ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier 2026
Completed
Fiji
74/10
(19.4 ov)
VS
Japan
75/2
(7.1 ov)
Japan won by 8 wickets
Match 8 · T20 · 10 May 2026
Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin
Key performer
SCORECARD
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
lbw b R Sakurano-Thomas | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
run out (W Miyauchi/I Takahashi) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
c W Miyauchi b R Sakurano-Thomas | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
c Abhishek Anand b I Takahashi | 39 | 57 | 3 | 0 |
b I Takahashi | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
b I Takahashi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
c Abdul Samad b M Taniyama | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
b M Taniyama | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
lbw b S Ravichandran | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
run out (R Sakurano-Thomas) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 6 (wd 1, nb 2, b 1, lb 2)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4.0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| 3.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 3.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1.4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
M Taniyama (1wd, 2nb) | 3.0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c T Jikoibure b S Tabuisulu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
lbw b SM Tupou | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
not out | 47 | 26 | 7 | 1 |
not out | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 14 (wd 14, nb 0, b 0, lb 0) · Target 75
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
S Tabuisulu (3wd) | 2.0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
VM Waqavakatoga (11wd) | 1.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2.0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
TIMELINE
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Fantasy points
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
I Takahashi · Japan | 75 |
R Sakurano-Thomas · Japan | 62 |
Esam Rahman · Japan | 56 |
M Taniyama · Japan | 50 |
J Baleicikoibia · Fiji | 42 |
SM Tupou · Fiji | 27 |
S Tabuisulu · Fiji | 26 |
S Ravichandran · Japan | 25 |
Abdul Samad · Japan | 20 |
W Miyauchi · Japan | 11 |
K Tayaga · Fiji | 10 |
T Jikoibure · Fiji | 8 |
Abhishek Anand · Japan | 8 |
M Beitaki · Fiji | 7 |
P Dakainivanua · Fiji | 6 |
PV Vuniwaqa · Fiji | 3 |
VM Waqavakatoga · Fiji | 2 |
N Acawei · Fiji | 1 |
V Veiqravi · Fiji | 0 |
B Ito-Davis · Japan | 0 |
K Kadowaki-Fleming · Japan | 0 |
S Sugaya-Slater · Japan | 0 |
Japan won by 8 wickets
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