23/09Result

1st Match, Group A, Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition at Nisshin, Sep 24 2026

AfghanistanAfghanistanAFG
129/6
JapanJapanJPN
81 (19.3/20 ov)

Afghanistan won by 48 runs

23/09Result

1st Match, Group A, Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition at Nisshin, Sep 24 2026

AfghanistanAfghanistanAFG
129/6
JapanJapanJPN
81 (19.3/20 ov)

Afghanistan won by 48 runs

Match Day

18dCricinfo staff

Gul, Kharote spin Afghanistan to victory over Japan in Asian Games opener

Chasing a modest 130 in Nisshin, Japan were all out for 81 in the opening match of the men's cricket competition at the Asian Games

Japan INNINGS		R	B
L Yamamoto-Lake	caught	0	3
R Sakurano-Thomas	bowled	23	24
K Kadowaki-Fleming	bowled	14	17
B Ito-Davis	bowled	17	8
A Shirai-Patmore	bowled	2	12
I Takahashi	caught	2	10
C Hinze	caught	0	5
W Miyauchi	bowled	9	14
D Suzuki	bowled	0	4
M Taniyama	not out	4	7
S Sugaya-Slater	bowled	5	13
EXTRAS	(lb 2, w 3)
TOTAL	81 (all out; 19.3 ovs)

Afghanistan BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
Abdollah Ahmadzai	3.0	0	13	2	4.33	(1w)
Faridoon Dawoodzai	3.0	0	16	0	5.33
Karim Janat	3.0	0	16	0	5.33	(1w)
Nangeyalia Khan	3.3	0	19	3	5.42
Arab Gul	4.0	2	8	4	2
Najibullah Zadran	3.0	0	7	1	2.33	(1w)

Japan 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	R Sakurano-Thomas	L Yamamoto-Lake
2nd	31	K Kadowaki-Fleming	R Sakurano-Thomas
3rd	22	R Sakurano-Thomas	B Ito-Davis
4th	7	A Shirai-Patmore	R Sakurano-Thomas
5th	0	R Sakurano-Thomas	I Takahashi
6th	0	I Takahashi	C Hinze
7th	3	W Miyauchi	I Takahashi
8th	0	W Miyauchi	D Suzuki
9th	11	M Taniyama	W Miyauchi
10th	7	M Taniyama	S Sugaya-Slater

Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition

Group A
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
NEP	2	1	0	3	0.842
AFG	2	1	1	2	0.846
JPN	2	0	1	1	-2.4
Group B
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
MAS	2	1	0	3	2.95
HKG	2	1	1	2	-0.075
OMA	2	0	1	1	-2.05