Papua New Guinea vs Japan · Super Six, Match 12 · ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier · 2026
May 18, 2026 10:30 am PNG vs JPN Sano International Cricket GroundJapan won by 26 runs
Monday, 18 May, 10:30 AM | 5:00 AM GMT 
Japan won the toss and chose to batWeather:
Clear Sky 21.4°C 56% (Humidity) 10000 meter (visibility) 1.95 miles/hour (wind speed) 0% (clouds)Pitch/ Batting condition: Spinning Pitch / Average
Pace / Spin bowling condition: Swing Favourable / Slow Spin
VenueSano International Cricket Ground, Sano, Japan
Umpires Donovan Koch (Australia), Suresh Subramanian (Indonesia) , Referee: Kent Hannam (Australia)
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Papua New GuineaW W W W W
Papua New Guinea207/5
W
60/10Vanuatu 
May 17, 2026, PNG won by 147 runs
Papua New Guinea130/7
W
92/10Indonesia 
May 14, 2026, PNG won by 38 runs
Papua New Guinea115/8
W
112/10Samoa 
May 13, 2026, PNG won by 2 wickets
Papua New Guinea204/5
W
155/6Cook Islands 
May 10, 2026, PNG won by 49 runs
Papua New Guinea197/3
W
61/10South Korea 
May 9, 2026, PNG won by 136 runs
JapanW L W W W
Japan82/1
W
81/10Samoa
May 16, 2026, JPN won by 9 wickets
Japan90/10
L
94/7Cook Islands
May 14, 2026, COI won by 3 wickets
Japan142/7
W
101/10Indonesia
May 12, 2026, JPN won by 41 runs
Japan75/2
W
74/10Fiji 
May 10, 2026, JPN won by 8 wickets
Japan123/10
W
93/6Vanuatu
May 9, 2026, JPN won by 30 runs
Team Comparison (Last 10 completed matches per team)
Papua New Guinea Recent form
Japan Recent form
10 Matches Played 10
50% WIN 70%
151 Avg Score 115
207 Highest Score 170
86 Lowest Score 75
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Result
May 18, 2026 6:00 am,Samoa vs Cook Islands
79/1
75/10
Samoa won by 9 wickets
Result
May 17, 2026 10:30 am,Vanuatu vs Papua New Guinea
60/10
207/5
Papua New Guinea won by 147 runs
Result
May 17, 2026 6:00 am,Cook Islands vs Indonesia
128/6
78/6
Cook Islands won by 50 runs
Result
May 14, 2026 10:30 am,Cook Islands vs Japan
94/7
90/10
Cook Islands won by 3 wickets
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Gaba Frank Batsman
Kendel Kadowaki Fleming Batsman (C)
Alex Shirai Patmore Wicketkeeper (WK)
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Esam Rahman All Rounder
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