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JPN vs SMO Match Previews and Cricket Tips

Japan vs Samoa Cricket Match Previews

ICC Mens T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025

WSM 158/7 (20)

JPN 162/6 (20)

Japan won by 4 runs

BatsmanRB4s6sSR
Samuel French* 5210250
Solomon Nash01000
BowlersOMRWECO
Shoma Slater* 20814
Declan Suzuki302729

Last Wicket: Saumani Tiai c Charles Hinze b Shoma Slater 34(17) - 156/7 in 19.4 ov.

Today's Match Live Score

Samoa need 6 runs in 1 ball
Samoa Innings 157-7 (19.5 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Darius Visser
c Shoma Slater b Charles Hinze
27
29
3
0
93.10
Sean Solia
c Eesam Rahman b Sabaorish Ravichandran
41
23
3
3
178.26
Benjamin Mailata
c Kendel Fleming b Ibrahim Takahashi
5
8
0
0
62.50
Caleb Jasmat (c)
c Kendel Fleming b Declan Suzuki
17
15
0
2
113.33
Ross Taylor
c Reo Sakurano Thomas b Declan Suzuki
22
19
1
1
115.79
Fereti Sululoto
lbw b Charles Hinze
2
6
0
0
33.33
Saumani Tiai
c Charles Hinze b Shoma Slater
34
17
1
3
200.00
Samuel French (wk)
batting
4
1
1
0
400.00
Solomon Nash
batting
0
1
0
0
0.00
Extras
5
 (b 0, lb 2, w 3, nb 0, p 0)
Total
157
 (7 wkts, 19.5 Ov)
Yet to Bat
Samson Sola , Kurtis Hynam-Nyberg
Fall of Wickets
66-1 (Sean Solia, 7.6), 72-2 (Darius Visser, 9.3), 83-3 (Benjamin Mailata, 11.4), 103-4 (Caleb Jasmat, 14.2), 107-5 (Fereti Sululoto, 15.3), 150-6 (Ross Taylor, 18.5), 156-7 (Saumani Tiai, 19.4)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Reo Sakurano Thomas
1
0
2
0
0
0
2.00
Charles Hinze
4
0
22
2
0
1
5.50
Ibrahim Takahashi
3
0
22
1
0
0
7.30
Sabaorish Ravichandran
2
0
17
1
0
0
8.50
Eesam Rahman
2
0
36
0
0
1
18.00
Benjamin Ito Davis
3
0
22
0
0
0
7.30
Shoma Slater
1.5
0
7
1
0
1
3.80
Declan Suzuki
3
0
27
2
0
0
9.00
Powerplays
Overs
Runs
Mandatory
0.1-6
48
Japan Innings 162-6 (20 Ov)
Batter
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Kendel Fleming (c)
lbw b Benjamin Mailata
35
31
4
1
112.90
Abhishek Anand
c Fereti Sululoto b Darius Visser
55
42
3
4
130.95
Sabaorish Ravichandran
c Samuel French b Caleb Jasmat
12
9
2
0
133.33
Eesam Rahman
b Darius Visser
10
11
1
0
90.91
Ibrahim Takahashi
c (sub)Douglas Finau b Caleb Jasmat
30
14
1
4
214.29
Benjamin Ito Davis
c Fereti Sululoto b Darius Visser
0
1
0
0
0.00
Reo Sakurano Thomas
not out
10
9
0
0
111.11
Declan Suzuki
not out
1
3
0
0
33.33
Extras
9
 (b 1, lb 2, w 6, nb 0, p 0)
Total
162
 (6 wkts, 20 Ov)
Yet to Bat
Charles Hinze , Alexander Patmore (wk) , Shoma Slater
Fall of Wickets
70-1 (Kendel Fleming, 8.6), 96-2 (Sabaorish Ravichandran, 12.2), 118-3 (Abhishek Anand, 15.1), 127-4 (Eesam Rahman, 15.6), 143-5 (Benjamin Ito Davis, 17.1), 159-6 (Ibrahim Takahashi, 19.2)
Bowler
O
M
R
W
NB
WD
ECO
Solomon Nash
4
0
33
0
0
1
8.20
Caleb Jasmat (c)
4
0
30
2
0
2
7.50
Saumani Tiai
4
0
30
0
0
0
7.50
Benjamin Mailata
4
0
27
1
0
3
6.80
Darius Visser
4
0
39
3
0
0
9.80
Powerplays
Overs
Runs
Mandatory
0.1-6
44
Match Info
Match
JPN vs WSM, Super Six, Match 3 (G3 Q2 v G2 Q2), ICC Mens T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025
Date
Toss
Samoa won the toss and opt to bowl
Time
Venue
Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat
Japan Squad
Playing
Kendel Fleming (c), Abhishek Anand, Eesam Rahman, Sabaorish Ravichandran, Benjamin Ito Davis, Charles Hinze, Ibrahim Takahashi, Reo Sakurano Thomas, Declan Suzuki, Alexander Patmore (wk), Shoma Slater
Bench
Abdul Samad, Lachlan Lake, Makoto Taniyama, Wataru Miyauchi
Support Staff
Samoa Squad
Playing
Darius Visser, Sean Solia, Samuel French (wk), Benjamin Mailata, Ross Taylor, Fereti Sululoto, Caleb Jasmat (c), Saumani Tiai, Solomon Nash, Samson Sola, Kurtis Hynam-Nyberg
Bench
Ili Tugaga, Daniel Burgess, Noah Mead, Douglas Finau
Support Staff

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JPN vs SMO (Japan vs Samoa) Match Details

Match Japan vs Samoa (JPN vs SMO)
League ICC Mens T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025
Date Sunday, 12th October 2025
Time 08:30 PM (IST) - 03:00 PM (GMT)

JPN vs SMO Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report

JPN vs SMO Match Venue: Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket Ministry Turf 1, Muscat, Oman

JPN vs SMO Pitch Report: The pitch at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1), Oman is a balanced pitch. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 147 runs.

JPN vs SMO Weather Report: Weather in Muscat, OM is clean. The temperature is expected to around 33°C on the match day with 42% humidity and 7.0 km/h wind speed. And the Visiblity is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.

Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket Ministry Turf 1 Score Records:

Total matches: 117
Batting first won: 47
Bowling first won: 69
1st inn avg score: 147
2nd inn avg score: 132
Highest Total: 220/5
Lowest Total: 57/10
Highest Chased: 199/6
Lowest Defended: 137/7

JPN vs SMO (Japan vs Samoa) Playing 11

Japan (JPN) Possible Playing XI: 1. Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming(C)/Koji Hardgrave-Abe, 2. Abhishek Anand, 3. Eesam Rahman, 4. Sabaorish Ravichandran, 5. Ibrahim Takahashi, 6. Declan Mccomb(C)/Benjamin Ito, 7. Declan Suzuki, 8. Alex Patmore(WK), 9. Charles Hinze, 10. Shoma Slater, 11. Reo Sakurano

Samoa (SMO) Possible Playing XI: 1. Darius Visser, 2. Sean Solia, 3. Benjamin Mailata, 4. Saumani Tiai, 5. Ross Taylor, 6. Fereti Sululoto, 7. Caleb Kiran Jasmat(C), 8. Samuel James French(WK), 9. Solomon Nash, 10. Ili Tugaga, 11. Daniel Burgess

Japan vs Samoa (JPN vs SMO) Match Preview

JPN vs SMO Match Preview: Japan is set to take on Samoa in ICC Mens T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025 on Sunday, 12 October 2025 at 08:30 PM IST.

Japan (JPN) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Koji Hardgrave-Abe and Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming will open the innings. Both are very talented players.

One-Down Batter

  • Abhishek Anand will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Eesam Rahman and Sabaorish Ravichandran will strengthen the middle order for Japan.
  • Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming will lead the Japan as a Captain. He is also a good Batter

Wicketkeeper

  • Alex Patmore will do the Wicket Keeping for Japan.

Pace Bowlers

  • Charles Hinze will lead the pace attack of his team.

Samoa (SMO) Team Updates

Opening Batters

  • Darius Visser and Sean Solia will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
  • Darius Visser is having topmost good points in this series.

One-Down Batter

  • Benjamin Mailata will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.

Middle-Order Batters

  • Saumani Tiai and Ross Taylor will strengthen the middle order for Samoa.
  • Caleb Kiran Jasmat will lead the Samoa as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder

Wicketkeeper

  • Samuel James French will do the Wicket Keeping for Samoa.

Pace Bowlers

  • Solomon Nash and Ili Tugaga will lead the pace attack of his team.

Japan vs Samoa (JPN vs SMO) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips

JPN vs SMO Match Prediction: Samoa looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.

Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, JPN will win the toss and choose to Bat first.

JPN vs SMO ICC Mens T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025 Match Expert Advice: Sabaorish Ravichandran will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Eesam Rahman will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

JPN vs SMO Head to Head

JPN vs SMO Head to Head Records: Japan vs Samoa have faced each other in 0 matches in T20. Out of these 0 games, Japan have won 0 whereas Samoa have won 0 Matches.

TeamMatch Win
JPN0 Won
SMO0 Won

Live Telecast

The match will be live telecast on Fancode.

POINTS TABLE - ICC Mens T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025

NoTeamMWLTNRNRRPtsRecent Forms
Super Six
1Nepal440000.7338
WWWW
2Oman43100-0.0136
LWWW
3United Arab Emirates422001.2134
WWLL
4Qatar41300-0.5942
WLLL
5Samoa30300-2.0250
LLL
6Japan312000.0120
LWL
Group 1
1United Arab Emirates22000+0.5844
WW
2Qatar21100+0.2250
WL
3Malaysia20200-0.8730
LL
Group 2
1Nepal22000+1.8344
WW
2Japan21100-0.3092
WL
3Kuwait20200-1.5760
LL
Group 3
1Oman22000+1.8744
WW
2Samoa21100-0.3022
WL
3Papua New Guinea20200-1.5760
LL
M: Matches, W: Won, L: Lost, T: Tie, NR: No Result, NRR: Net Run Rate, Pts: Points, Q: Qualified, E: Eliminate
Recent Forms: W = Won, L = Lost, T = Tie, D = Draw, NR = No Result

Full Schedule: ICC Mens T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2025 Schedule

Recent Forms:

SMO - L L L
JPN - L W L

JPN vs SMO Team Analysis & Player Performance

  1. Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
  2. Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
  3. In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
  4. Pacers may play major role on this pitch.

JPN vs SMO Winning Prediction

  1. Samoa team has the upper hand over Japan team. So try to pick more players from Samoa

JPN vs SMO Small League Must Picks:

JPN - Sabaorish Ravichandran [259 points], Eesam Rahman [123 points]
SMO - Darius Visser [377 points], Solomon Nash [363 points]

JPN vs SMO Grand League Risky Picks:

JPN - Shoma Slater [0 points], Alex Patmore [0 points]
SMO - Ili Tugaga [0 points], Ross Taylor [0 points]

JPN vs SMO Death Over Bowlers:

JPN - Ibrahim Takahashi, Charles Hinze
SMO - Solomon Nash

Japan (JPN) Key Players

  • Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
  • Ibrahim Takahashi [PTs: 18, CR: 7]
  • Abhishek Anand [PTs: 27, CR: 6]
  • Benjamin Ito [PTs: 76, CR: 8.5]
  • Eesam Rahman [PTs: 123, CR: 8]
  • Sabaorish Ravichandran [PTs: 259, CR: 9]

Samoa (SMO) Key Players

  • Ross Taylor [PTs: 0, CR: 10]
  • Benjamin Mailata [PTs: 195, CR: 6.5]
  • Caleb Kiran Jasmat [PTs: 340, CR: 8]
  • Saumani Tiai [PTs: 348, CR: 9]
  • Solomon Nash [PTs: 363, CR: 7.5]
  • Darius Visser [PTs: 377, CR: 7]

JPN vs SMO Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

  • Ross Taylor [PTs: 0, CR: 10]
  • Ibrahim Takahashi [PTs: 18, CR: 7]
  • Benjamin Ito [PTs: 76, CR: 8.5]
  • Eesam Rahman [PTs: 123, CR: 8]
  • Sabaorish Ravichandran [PTs: 259, CR: 9]
  • Caleb Kiran Jasmat [PTs: 340, CR: 8]
  • Saumani Tiai [PTs: 348, CR: 9]
  • Darius Visser [PTs: 377, CR: 7]

JPN vs SMO Injury / Unavailability

Japan Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

Samoa Cricket Team Injuries:

  • There are no injury updates as of now.

JPN vs SMO Live Stream

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JPN vs SMO match will be live telecast on FanCode.

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Japan vs Samoa (JPN vs SMO) Squads

Japan (JPN) Squad: Alex Patmore(WK), Reo Sakurano, Makoto Taniyama, Sabaorish Ravichandran, Ibrahim Takahashi, Wataru Miyauchi(WK), Lachlan Lake, Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming(C), Ryan Drake, Declan Suzuki, Kazuma Stafford, Charles Hinze, Eesam Rahman, Abdul Samad, Benjamin Ito, Abhishek Anand, Shoma Slater

Samoa (SMO) Squad: Ross Taylor, Sean Solia, Benjamin Mailata, Fereti Sululoto, Samson Sola, Caleb Kiran Jasmat(C), Douglas Finau, Saumani Tiai, Daniel Burgess, Noah Mead, Solomon Nash, Darius Visser, Samuel James French(WK), Kurtis Hynam-Nyberg, Ili Tugaga

JPN vs SMO Experts Team

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JPN vs SMO SL Team

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