Match DetailsKorogi Sports Park, NisshinSeriesICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier 2026TossFiji , elected to bat firstPlayer Of The MatchEsam RahmanMatch numberT20I no. 3856Season2026Match days10 May 2026 (20-over match)T20I debutTaleivuli JikoibureUmpiresDonovan KochSuresh SubramanianReserve UmpireTabarak DarMatch RefereeKent HannamPointsJapan 2, Fiji 0
Scorecard SummaryFIJI 74(19.4 OVERS)Josaia Baleicikobia39 (57)Kitione Tayaga8 (5)Reo Sakurano-Thomas2/15 (4)Ibrahim Takahashi3/4 (1.4)JAPAN 75/2(7.1 OVERS)Reo Sakurano-Thomas11 (12)Esam Rahman*47 (26)Seru Tupou1/16 (2)Siteri Tabuisulu1/19 (2)
7.11Vuniwaqa to Miyauchi, 1 run, END OF OVER:7 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | JPN: 74/2 (1 run required from 13 overs, RR: 10.57, RRR: 0.07)Esam Rahman47 (26b)Wataru Miyauchi2 (3b)Seru Tupou2-0-16-1Peni Vuniwaqa2-0-22-06.64Tupou to Esam Rahman, FOUR, 6.51Tupou to Miyauchi, 1 run, 6.41Tupou to Esam Rahman, 1 run, 6.31Tupou to Miyauchi, 1 run, 6.20Tupou to Miyauchi, no run,
Japan INNINGSRBAbhishek Anandcaught01R Sakurano-Thomaslbw1112Esam Rahmannot out4726W Miyauchinot out34B Ito-DavisK Kadowaki-FlemingI TakahashiS RavichandranM TaniyamaS Sugaya-SlaterAbdul SamadEXTRAS(w 14)TOTAL75 (2 wkts; 7.1 ovs)
Fiji BOWLINGOMRWEconS Tabuisulu2.001919.5(2w)VM Waqavakatoga1.0017017(6w)PV Vuniwaqa2.1023010.61SM Tupou2.001618
Japan 2nd innings PartnershipsWktRunsPlayers1st0R Sakurano-ThomasAbhishek Anand2nd67R Sakurano-ThomasEsam Rahman3rd8W MiyauchiEsam Rahman
ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific QualifierSuper SixTeamMWLPTNRRPNG43162.025JPN43161.475COK43160.18Samoa42240.41VAN4132-2.895INA4040-1.711Group 1TeamMWLPTNRRJPN22043.113VAN21122.275Fiji2020-5.932Group 2TeamMWLPTNRRSamoa22044.78INA2112-1.695PHI2020-2.675Group 3TeamMWLPTNRRPNG22044.625COK21121.995SKOR2020-7.273