Japan Stats
Japan Playing XI: Last XI and Batting Order
The XI from 24 Sep 2026 v Afghanistan
Updated 24 September 2026, after the Afghanistan game
Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake
Batter, batted 1
0 3 balls
2
R
Reo Sakurano
Batter, batted 2
23 24 balls
3
K
Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming
Batter, batted 3
14 17 balls
4
B
Benjamin Ito-Davis
All-rounder, batted 4
17 8 balls
5
A
Alexander Shirai-Patmore
Keeper, batted 5
2 12 balls
6
I
Ibrahim Takahashi
All-rounder, batted 6
2 10 balls
7
C
Charlie Hara-Hinze
Bowler, batted 7
0 5 balls
8
W
Wataru Miyauchi
Keeper, batted 8
9 14 balls
9
D
Declan Suzuki-McComb
Batter, batted 9
0 4 balls
10
M
Makoto Taniyama
All-rounder, batted 10
4* 7 balls
11
S
Shoma Sugaya-Slater
All-rounder, batted 11
5 13 balls
Japan Batting Order
Who batted where over the last 5 T20Is, and the runs there
| Position | Inns | Avg | SR | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lachlan Lake | 5 | 19.0 | 105.6 | - |
| 2Reo Sakurano | 2 | 13.5 | 73.0 | K. Kadowaki-Fleming (2), S. Nawarathna (1) |
| 3Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming | 3 | 34.3 | 132.1 | I. Takahashi (2) |
| 4Benjamin Ito-Davis | 2 | 26.0 | 123.8 | S. Ravichandran (1), D. Mccomb (1) |
| 5Alex Patmore | 2 | 5.5 | 34.4 | S. Ravichandran (1), C. Hara-Hinze (1) |
| 6Ibrahim Takahashi | 2 | 3.5 | 33.3 | A. Patmore (1), S. Kimura (1) |
| 7Supun Nawarathna | 1 | - | 94.7 | D. Mccomb (1), A. Kadowaki-Fleming (1) |
| 8Wataru Miyauchi | 2 | 6.5 | 76.5 | R. Sakurano (1), M. Taniyama (1) |
| 9Declan Suzuki-McComb | 2 | 1.0 | 16.7 | M. Taniyama (1), P. Kumbhare (1) |
| 10Makoto Taniyama | 1 | - | 57.1 | K. Dobell (1) |
| 11Shoma Sugaya-Slater | 1 | 5.0 | 38.5 | R. Drake (1) |
Japan Selections
Every player Japan picked in the last 5 T20Is, the most first
| Player | XI | Bats | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake | 5/5 | 1 | XI |
| Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming | 5/5 | 3 | XI |
| Ibrahim Takahashi | 5/5 | 6 | XI |
| Reo Sakurano | 4/5 | 2 | XI |
| Makoto Taniyama | 4/5 | 10 | XI |
| Alexander Shirai-Patmore | 3/5 | 5 | XI |
| Declan Mccomb | 3/5 | 7 | - |
| Supun Nawarathna | 2/5 | 2 | - |
| Benjamin Ito-Davis | 2/5 | 4 | XI |
| Vinay Iyer | 2/5 | 4 | - |
| Sabaorish Ravichandran | 2/5 | 4 | - |
| Shogo Kimura | 2/5 | 6 | - |
| Charlie Hara-Hinze | 2/5 | 7 | XI |
| Wataru Miyauchi | 2/5 | 8 | XI |
| Declan Suzuki-McComb | 2/5 | 9 | XI |
| Piyush Kumbhare | 2/5 | 9 | - |
| Kento Dobell | 2/5 | 10 | - |
| Shoma Sugaya-Slater | 2/5 | 11 | XI |
| Kohei Kubota | 2/5 | - | - |
| Alester Kadowaki-Fleming | 1/5 | 7 | - |
| Ryan Drake | 1/5 | 11 | - |
Japan T20I Lineups Questions
What was Japan's last XI?
Japan's last XI, from 24 Sep 2026 against Afghanistan: Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, Reo Sakurano, Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, Benjamin Ito-Davis, Alexander Shirai-Patmore, Ibrahim Takahashi, Charlie Hara-Hinze, Wataru Miyauchi, Declan Suzuki-McComb, Makoto Taniyama, Shoma Sugaya-Slater.
Who opens the batting for Japan?
Over the last 5 T20Is, Lachlan Lake batted at one 5 times and Reo Sakurano at two 2 times.
Who bats at three for Japan?
Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, 3 times in the last 5 T20Is, then Ibrahim Takahashi (2).
Who has played every T20I for Japan recently?
Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, Ibrahim Takahashi played all of Japan's last 5 T20Is.