4.5 S Sugaya-Slater to K Bhurtel, no run

4.6 S Sugaya-Slater to K Bhurtel, WICKET! K Bhurtel c K Kadowaki-Fleming b S Sugaya-Slater

5.1 Esam Rahman to Aasif Sheikh, no run

5.2 Esam Rahman to Aasif Sheikh, 1 run

5.3 Esam Rahman to RK Paudel, no run

5.4 Esam Rahman to RK Paudel, 1 run

5.5 Esam Rahman to Aasif Sheikh, SIX

5.6 Esam Rahman to Aasif Sheikh, 1 run

6.1 S Ravichandran to Aasif Sheikh, SIX

6.2 S Ravichandran to Aasif Sheikh, SIX

6.3 S Ravichandran to Aasif Sheikh, no run

6.4 S Ravichandran to Aasif Sheikh, no run

6.5 S Ravichandran to Aasif Sheikh, FOUR

6.6 S Ravichandran to Aasif Sheikh, 1 run

7.6 S Sugaya-Slater to Aasif Sheikh, wide

7.1 S Sugaya-Slater to Aasif Sheikh, no run

7.2 S Sugaya-Slater to Aasif Sheikh, WICKET! Aasif Sheikh c I Takahashi b S Sugaya-Slater

7.3 S Sugaya-Slater to S Jora, no run

7.4 S Sugaya-Slater to S Jora, 2 runs

7.4 S Sugaya-Slater to S Jora, wide

7.5 S Sugaya-Slater to S Jora, 1 run

7.6 S Sugaya-Slater to RK Paudel, 2 runs

8.1 C Hinze to S Jora, no run

8.2 C Hinze to S Jora, 1 run

8.3 C Hinze to RK Paudel, no run

8.4 C Hinze to RK Paudel, no run

8.5 C Hinze to RK Paudel, no run

8.6 C Hinze to RK Paudel, 1 run

9.1 R Sakurano-Thomas to RK Paudel, 2 runs

9.2 R Sakurano-Thomas to RK Paudel, no run

9.3 R Sakurano-Thomas to RK Paudel, 1 run

9.4 R Sakurano-Thomas to S Jora, 1 run

9.5 R Sakurano-Thomas to RK Paudel, 1 run

9.6 R Sakurano-Thomas to S Jora, WICKET! S Jora c B Ito-Davis b R Sakurano-Thomas

10.1 I Takahashi to RK Paudel, 1 run

10.2 I Takahashi to Kushal Malla, no run

10.3 I Takahashi to Kushal Malla, 1 run

10.4 I Takahashi to RK Paudel, 1 run

10.5 I Takahashi to Kushal Malla, 1 run

10.6 I Takahashi to RK Paudel, 2 runs

11.1 D Suzuki to Kushal Malla, 1 run

11.2 D Suzuki to RK Paudel, 1 run

11.3 D Suzuki to Kushal Malla, 1 run

11.4 D Suzuki to RK Paudel, FOUR

11.5 D Suzuki to RK Paudel, 1 run

11.6 D Suzuki to Kushal Malla, WICKET! Kushal Malla c & b D Suzuki

12.1 S Ravichandran to RK Paudel, no run

12.2 S Ravichandran to RK Paudel, WICKET! RK Paudel lbw b S Ravichandran

12.3 S Ravichandran to Gulsan Jha, 1 run

12.4 S Ravichandran to DS Airee, no run

12.5 S Ravichandran to DS Airee, no run

12.6 S Ravichandran to DS Airee, no run

13.1 S Sugaya-Slater to Gulsan Jha, no run

13.2 S Sugaya-Slater to Gulsan Jha, 1 run

13.3 S Sugaya-Slater to DS Airee, 1 run

13.4 S Sugaya-Slater to Gulsan Jha, SIX

13.5 S Sugaya-Slater to Gulsan Jha, no run

13.6 S Sugaya-Slater to Gulsan Jha, 1 run

14.1 S Ravichandran to Gulsan Jha, no run

14.2 S Ravichandran to Gulsan Jha, 1 run

14.3 S Ravichandran to DS Airee, 1 run

14.4 S Ravichandran to Gulsan Jha, 1 run

14.5 S Ravichandran to DS Airee, 1 run

14.6 S Ravichandran to Gulsan Jha, 1 run

15.1 D Suzuki to Gulsan Jha, 2 runs

15.2 D Suzuki to Gulsan Jha, 1 run

15.3 D Suzuki to DS Airee, FOUR

15.4 D Suzuki to DS Airee, 1 run

15.5 D Suzuki to Gulsan Jha, 1 run

15.6 D Suzuki to DS Airee, 2 runs

16.1 S Ravichandran to Gulsan Jha, no run

16.2 S Ravichandran to Gulsan Jha, 1 run

16.3 S Ravichandran to DS Airee, 2 runs

16.4 S Ravichandran to DS Airee, no run

16.5 S Ravichandran to DS Airee, no run

16.6 S Ravichandran to DS Airee, 1 run

17.1 R Sakurano-Thomas to DS Airee, 1 run

17.2 R Sakurano-Thomas to Gulsan Jha, no run

17.3 R Sakurano-Thomas to Gulsan Jha, no run

17.4 R Sakurano-Thomas to Gulsan Jha, SIX

17.5 R Sakurano-Thomas to Gulsan Jha, FOUR

17.6 R Sakurano-Thomas to Gulsan Jha, 1 run

Match details

Format T20
Ground Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amarat
Season 2025/26
Toss Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
Umpires Masudur Rahman, Shiju Sam
Match referee Hamim Khan

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