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Afghanistan won by 48 runs
Japan vs Afghanistan Scorecard, T20I 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 24 September 2026
Afghanistan batting
1st innings, run rate 6.45
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MZ  Mohammad Akram Zazaist Alexander Shirai-Patmore b Benjamin Ito-Davis |
34 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 117.2 |
| HE Hassan Eisakhillbw b Reo Sakurano |
3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 |
 Karim Janatc Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake b Ibrahim Takahashi |
21 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 91.3 |
 Darwish Rasooli (c)c Wataru Miyauchi b Shoma Sugaya-Slater |
29 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 107.4 |
 Najibullah Zadranc Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake b Ibrahim Takahashi |
7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63.6 |
 Mohammad Ishaq (wk)not out |
25* | 17 | 2 | 1 | 147.1 |
| IA Ismat Alamc Alexander Shirai-Patmore b Shoma Sugaya-Slater |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | 7 (lb 2, w 5) | ||||
| Total | 129/6 (20 ov) | ||||
1-14 Hassan Eisakhil 3.1 ov, 2-52 Karim Janat 9.2 ov, 3-68 Mohammad Akram Zazai 12.4 ov, 4-79 Najibullah Zadran 15.1 ov, 5-123 Darwish Rasooli 19.2 ov, 6-129 Ismat Alam 19.6 ov
Did not batAbdullah Ahmadzai, Arab Gul, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Nangeyalia Kharote
Japan bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RS  Reo Sakurano |
2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3.00 |
| CH Charlie Hara-Hinze |
4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 |
| SS Shoma Sugaya-Slater3 wd |
3 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 6.00 |
| DS Declan Suzuki-McComb |
2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.50 |
| IT Ibrahim Takahashi1 wd |
4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.75 |
| MT Makoto Taniyama1 wd |
1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 |
| BI Benjamin Ito-Davis |
4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 |
Japan batting
2nd innings, run rate 4.15
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LY Lachlan Yamamoto-Lakec Karim Janat b Abdullah Ahmadzai |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RS Reo Sakuranob Arab Gul |
23 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 95.8 |
| KK Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (c)b Nangeyalia Kharote |
14 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 82.4 |
| BI Benjamin Ito-Davisb Nangeyalia Kharote |
17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 212.5 |
| AS Alexander Shirai-Patmore (wk)b Najibullah Zadran |
2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| IT Ibrahim Takahashic Ismat Alam b Arab Gul |
2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| CH Charlie Hara-Hinzec Ismat Alam b Arab Gul |
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| WM Wataru Miyauchib Abdullah Ahmadzai |
9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 64.3 |
| DS Declan Suzuki-McCombb Arab Gul |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| MT Makoto Taniyamanot out |
4* | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 |
| SS Shoma Sugaya-Slaterb Nangeyalia Kharote |
5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38.5 |
| Extras | 5 (lb 2, w 3) | ||||
| Total | 81 (all out, 19.3 ov) | ||||
1-0 Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake 0.3 ov, 2-31 Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming 5.5 ov, 3-53 Benjamin Ito-Davis 7.4 ov, 4-60 Alexander Shirai-Patmore 10.3 ov, 5-60 Reo Sakurano 11.1 ov, 6-60 Charlie Hara-Hinze 11.6 ov, 7-63 Ibrahim Takahashi 13.2 ov, 8-63 Declan Suzuki-McComb 13.6 ov, 9-74 Wataru Miyauchi 16.5 ov, 10-81 Shoma Sugaya-Slater 19.3 ov
Afghanistan bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Abdullah Ahmadzai1 wd |
3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4.33 |
| FD Faridoon Dawoodzai |
3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 |
| Karim Janat1 wd |
3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 |
| NK Nangeyalia Kharote |
3.3 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 5.43 |
| AG Arab Gul |
4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2.00 |
| Najibullah Zadran1 wd |
3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2.33 |
Match details
- Toss
- Japan, bowl
- Start
- Thu 24 Sep, 01:00 UK
- Competition
- T20I 2026
Japan vs Afghanistan Questions
When is Japan vs Afghanistan?
Japan vs Afghanistan starts at 01:00 UK time (05:30 in India) on Thursday 24 September 2026, at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, 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 Afghanistan head to head?
Afghanistan lead the Japan vs Afghanistan head to head at 1-0 from 1 T20 meetings, and the latest, on 24 September 2026 at Korogi Sports Park, was won by Afghanistan.
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 Afghanistan's recent form?
Afghanistan have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first W W W L W; most recently they beat Zimbabwe on 01 Nov, 81/3 to 79.
What is a good score at Korogi Sports Park?
A good first-innings score at Korogi Sports Park is around 140, the average over its last 7 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 71% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.