Hong Kong won by 4 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
Japan vs Hong Kong Scorecard, T20I 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 19 September 2026
Japan batting
1st innings, run rate 4.75
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LY Lachlan Yamamoto-Lakec Nizakat Khan b Nasrulla Rana |
12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 120.0 |
RS Reo Sakuranoc Anshuman Rath b Yasim Murtaza |
4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.8 |
KK Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (c)c Nasrulla Rana b Anas Khan |
8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 38.1 |
BI Benjamin Ito-Davisb Ehsan Khan |
35 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 102.9 |
CH Charlie Hara-Hinzec Babar Hayat b Yasim Murtaza |
15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
IT Ibrahim Takahashic Shahid Wasif b Ehsan Khan |
5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45.5 |
AK Alester Kadowaki-Flemingnot out |
3* | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.3 |
WM Wataru Miyauchi (wk)b Ehsan Khan |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133.3 |
DS Declan Suzuki-McCombnot out |
1* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Extras | 8 (b 1, lb 3, w 4) | ||||
| Total | 95/7 (20 ov) | ||||
1-13 Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake 1.6 ov, 2-23 Reo Sakurano 5.1 ov, 3-50 Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming 11.1 ov, 4-70 Charlie Hara-Hinze 14.2 ov, 5-80 Ibrahim Takahashi 16.4 ov, 6-89 Benjamin Ito-Davis 18.3 ov, 7-93 Wataru Miyauchi 18.6 ov
Did not batHong Kong bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AK Anas Khan |
4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 |
Nasrulla Rana2 wd |
2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5.50 |
Ehsan Khan1 wd |
4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4.50 |
YM Yasim Murtaza |
4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4.00 |
Mohammad Ghazanfar1 wd |
4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4.50 |
Nizakat Khan |
1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8.00 |
MK Muhammad Khan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
Hong Kong batting
2nd innings, run rate 5.17
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nizakat Khanlbw b Charlie Hara-Hinze |
4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
Anshuman Rathc Makoto Taniyama b Charlie Hara-Hinze |
3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
Babar Hayatc Makoto Taniyama b Benjamin Ito-Davis |
13 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 92.9 |
SM Shiv Mathurc & b Benjamin Ito-Davis |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Shahid Wasif (wk)not out |
30* | 31 | 2 | 0 | 96.8 |
YM Yasim Murtaza (c)lbw b Benjamin Ito-Davis |
3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21.4 |
MK Muhammad Khanst Fielder b Makoto Taniyama |
25 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 78.1 |
Ehsan Khannot out |
14* | 11 | 1 | 0 | 127.3 |
| Extras | 7 (lb 2, w 2, nb 3) | ||||
| Total | 99/6 (19.1 ov) | ||||
1-4 Nizakat Khan 0.6 ov, 2-17 Anshuman Rath 2.5 ov, 3-18 Shiv Mathur 3.5 ov, 4-25 Babar Hayat 5.4 ov, 5-35 Yasim Murtaza 8.5 ov, 6-70 Muhammad Khan 15.2 ov
Did not batJapan bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CH Charlie Hara-Hinze |
4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 |
IT Ibrahim Takahashi |
3.1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 5.68 |
BI Benjamin Ito-Davis1 wd |
4 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2.75 |
MT Makoto Taniyama1 wd, 1 nb |
3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5.00 |
DS Declan Suzuki-McComb2 nb |
2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 |
RS Reo Sakurano |
1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9.00 |
SS Shoma Sugaya-Slater |
2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- Japan, bat
- Start
- Sat 19 Sep, 02:00 UK
- Competition
- T20I 2026
Japan vs Hong Kong Questions
When is Japan vs Hong Kong?
Japan vs Hong Kong starts at 02:00 UK time (06:30 in India) on Saturday 19 September 2026, at Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano, Kanto, part of T20I 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Japan vs Hong Kong head to head?
Hong Kong lead the Japan vs Hong Kong head to head at 1-0 from 2 T20 meetings, with 1 no result, and the latest, on 20 September 2026 at Sano International Cricket Ground, ended without a winner.
What is Japan's recent form?
Japan have won 0 and lost 3 of their last 5 T20 matches, with 2 no results, newest first NR L L NR L; most recently they had no result against Nepal on 26 Sep.
What is Hong Kong's recent form?
Hong Kong have won 2 and lost 2 of their last 5 T20 matches, with 1 no result, newest first W L NR W L; most recently they beat Oman on 25 Sep, 121/8 to 80/6.
What is a good score at Sano International Cricket Ground?
A good first-innings score at Sano International Cricket Ground is around 106, the average over its last 3 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 33% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.

