JPN vs NEP Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 5th T20 Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Fri, Sep 25, 2026Last Updated on Sep 25, 2026 03:59 PM
Japan vs Nepal Cricket Match Previews
Asian Games Men Cricket Competition 2026
JPN vs NEP Match Previews, Probable Playing 11, Cricket Match Live Score and Pitch Report
Teams will be updated once the lineup announced
JPN vs NEP Match Prediction, Asian Games Men Cricket Competition 2026, Japan vs Nepal Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
JPN vs NEP (Japan vs Nepal) Match Details
| Match | Japan vs Nepal (JPN vs NEP) |
| League | Asian Games Men Cricket Competition 2026 |
| Date | Saturday, 26th September 2026 |
| Time | 05:30 AM (IST) - 12:00 AM (GMT) |
JPN vs NEP Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report
JPN vs NEP Match Venue: Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, Japan
JPN vs NEP Pitch Report: Pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of pacers
JPN vs NEP Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Nisshin, JP will be rainy. The temperature is expected to around 22°C on the match day with 86% humidity and 5.9 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 100% chances of precipitation during the game.
Korogi Sports Park Score Records:
| Total matches: | 11 |
| Batting first won: | 6 |
| Bowling first won: | 5 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 135 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 87 |
| Highest Total: | 204/5 |
| Lowest Total: | 47/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 178/2 |
| Lowest Defended: | 123/10 |
Korogi Sports Park Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 54%
Spin Bowling
56%Batting Pitch 44%
Bowling Pitch
111
T20 Average Scores
JPN vs NEP (Japan vs Nepal) Playing 11
Japan vs Nepal (JPN vs NEP) Match Preview
JPN vs NEP Match Preview: Japan will take on Nepal in Asian Games Men Cricket Competition 2026 on Saturday, 26 September 2026 at 05:30 AM IST.
Japan (JPN) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake and Wataru Miyauchi will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
One-Down Batter
- Kendel Fleming will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Declan Suzuki and Makoto Taniyama will strengthen the middle order for Japan.
- Kendel Fleming will lead the Japan as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Shirai Patmore will do the Wicket Keeping for Japan.
Spin Bowlers
- Ibrahim Takahashi and Benjamin Ito Davis will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Charles Hinze will lead the pace attack of his team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Nepal (NEP) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
- Kushal Bhurtel was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
One-Down Batter
- Rohit Kumar Paudel will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Dipendra Singh Airee and Kushal Malla will strengthen the middle order for Nepal.
- Dipendra Singh Airee will lead the Nepal as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Lokesh Bam will do the Wicket Keeping for Nepal.
Spin Bowlers
- Lalit Rajbanshi and Sandeep Lamichhane will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Pace Bowlers
- Sompal Kami and Sher Malla will lead the pace attack of his team.
Japan vs Nepal (JPN vs NEP) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
JPN vs NEP Match Prediction: Nepal 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 NEP Asian Games Men Cricket Competition 2026 Match Expert Advice: Ibrahim Takahashi will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Tsuyoshi Takada will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
JPN vs NEP Head to Head
JPN vs NEP Head to Head Records: Japan vs Nepal have faced each other in 1 matches in T20. Out of these 1 games, Japan have won 0 whereas Nepal have won 1 Matches.
| Match Played | 1 |
| JPN Won | 0 |
| NEP Won | 1 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
POINTS TABLE - Asian Games Men Cricket Competition 2026
| No | Team | M | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts | Recent Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | NR | |||||||
| 2 | Bangladesh | NR | |||||||
| 3 | Pakistan | NR | |||||||
| 4 | Sri Lanka | NR | |||||||
| Group A | |||||||||
| 1 | Afghanistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.4 | 2 | W |
| 2 | Nepal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | NR |
| 3 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2.4 | 0 | L |
| Group B | |||||||||
| 1 | Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.95 | 2 | W |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.075 | 2 | WL |
| 3 | Oman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2.05 | 0 | L |
| 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 | |||||||||
Recent Forms:
NEP - NJPN - L
JPN vs NEP 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.
- Spinners may play major role on this pitch.
JPN vs NEP Winning Prediction
- Nepal team has the upper hand over Japan team. So try to pick more players from Nepal
JPN vs NEP Small League Must Picks:
JPN - Ibrahim Takahashi [0 points], Tsuyoshi Takada [0 points]NEP - Lalit Rajbanshi [0 points], Arif Sheikh [0 points]
JPN vs NEP Grand League Risky Picks:
JPN - Shoma Slater [0 points], Jake Kusuda-Nairn [0 points]NEP - Nandan Yadav [0 points], Sher Malla [0 points]
JPN vs NEP Death Over Bowlers:
JPN - Ibrahim Takahashi, Charles HinzeNEP - KC Karan, Gulshan Jha
Japan (JPN) Key Players
- Benjamin Ito Davis [PTs: 0, CR: 7.0]
- Declan Suzuki [PTs: 0, CR: 7.0]
- Alester Fleming [PTs: 0, CR: 7.0]
- Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Makoto Taniyama [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
- Ibrahim Takahashi [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
Nepal (NEP) Key Players
- Gulshan Jha [29, 0W]
- Kushal Malla [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Sundeep Jora [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Kushal Bhurtel [9, 0W, 29]
- Dipendra Singh Airee [(21, 1W), 17, (44, 2W)]
- Rohit Kumar Paudel [3, 23, 39]
- KC Karan [13*, 18*, 0W, 1W, 0W]
JPN vs NEP Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Alester Fleming [PTs: 0, CR: 7.0]
- Kushal Malla [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Kushal Bhurtel [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
- Rohit Kumar Paudel [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
- Ibrahim Takahashi [PTs: 0, CR: 8.0]
JPN vs NEP Injury / Unavailability
Japan Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Nepal Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
JPN vs NEP Live Stream
Where can I see JPN vs NEP Live Score?
You can see JPN vs NEP Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
JPN vs NEP match will be live telecast on FanCode.
JPN vs NEP Cricket Match Highlights
You can watch JPN vs NEP match Live Streaming and highlights on FanCode
JPN vs NEP match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Japan vs Nepal (JPN vs NEP) Squads
Japan (JPN) Squad: Benjamin Ito Davis, Reo Sakurano Thomas, Shirai Patmore(WK), Wataru Miyauchi(WK), Kohei Kubota, Makoto Taniyama, Tsuyoshi Takada, Ibrahim Takahashi, Declan Suzuki, Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, Kendel Fleming(C), Charles Hinze, Jake Kusuda-Nairn, Alester Fleming, Shoma Slater
Nepal (NEP) Squad: Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Bhurtel, Lalit Rajbanshi, Dipendra Singh Airee(C), Arif Sheikh, Rohit Kumar Paudel, Kushal Malla, KC Karan, Aasif Sheikh(WK), Nandan Yadav, Sher Malla, Sundeep Jora, Rohit Paudel, Gulsan Jha, Karan KC, Aarif Sheikh, Lokesh Bam(WK), Sompal Kami, Gulshan Jha
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, What is the Match prediction for today's JPN vs NEP match?
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