PNG vs JPN Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - 21th T20 Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Sun, May 17, 2026Last Updated on May 17, 2026 02:16 PM
Papua New Guinea vs Japan Cricket Match Previews
ICC Men T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2026
JPN 121/7 (20)
PNG 95/8 (20)
Japan won by 26 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alei Nao* | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| John Kariko | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reo Sakurano Thomas* | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.67 |
| Sabaorish Ravichandran | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4.25 |
Last Wicket:Hila Vare b Charlie Hara-Hinze 6(5) - 84/8 in 17.5 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Papua New Guinea vs Japan
Japan — Innings 1 (121/7 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendel Fleming (c) lbw b Sese Bau | 45 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 136.36 | |
| Abhishek Anand c Gaba Frank b Sese Bau | 15 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 93.75 | |
| Eesam Rahman c Gaba Frank b Assad Vala | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 88.89 | |
| Sabaorish Ravichandran st Hila Vare b Lega Siaka | 19 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 95 | |
| Ibrahim Takahashi run out (Sese Bau/Hila Vare) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Reo Sakurano Thomas c Gaba Frank b Sese Bau | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100 | |
| Wataru Miyauchi run out (Patrick Nou/Hila Vare) | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 | |
| Shirai Patmore (wk) not out | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 75 | |
| Charlie Hara-Hinze not out | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 1 | Total: 1 | |||||
| Total | 121 | 7 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Shoma Slater, Abdul Samad | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sese Bau | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6 |
| Aue Oru | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Assad Vala | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.2 |
| John Kariko | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 |
| Alei Nao | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Lega Siaka | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2.7 |
| Gaba Frank | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Kendel Fleming & Abhishek Anand | 39 | 37 |
| Kendel Fleming & Eesam Rahman | 12 | 15 |
| Kendel Fleming & Sabaorish Ravichandran | 27 | 11 |
| Ibrahim Takahashi & Sabaorish Ravichandran | 2 | 6 |
| Reo Sakurano Thomas & Sabaorish Ravichandran | 15 | 16 |
| Wataru Miyauchi & Sabaorish Ravichandran | 4 | 9 |
| Wataru Miyauchi & Shirai Patmore | 9 | 13 |
| Charlie Hara-Hinze & Shirai Patmore | 12 | 13 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abhishek Anand | 6.1 | 39 |
| 2 | Eesam Rahman | 8.4 | 51 |
| 3 | Kendel Fleming | 10.3 | 78 |
| 4 | Ibrahim Takahashi | 11.3 | 80 |
| 5 | Reo Sakurano Thomas | 14.1 | 95 |
| 6 | Sabaorish Ravichandran | 15.4 | 99 |
| 7 | Wataru Miyauchi | 17.5 | 109 |
Papua New Guinea — Innings 2 (95/8 in 20 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sese Bau c Shirai Patmore b Reo Sakurano Thomas | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 | |
| Tony Ura b Charlie Hara-Hinze | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 166.67 | |
| Lega Siaka c Shirai Patmore b Abdul Samad | 22 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 61.11 | |
| Patrick Nou c Ibrahim Takahashi b Shoma Slater | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 | |
| Assad Vala (c) run out (Wataru Miyauchi) | 17 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 89.47 | |
| Boio Ray c (sub)Declan Suzuki b Ibrahim Takahashi | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 75 | |
| Gaba Frank c Shoma Slater b Ibrahim Takahashi | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Alei Nao not out | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Hila Vare (wk) b Charlie Hara-Hinze | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 120 | |
| John Kariko not out | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140 | |
| Extras | Byes: 2 | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 2 | Total: 5 | |||||
| Total | 95 | 8 wkts, 20 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Aue Oru | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdul Samad | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.5 |
| Reo Sakurano Thomas | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.7 |
| Charlie Hara-Hinze | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.5 |
| Shoma Slater | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Ibrahim Takahashi | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.8 |
| Sabaorish Ravichandran | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4.2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Sese Bau & Tony Ura | 3 | 9 |
| Lega Siaka & Tony Ura | 16 | 19 |
| Lega Siaka & Patrick Nou | 6 | 5 |
| Lega Siaka & Assad Vala | 37 | 42 |
| Boio Ray & Assad Vala | 1 | 5 |
| Boio Ray & Gaba Frank | 5 | 9 |
| Boio Ray & Alei Nao | 9 | 10 |
| Hila Vare & Alei Nao | 7 | 8 |
| John Kariko & Alei Nao | 11 | 13 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sese Bau | 1.3 | 3 |
| 2 | Tony Ura | 4.4 | 19 |
| 3 | Patrick Nou | 5.3 | 25 |
| 4 | Lega Siaka | 12.3 | 62 |
| 5 | Assad Vala | 13.2 | 63 |
| 6 | Gaba Frank | 14.5 | 68 |
| 7 | Boio Ray | 16.3 | 77 |
| 8 | Hila Vare | 17.5 | 84 |
PNG vs JPN Match Prediction, ICC Men T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2026, Papua New Guinea vs Japan Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
PNG vs JPN (Papua New Guinea vs Japan) Match Details
| Match | Papua New Guinea vs Japan (PNG vs JPN) |
| League | ICC Men T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2026 |
| Date | Monday, 18th May 2026 |
| Time | 10:30 AM (IST) - 05:00 AM (GMT) |
PNG vs JPN Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
PNG vs JPN Match Venue: Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano, Kanto, Japan
PNG vs JPN Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers.
PNG vs JPN Weather Report:
Weather Report: The weather will be clean with slight clouds. But there are no chances of rain, We can expect a good match between the two sides.
Sano International Cricket Ground Score Records:
| Total matches: | 41 |
| Batting first won: | 22 |
| Bowling first won: | 18 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 119 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 75 |
| Highest Total: | 253/4 |
| Lowest Total: | 12/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 125/7 |
| Lowest Defended: | 101/7 |
Sano International Cricket Ground Pitch Favour
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T20 Average Scores
PNG vs JPN (Papua New Guinea vs Japan) Playing 11
Papua New Guinea vs Japan (PNG vs JPN) Match Preview
PNG vs JPN Match Preview: Papua New Guinea is set to take on Japan in ICC Men T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2026 on Monday, 18 May 2026 at 10:30 AM IST.
Papua New Guinea (PNG) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Tony Ura and Sese Bau will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Patrik Nou will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Hila Vare and Boio Ray will strengthen the middle order for Papua New Guinea.
- Assad Vala will lead the Papua New Guinea as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Hila Vare will do the Wicket Keeping for Papua New Guinea.
Pace Bowlers
- Alei Nao and Kabua Morea will lead the pace attack of his team.
Japan (JPN) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming and Abhishek Anand will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
One-Down Batter
- Sabaorish Ravichandran will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Middle-Order Batters
- Ibrahim Takahashi and Reo Sakurano-Thomas will strengthen the middle order for Japan.
- Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming will lead the Japan as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Wataru Miyauchi will do the Wicket Keeping for Japan.
Pace Bowlers
- Kazuma Stafford and Ryan Drake will lead the pace attack of his team. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Papua New Guinea vs Japan (PNG vs JPN) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
PNG vs JPN Match Prediction: Japan has very good form in recent matches, most probably they will win this match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, JPN will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
PNG vs JPN ICC Men T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2026 Match Expert Advice: Tony Ura will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Sese Bau will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
PNG vs JPN Head to Head
PNG vs JPN Head to Head Records: Papua New Guinea vs Japan have faced each other in 0 matches in T20. Out of these 0 games, Papua New Guinea have won 0 whereas Japan have won 0 Matches.
| Match Played | 5 |
| PNG Won | 2 |
| JPN Won | 3 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
PNG vs JPN Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
PNG vs JPN Winning Prediction
- Japan looks more strong as compared to Papua New Guinea, Make a 10-1 combination in favour of Japan
PNG vs JPN Small League Must Picks:
PNG - Tony Ura [0 points], Sese Bau [0 points]JPN - Kazuma Stafford [51 points], Reo Sakurano-Thomas [42 points]
PNG vs JPN Grand League Risky Picks:
PNG - Gaba Frank [0 points], Hila Vare [0 points]JPN - Gabriel Hara Hinze [0 points], Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake [0 points]
PNG vs JPN Death Over Bowlers:
PNG -JPN - Ibrahim Takahashi, Charles Hinze
Papua New Guinea (PNG) Key Players
- Boio Ray [PTs: 0, CR: 7]
- Assad Vala [0W, 1W, (21, 2W), 45]
- Aue Oru [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Lega Siaka [0, 12, 1, 28, 0]
- Tony Ura [1, 11, 1, 2, 1]
- Sese Bau [12, 50, 13]
Japan (JPN) Key Players
- Gabriel Hara Hinze [PTs: 0, CR: 0]
- Eesam Rahman [PTs: 0, CR: 7]
- Sabaorish Ravichandran [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Ibrahim Takahashi [PTs: 0, CR: 9]
PNG vs JPN Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Boio Ray [PTs: 0, CR: 7]
- Eesam Rahman [PTs: 0, CR: 7]
- Assad Vala [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Sabaorish Ravichandran [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming [PTs: 0, CR: 8.5]
- Tony Ura [PTs: 0, CR: 9]
- Ibrahim Takahashi [PTs: 0, CR: 9]
PNG vs JPN Injury / Unavailability
Papua New Guinea Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Japan Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
PNG vs JPN Live Stream
Where can I see PNG vs JPN Live Score?
You can see PNG vs JPN Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
PNG vs JPN match will be live telecast on FanCode.
PNG vs JPN Cricket Match Highlights
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PNG vs JPN match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Papua New Guinea vs Japan (PNG vs JPN) Squads
Papua New Guinea (PNG) Squad: Assad Vala(C), Lega Siaka, Tony Ura, Sese Bau, Kabua Morea, Ryan Ani, Aue Oru, Boio Ray, John Kariko, Patrik Nou, Alei Nao, Hila Vare(WK), Gaba Frank, Michael Charlie
Japan (JPN) Squad: Gabriel Hara Hinze, Sabaorish Ravichandran, Alex Patmore(WK), Wataru Miyauchi(WK), Kohei Kubota, Makoto Taniyama, Ibrahim Takahashi, Reo Sakurano-Thomas, Ryan Drake, Declan Suzuki, Kazuma Stafford, Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming(C), Kiefer Yamamoto-Lake, Abhishek Anand, Charles Hinze, Benjamin Ito, Eesam Rahman, Shoma Slater
PNG vs JPN Experts Team
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q-1, PNG vs JPN Dream11 Team Prediction Today's match
A-1, PNG vs JPN Dream11 Prediction, Papua New Guinea is set to take on Japan at 2026-05-18 10:30:00 IST
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