RESULT

PNG vs JPN Squad, ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier, 18 May, 2026, Sano International Cricket Ground, Playing XI, Team Lineup & Player List

PNG

95/8 (20 ov)

JPN

121/7 (20 ov)

Japan won by 26 runs

Playing XI

PNG

Tony Ura

Batter

Sese Bau

All Rounder

Lega Siaka

All Rounder

Patrick Nou

Batter

Assad Vala

All Rounder

Boio Ray

Batter

Hila Vare

Wicket-Keeper

Gaba Frank

Batter

Aue Oru

Bowler

Alei Nao

Bowler

John Kariko

Bowler

JPN

Kendel Kadowaki Fleming

Batter

Abhishek Anand

Batter

Alex Patmore

Wicket-Keeper

Charlie Hara Hinze

Bowler

Wataru Miyauchi

Wicket-Keeper

Eesam Rahman

All Rounder

Sabaorish Ravichandran

All Rounder

Reo Sakurano Thomas

Bowler

Abdul Samad

Bowler

Shoma Slater

Bowler

Ibrahim Takahashi

All Rounder

Bench Players

Ryan Ani

Batter

Kabua Morea

Bowler

Michael Charlie

Bowler

Marcus Thurgate

Wicket-Keeper

Lachlan Yamamoto Lake

Batter

Declan Suzuki

All Rounder

Benjamin Ito

All Rounder

Kazuma Stafford

All Rounder

Jake Kusuda Nairn

Bowler

Makoto Taniyama

Bowler

Piyush Kumbhare

Bowler

Kohei Kubota

Bowler

Ryan Drake

Bowler

Kiefer Yamamoto-Lake

Bowler

Match Information

SERIES: ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier
DATE & TIME: Monday, May 18, 2026 · 10:30 AM
TOSS: Japan elected to bat
Venue: Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano
UMPIRES: Donovan Koch (Australia), Suresh Subramanian (Indonesia)
MATCH REFEREE: Kent Hannam (Australia)

TEMPERATURE29.01°C

HUMIDITY27%

WIND10.65

Batting ConditionAverage