Japan vs Cook Islands Live Score and Commentary, Match 4, Japan T20I Tri-Series, 9 May, 2025

COMPLETED / Match 4 / Sano International Cricket Ground

Japan

105/10 (19.3 ov)

Cook Islands

71/10 (18.4 ov)

Japan won by 34 runs

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Player of the match

Makoto Taniyama, Japan

Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Benjamin Vakatini	0	1	0	0	0.00
James Pickering	1	2	0	0	50.00
Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECO
Makoto Taniyama	3.4	0	18	4	4.91
Charles Hinze	4	1	13	2	3.25

Japan won by 34 runs

Japan vs Cook Islands, Live Cricket Commentary

1

14.2

Sabaorish Ravichandran to Milton Kavana, 1 run,
0

14.3

Sabaorish Ravichandran to Oscar Taylor, no run,
0

14.4

Sabaorish Ravichandran to Oscar Taylor, no run,
0

14.5

Sabaorish Ravichandran to Oscar Taylor, no run,
0

14.6

Sabaorish Ravichandran to Oscar Taylor, no run,
End of over 15 (1 runs)
1. Oscar Taylor 1 (6)
2. Milton Kavana 6 (14)
3. Sabaorish Ravichandran 3-0-10-0
4. Kohei Kubota 3-1-16-0
5. Cook Islands 54/5
0

15.1

Benjamin Ito to Milton Kavana, no run,
0

15.2

Benjamin Ito to Milton Kavana, no run,
1

15.3

Benjamin Ito to Milton Kavana, 1 run,
w

15.4

Oscar Taylor c M Taniyama b B Ito 1 (7) Benjamin Ito to Oscar Taylor, no run, c M Taniyama b B Ito,
1

15.5

Benjamin Ito to Liam Denny, 1 run,
1

15.6

Benjamin Ito to Milton Kavana, 1 run,
End of over 16 (3 runs)
1. Milton Kavana 8 (18)
2. Liam Denny 1 (1)
3. Benjamin Ito 4-1-7-2
4. Sabaorish Ravichandran 3-0-10-0
5. Cook Islands 57/6
1

16.1

Makoto Taniyama to Milton Kavana, 1 run,
0

16.2

Makoto Taniyama to Liam Denny, no run,
1

16.3

Makoto Taniyama to Liam Denny, 1 run,
w

16.4

Milton Kavana c B Ito b M Taniyama 9 (20) Makoto Taniyama to Milton Kavana, no run, c B Ito b M Taniyama,
1b

16.5

Makoto Taniyama to James Pickering, 1 bye,
1

16.6

Makoto Taniyama to Liam Denny, 1 run,
End of over 17 (4 runs)
1. Liam Denny 3 (4)
2. James Pickering 0 (1)
3. Makoto Taniyama 3-0-16-2
4. Benjamin Ito 4-1-7-2
5. Cook Islands 61/7
2

17.1

Charles Hinze to Liam Denny, 2 runs,
0

17.2

Charles Hinze to Liam Denny, no run,
1lb

17.3

Charles Hinze to Liam Denny, 1 leg bye,
1

17.4

Charles Hinze to James Pickering, 1 run,
2

17.5

Charles Hinze to Liam Denny, 2 runs,
1

17.6

Charles Hinze to Liam Denny, 1 run,
End of over 18 (7 runs)
1. Liam Denny 8 (9)
2. James Pickering 1 (2)
3. Charles Hinze 4-1-13-2
4. Makoto Taniyama 3-0-16-2
5. Cook Islands 68/7
w

18.1

Liam Denny runout (W Miyauchi / S Ravichandran) 8 (10) Makoto Taniyama to Liam Denny, 1 leg bye, runout (W Miyauchi / S Ravichandran),
2

18.2

Makoto Taniyama to Tiaki Wuatai, 2 runs,
w

18.3

Tiaki Wuatai b M Taniyama 2 (2) Makoto Taniyama to Tiaki Wuatai, no run, b M Taniyama,
w

18.4

Benjamin Vakatini lbw b M Taniyama 0 (1) Makoto Taniyama to Benjamin Vakatini, no run, lbw b M Taniyama,

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Key Stats

Partnership: 0 run (0.1 ov): Benjamin Vakatini: 0 (1), James Pickering: 0 (0)
Last Bat: Benjamin Vakatini 0(1) - lbw b M Taniyama Makoto Taniyama
Fall of Wickets: 0 - 1 Hayden Dickson, 5 - 2 Thomas Parima, 24 - 3 Aue Parima, 38 - 4 Cory Dickson , 50 - 5 Maara Ave, 55 - 6 Oscar Taylor, 59 - 7 Milton Kavana, 69 - 8 Liam Denny, 71 - 9 Tiaki Wuatai, 71 - 10 Benjamin Vakatini
Reviews Remaining: Cook Islands - 0 of 0, Japan - 0 of 0
Toss: Cook Islands elected to bowl