Japan vs Vanuatu, Live Score and Commentary, ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier, 23 July, 2023
COMPLETED / 3rd Match / Amini Park
131/10 (19.4 ov)
110/8 (20 ov)
Japan won by 21 runs.
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Player of the match
Kendel Kadowaki Fleming,
Japan
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simpson Obed | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Joshua Rasu | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 160.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Piyush Kumbhare | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 |
| Reo Sakurano Thomas | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 |
Japan won by 21 runs.
Japan vs Vanuatu, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Oman (OMA won by 9 wickets) | B2 v C1 | 17 Oct 2025 |
| United Arab Emirates (UAE won by 8 wickets) | A1 v B2 | 16 Oct 2025 |
| Qatar (QAT won by 3 wickets) | B2 v A2 | 15 Oct 2025 |
| Samoa (JPN won by 4 runs) | C2 v B2 | 12 Oct 2025 |
| Nepal (NEP won by 5 wickets) | 8th Match | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Samoa (SAMOA won by 8 runs.) | Match 12 | 24 Aug 2024 |
| Fiji (FIJ won by 5 wickets) | Match 9 | 23 Aug 2024 |
| Cook Islands (COI won by 7 wickets) | Match 8 | 21 Aug 2024 |
| Samoa (SAMOA won by 10 runs.) | Match 5 | 20 Aug 2024 |
| Fiji (VAN won by 36 runs.) | Match 4 | 19 Aug 2024 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 16 run (1.2 ov): Simpson Obed: 2 (3), Joshua Rasu: 13 (5)
- Last Bat: Joshua Rasu 16(10) - c D Suzuki b P Kumbhare Piyush Kumbhare
- Fall of Wickets: 13 - 1 Apolinaire Stephen, 34 - 2 Nalin Nipiko, 41 - 3 Junior Kaltapau, 42 - 4 Jarryd Allan, 45 - 5 Patrick Matautaava, 83 - 6 Andrew Mansale, 94 - 7 Ronald Tari, 110 - 8 Joshua Rasu
- Reviews Remaining: Vanuatu - 0 of 0, Japan - 0 of 0
- Toss: Vanuatu elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: 3rd Match
- Series: ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier
- Date: Sunday, July 23, 2023
- Time: 04:30 AM
- Venue: Amini Park
- City: Port Moresby
- Umpires: Alu Kapa (), Claire Polosak (Australia), Shaun Haig (New Zealand, TV)
- Referee: Wendell Labrooy (Sri Lanka)
Sabaorish Ravichandran to Ronald Tari, 1 run,
Sabaorish Ravichandran to Andrew Mansale, 1 run,
End of over 16 (4 runs)
Declan Suzuki to Andrew Mansale, 2 runs,
Declan Suzuki to Andrew Mansale, 1 run,
Declan Suzuki to Ronald Tari, 1 run,
Declan Suzuki to Andrew Mansale, no run,
Andrew Mansale c S Nawarathna b D Suzuki 29 (33) Declan Suzuki to Andrew Mansale, no run, c S Nawarathna b D Suzuki,
Declan Suzuki to Joshua Rasu, no run,
End of over 17 (4 runs)
Sabaorish Ravichandran to Ronald Tari, Four,
Sabaorish Ravichandran to Ronald Tari, 2 runs,
Sabaorish Ravichandran to Ronald Tari, 1 run,
Sabaorish Ravichandran to Joshua Rasu, 1 run,
Sabaorish Ravichandran to Ronald Tari, 1 run,
Sabaorish Ravichandran to Joshua Rasu, 1 run,
End of over 18 (10 runs)
Reo Sakurano to Joshua Rasu, no run,
Reo Sakurano to Joshua Rasu, 1 run,
Reo Sakurano to Ronald Tari, no run,
Ronald Tari c K K Fleming b RS Thomas 18 (21) Reo Sakurano to Ronald Tari, no run, c K K Fleming b RS Thomas,
Reo Sakurano to Simpson Obed, 1 run,
Reo Sakurano to Joshua Rasu, Six,
End of over 19 (8 runs)
Piyush Kumbhare to Simpson Obed, 1 run,
Piyush Kumbhare to Joshua Rasu, 2 runs,
Piyush Kumbhare to Joshua Rasu, 1 run,
Piyush Kumbhare to Simpson Obed, 1 leg bye,
Piyush Kumbhare to Joshua Rasu, Four,
Joshua Rasu c D Suzuki b P Kumbhare 16 (10) Piyush Kumbhare to Joshua Rasu, no run, c D Suzuki b P Kumbhare,
End of over 20 (9 runs)