Asian Games 2026, Japan vs Afghanistan, 1st Match, Group A, Afghanistan Won By 48 Runs

Afghanistan 129/6

Japan 81

Afghanistan Won By 48 Runs

Afghanistan (20 Overs Maximum)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Mohammad Akram	st †Shirai-Patmore b Ito-Davis	34	29	54	2	2	117.24
Hassan Eisakhil	lbw b Sakurano-Thomas	3	10	12	0	0	30.00
Karim Janat	c Yamamoto-Lake b Takahashi	21	23	26	2	0	91.30
Darwish Rasooli (c)	c Miyauchi b Sugaya-Slater	29	27	42	4	0	107.40
Najibullah Zadran	c Yamamoto-Lake b Takahashi	7	11	9	1	0	63.63
Mohammad Ishaq †	not out	25	17	24	2	1	147.05
Ismat Alam	c †Shirai-Patmore b Sugaya-Slater	3	3	4	0	0	100.00
Extras	(lb 2, w 5)	7
Total	20 Ov (RR: 6.45)	129/6

Bowling	O	R	W	ECON	0s	WD
Reo Sakurano-Thomas	2	6	1	3.00	7	0
Charlie Hara-Hinze	4	28	0	7.00	11	0
Shoma Sugaya-Slater	3	18	2	6.00	10	3
Declan Suzuki	2	27	0	13.50	1	0
Ibrahim Takahashi	4	19	2	4.75	11	1
Makoto Taniyama	1	6	0	6.00	1	1
Benjamin Ito-Davis	4	23	1	5.75	12	0

Japan (Target:- 130 Runs From 20 Overs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake	c Karim Janat b Abdollah Ahmadzai	0	3	2	0	0	0.00
Reo Sakurano-Thomas	b Arab Gul	23	24	53	3	0	95.83
Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (c)	b Nangeyalia Kharote	14	17	25	1	1	82.35
Benjamin Ito-Davis	b Nangeyalia Kharote	17	8	8	2	1	212.50
Shirai-Patmore †	b Najibullah Zadran	2	12	12	0	0	16.66
Ibrahim Takahashi	c Ismat Alam b Arab Gul	2	10	12	0	0	20.00
Charlie Hara-Hinze	c Ismat Alam b Arab Gul	0	5	3	0	0	0.00
Wataru Miyauchi	b Abdollah Ahmadzai	9	14	18	1	0	64.28
Declan Suzuki	b Arab Gul	0	4	2	0	0	0.00
Makoto Taniyama	not out	4	7	21	0	0	57.14
Shoma Sugaya-Slater	b Nangeyalia Kharote	5	13	11	0	0	38.46
Extras	(lb 2, w 3)	5
Total	19.3 Ov (RR: 4.15)	81

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	WD
Abdollah Ahmadzai	3	0	13	2	4.33	13	1
Faridoon Dawoodzai	3	0	16	0	5.33	8	0
Karim Janat	3	0	16	0	5.33	12	1
Nangeyalia Khan	3.3	0	19	3	5.42	12	0
Arab Gul	4	2	8	4	2.00	19	0
Najibullah Zadran	3	0	7	1	2.33	12	1

Match Flow

Afghanistan innings

Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 39 runs, 1 wicket)

Afghanistan: 50 runs in 8.4 overs (52 balls), Extras 2

Drinks: Afghanistan - 52/2 in 9.2 overs (Mohammad Akram 26)

Afghanistan: 100 runs in 17.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 4

Innings Break: Afghanistan - 129/6 in 20.0 overs (Mohammad Ishaq 25)

Japan innings

Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 31 runs, 2 wickets)

Japan: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 3

Drinks: Japan - 59/3 in 10.0 overs (R Sakurano-Thomas 22, A Shirai-Patmore 2)