- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras1 (lb 1)TOTAL121/7 (20 Overs, RR: 6.05)Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Abhishek Anand, 6.1 ov), 2-51 (Esam Rahman, 8.4 ov), 3-78 (Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, 10.3 ov), 4-80 (Ibrahim Takahashi, 11.3 ov), 5-95 (Reo Sakurano-Thomas, 14.1 ov), 6-99 (Sabaorish Ravichandran, 15.4 ov), 7-109 (Wataru Miyauchi, 17.5 ov)
18/05Result
21st Match, Super Six, ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier at Sano, May 18 2026
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![Japan]( "Japan")
121/7 -
![Papua New Guinea]( "Papua New Guinea")
95/8 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
18/05Result
21st Match, Super Six, ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier at Sano, May 18 2026
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![Japan]( "Japan")
121/7 -
![Papua New Guinea]( "Papua New Guinea")
95/8 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRB4s6sSRExtras5 (b 2, nb 1, w 2)TOTAL95/8 (20 Overs, RR: 4.75)Did not bat: Aue OruFall of wickets: 1-3 (Sese Bau, 1.3 ov), 2-19 (Tony Ura, 4.4 ov), 3-25 (Patrick Nou, 5.3 ov), 4-62 (Lega Siaka, 12.3 ov), 5-63 (Assad Vala, 13.2 ov), 6-68 (Gaba Frank, 14.5 ov), 7-77 (Boio Ray, 16.3 ov), 8-84 (Hila Vare, 17.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Abdul Samad 4 0 18 1 4.5 0 0 R Sakurano-Thomas 3 0 14 1 4.66 0 0 C Hinze 4 0 18 2 4.5 0 0 S Sugaya-Slater 1 0 7 1 7 1 1 I Takahashi 4 0 19 2 4.75 0 0 S Ravichandran 4 0 17 0 4.25 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Japan , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Papua New Guinea won the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier
Match number
Season
Match days
18 May 2026 (20-over match)
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Japan 2, Papua New Guinea 0