MATCH SCORECARD
Kuwait v Japan
9 October 2025 · T20I · Men · Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1)
Japan won by 5 wickets
Toss Japan, chose to fieldPlayer of the match Esam RahmanICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia & EAP Qualifier
INNINGS 1
177/6Kuwait
20 overs · run rate 8.85| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravija Sandaruwan | b Abdul Samad | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Clinto Anto | c Declan Suzuki b Sabaorish Ravichandran | 34 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 121.42 |
| Meet Bhavsar | c Ibrahim Takahashi b Sabaorish Ravichandran | 29 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 120.83 |
| Ali Zaheer | c Abhishek Anand b Declan Suzuki | 41 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 132.25 |
| Yasin Patel | c Shirai-Patmore b Declan Suzuki | 40 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 142.85 |
| Bilal Tahir | not out | 8* | 4 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Mohammed Aslam | c Benjamin Ito-Davis b Declan Suzuki | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Shiraz Khan | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
Extras 16 (w 9, nb 4, b/lb 3)Total 177/6 (20 ov)Run rate 8.85
Did not bat: Naveenraj Rajendran, Anudeep Chenthamara, Muhammad Aqif Farooq
Fall of wickets1-4 (R Sandaruwan, 0.5 ov)2-66 (Meet Bhavsar, 8.0 ov)3-90 (CV Anto, 11.4 ov)4-156 (Ali Zaheer, 18.0 ov)5-172 (Yasin Patel, 19.2 ov)6-176 (MNM Aslam, 19.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Samad | 2.0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Hara-Hinze | 2.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ibrahim Takahashi | 3.0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10.00 | 3 | 0 |
| Shoma Sugaya-Slater | 3.0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11.00 | 2 | 0 |
| Sabaorish Ravichandran | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Esam Rahman | 2.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 | 2 | 3 |
| Benjamin Ito-Davis | 2.0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 | 1 | 0 |
| Declan Suzuki | 2.0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 11.00 | 1 | 1 |
Over-by-over totals
| Over | Runs | Wickets | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
| 5 | 8 | 0 | 35 |
| 6 | 18 | 0 | 53 |
| 7 | 11 | 0 | 64 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 66 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | 72 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | 77 |
| 11 | 12 | 0 | 89 |
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 90 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | 96 |
| 14 | 13 | 0 | 109 |
| 15 | 14 | 0 | 123 |
| 16 | 10 | 0 | 133 |
| 17 | 7 | 0 | 140 |
| 18 | 16 | 1 | 156 |
| 19 | 15 | 0 | 171 |
| 20 | 6 | 2 | 177 |
INNINGS 2
178/5Japan
19.3 overs · run rate 9.12| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming | run out (Naveenraj Rajendran) | 28 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 147.36 |
| Abhishek Anand | c Ravija Sandaruwan b Muhammad Aqif Farooq | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Esam Rahman | c Yasin Patel b Shiraz Khan | 64 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 164.10 |
| Sabaorish Ravichandran | run out (Shiraz Khan) | 39 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 134.48 |
| Ibrahim Takahashi | c Muhammad Aqif Farooq b Yasin Patel | 26 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 173.33 |
| Benjamin Ito-Davis | not out | 6* | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Declan Suzuki | not out | 1* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
Extras 12 (w 3, nb 0, b/lb 9)Total 178/5 (19.3 ov)Run rate 9.12
Did not bat: Shirai-Patmore, Charlie Hara-Hinze, Shoma Sugaya-Slater, Abdul Samad
Fall of wickets1-27 (Abhishek Anand, 2.4 ov)2-68 (K Kadowaki-Fleming, 7.4 ov)3-106 (Esam Rahman, 11.4 ov)4-152 (I Takahashi, 16.0 ov)5-177 (S Ravichandran, 19.0 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Aqif Farooq | 4.0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Yasin Patel | 4.0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 | 1 | 0 |
| Naveenraj Rajendran | 4.0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 | 2 | 0 |
| Anudeep Chenthamara | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed Aslam | 1.3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Shiraz Khan | 2.0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 11.50 | 0 | 0 |
Over-by-over totals
| Over | Runs | Wickets | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 14 | 0 | 22 |
| 3 | 6 | 1 | 28 |
| 4 | 13 | 0 | 41 |
| 5 | 16 | 0 | 57 |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 63 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 66 |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | 73 |
| 9 | 12 | 0 | 85 |
| 10 | 10 | 0 | 95 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | 98 |
| 12 | 9 | 1 | 107 |
| 13 | 10 | 0 | 117 |
| 14 | 14 | 0 | 131 |
| 15 | 11 | 0 | 142 |
| 16 | 10 | 1 | 152 |
| 17 | 5 | 0 | 157 |
| 18 | 14 | 0 | 171 |
| 19 | 6 | 1 | 177 |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 178 |
MATCH CHARTS
Runs by over, wickets and phases
KuwaitJapanWicket
Powerplay53 runs · 1 wkts · 6 overs · 8.83 an over
Middle overs80 runs · 2 wkts · 10 overs · 8.00 an over
Death overs44 runs · 3 wkts · 4 overs · 11.00 an over
Powerplay63 runs · 1 wkts · 6 overs · 10.50 an over
Middle overs89 runs · 3 wkts · 10 overs · 8.90 an over
Death overs26 runs · 1 wkts · 4 overs · 6.50 an over
Fours56 · 34.8%
Sixes36 · 22.4%
Other runs69 · 42.9%
Fours68 · 41.0%
Sixes36 · 21.7%
Other runs62 · 37.3%