T20 World Cup Asia & EAP Qualifier 2025 · Match 8 · JPN v NEPResult
Japan v Nepal
Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amarat
Nepal won by 5 wickets
Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl.
Player of the matchGulshan Jha
Nepal (132/5) beat Japan (131/8) by 5 wickets in Match 8 of ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia & EAP Qualifier 2025 at Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amarat on Fri 10 Oct 2025. K Kadowaki-Fleming top-scored with 60 off 46 balls and Gulshan Jha took 2/20 and was player of the match.
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| Innings | Score | Overs | Run rate | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan1st innings | 131/8 (131 for 8) | 20 | 6.55 | – |
| Nepal2nd innings | 132/5 (132 for 5) | 18 | 7.33 | 132 |
Top performers
Batters
- K Kadowaki-FlemingJapan60 (46)5 fours, 3 sixes, strike rate 130.4
- Aasif SheikhNepal38 (21)1 four, 4 sixes, strike rate 181.0
- Esam RahmanJapan31 (25)1 four, 2 sixes, strike rate 124.0
Bowlers
- Gulshan JhaNepal2/20 (4 ov)economy 5.00
- S Sugaya-SlaterJapan2/22 (4 ov)economy 5.50
- Sandeep LamichhaneNepal2/25 (4 ov)economy 6.25
Japan1st innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Kadowaki-Flemingc Rohit Paudel b Gulshan Jha | 60 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 130.43 |
| Abhishek Anandrun out (Dipendra Singh Airee) | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Esam Rahmanc Sundeep Jora b Sompal Kami | 31 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 124.00 |
| I Takahashib Gulshan Jha | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
| S Ravichandranb Sandeep Lamichhane | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| B Ito-Davisc Sandeep Lamichhane b Nandan Yadav | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 141.67 |
| D Suzukic Sundeep Jora b Sandeep Lamichhane | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| R Sakurano-Thomasrun out (Aasif Sheikh/Rohit Paudel) | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| C Hinzenot out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| A Patmorenot out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras b 2, lb 4, w 7, nb 0 | 13 | ||||
| Total 8 wkts, 20 ov, RR 6.55 | 131 | ||||
Did not bat S Sugaya-Slater
Fall of wickets
- 11-1Abhishek Anand3.2 ov
- 97-2Esam Rahman12.5 ov
- 99-3K Kadowaki-Fleming13.3 ov
- 102-4S Ravichandran14.3 ov
- 104-5I Takahashi15.1 ov
- 109-6D Suzuki17.0 ov
- 127-7R Sakurano-Thomas19.1 ov
- 130-8B Ito-Davis19.5 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dipendra Singh Airee | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Sompal Kami | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| Nandan Yadav | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5.33 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Lalit Rajbanshi | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gulshan Jha | 4 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 5.00 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Kushal Bhurtel | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktK Kadowaki-Fleming & Abhishek Anand11 (20)
- 2nd wktEsam Rahman & K Kadowaki-Fleming86 (57)
- 3rd wktK Kadowaki-Fleming & I Takahashi2 (4)
- 4th wktS Ravichandran & I Takahashi3 (6)
- 5th wktI Takahashi & B Ito-Davis2 (4)
- 6th wktD Suzuki & B Ito-Davis5 (11)
- 7th wktR Sakurano-Thomas & B Ito-Davis18 (13)
- 8th wktB Ito-Davis & C Hinze3 (4)
- 9th wktA Patmore & C Hinze1 (1)
Nepal2nd innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kushal Bhurtelc K Kadowaki-Fleming b S Sugaya-Slater | 21 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Aasif Sheikhc I Takahashi b S Sugaya-Slater | 38 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 180.95 |
| Rohit Paudellbw b S Ravichandran | 18 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 94.74 |
| Sundeep Jorac B Ito-Davis b R Sakurano-Thomas | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Kushal Mallac & b D Suzuki | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Dipendra Singh Aireenot out | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Gulshan Jhanot out | 28 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 140.00 |
| Extras b 0, lb 0, w 4, nb 0 | 4 | ||||
| Total 5 wkts, 18 ov, RR 7.33 | 132 | ||||
Did not bat Sompal Kami, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi
Fall of wickets
- 36-1Kushal Bhurtel5.0 ov
- 63-2Aasif Sheikh7.2 ov
- 76-3Sundeep Jora10.0 ov
- 90-4Kushal Malla12.0 ov
- 90-5Rohit Paudel12.2 ov
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Dot balls | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Sakurano-Thomas | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| C Hinze | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| S Sugaya-Slater | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| Esam Rahman | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| S Ravichandran | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| I Takahashi | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D Suzuki | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
- 1st wktKushal Bhurtel & Aasif Sheikh36 (30)
- 2nd wktAasif Sheikh & Rohit Paudel27 (14)
- 3rd wktSundeep Jora & Rohit Paudel13 (16)
- 4th wktKushal Malla & Rohit Paudel14 (12)
- 5th wktRohit Paudel & Dipendra Singh Airee0 (2)
- 6th wktGulshan Jha & Dipendra Singh Airee42 (34)
Graphs arrive after the match
The worm, the Manhattan, the run rate and the partnerships are drawn from the ball-by-ball data. This match has the score only so far, so the graphs are added about a day after the final ball.
Match information
- Series
- ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia & EAP Qualifier 2025
- Match
- Match 8
- Stage
- League stage
- Format
- T20I, 20 overs a side
- Date
- Friday, 10 October 2025
- Toss
- Nepal won the toss and chose to bowl
- Result
- Nepal won by 5 wickets
- Player of the match
- Gulshan Jha
- Umpires
- Masudur Rahman and Shiju Sam
- Reserve umpire
- RMPJ Rambukwella
- Match referee
- Hamim Khan
Playing XIs
Nepal
- Kushal BhurtelBatter
- Aasif SheikhWicketkeeper
- Rohit PaudelAll-rounder
- Sundeep JoraBatter
- Kushal MallaAll-rounder
- Dipendra Singh AireeAll-rounder
- Gulshan JhaAll-rounder
- Sompal KamiAll-rounder
- Nandan YadavBowler
- Sandeep Lamichhane
- Lalit RajbanshiBowler
Also played this season Lokesh Bam, Mohammad Aadil Alam, Aarif Sheikh, Karan KC
Data source
Ball-by-ball data from Cricsheet, licensed under the Open Data Commons Attribution License (ODC-BY 1.0). Cricsheet is at cricsheet.org, and the licence is at opendatacommons.org.