Vanuatu vs Japan Live Score and Commentary, 9th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier, 28 July, 2023
COMPLETED / 9th Match / Amini Park
137/5 (19.3 ov)
136/10 (19.5 ov)
Vanuatu won by 5 wickets
Recent
Player of the match
Nalin Nipiko,
Vanuatu
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apolinaire Stephen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nalin Nipiko | 74 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 148.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Sabaorish Ravichandran | 3.3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 8.86 |
| Reo Sakurano Thomas | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 9.50 |
Vanuatu won by 5 wickets
Vanuatu vs Japan, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea (PNG won by 147 runs) | Super Six, Match 10 | 17 May 2026 |
| Indonesia (VAN won by 1 run) | Super Six, Match 7 | 16 May 2026 |
| Cook Islands (COI won by 11 runs (DLS method)) | Super Six, Match 4 | 13 May 2026 |
| Samoa (SAMOA won by 9 wickets) | Super Six, Match 1 | 12 May 2026 |
| Japan (JPN won by 30 runs) | Match 5 | 9 May 2026 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea (JPN won by 26 runs) | Super Six, Match 12 | 18 May 2026 |
| Samoa (JPN won by 9 wickets) | Super Six, Match 8 | 16 May 2026 |
| Cook Islands (COI won by 3 wickets) | Super Six, Match 6 | 14 May 2026 |
| Indonesia (JPN won by 41 runs) | Super Six, Match 2 | 12 May 2026 |
| Fiji (JPN won by 8 wickets) | Match 8 | 10 May 2026 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 9 run (0.4 ov): Apolinaire Stephen: 0 (1), Nalin Nipiko: 9 (3)
- Last Bat: Joshua Rasu 3(5) - c I Takahashi b RS Thomas Reo Sakurano Thomas
- Fall of Wickets: 4 - 1 Jarryd Allan, 12 - 2 Clement Tommy, 84 - 3 Andrew Mansale, 117 - 4 Ronald Tari, 128 - 5 Joshua Rasu
- Reviews Remaining: Vanuatu - 0 of 0, Japan - 0 of 0
- Toss: Vanuatu elected to bowl
Match Info
- Match: 9th Match
- Series: ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier
- Date: Friday, July 28, 2023
- Time: 04:30 AM
- Venue: Amini Park
- City: Port Moresby
Sabaorish Ravichandran to Nalin Nipiko, 1 run,
Sabaorish Ravichandran to Ronald Tari, 2 runs,
Sabaorish Ravichandran to Ronald Tari, 2 runs,
End of over 16 (6 runs)
Reo Sakurano to Nalin Nipiko, 1 wide,
Reo Sakurano to Nalin Nipiko, 2 runs,
Reo Sakurano to Nalin Nipiko, 2 runs,
Reo Sakurano to Nalin Nipiko, 2 runs,
Reo Sakurano to Nalin Nipiko, Four,
Reo Sakurano to Nalin Nipiko, 1 run,
Reo Sakurano to Ronald Tari, 1 run,
End of over 17 (13 runs)
Ibrahim Takahashi to Ronald Tari, no run,
Ronald Tari b I Takahashi 11 (11) Ibrahim Takahashi to Ronald Tari, no run, b I Takahashi,
Ibrahim Takahashi to Joshua Rasu, no run,
Ibrahim Takahashi to Joshua Rasu, no run,
Ibrahim Takahashi to Joshua Rasu, 1 run,
Ibrahim Takahashi to Nalin Nipiko, 1 wide,
Ibrahim Takahashi to Nalin Nipiko, 1 run,
End of over 18 (3 runs)
Reo Sakurano to Nalin Nipiko, 2 runs,
Reo Sakurano to Nalin Nipiko, 2 runs,
Reo Sakurano to Nalin Nipiko, 1 run,
Reo Sakurano to Joshua Rasu, 2 runs,
Reo Sakurano to Joshua Rasu, 1 wide,
Joshua Rasu c I Takahashi b RS Thomas 3 (5) Reo Sakurano to Joshua Rasu, no run, c I Takahashi b RS Thomas,
Reo Sakurano to Apolinaire Stephen, no run,
End of over 19 (8 runs)
Sabaorish Ravichandran to Nalin Nipiko, 2 runs,
Sabaorish Ravichandran to Nalin Nipiko, Six,
Sabaorish Ravichandran to Nalin Nipiko, 1 run,