Japan vs Nepal, Match 5, Sep 26, 2026: result and scorecard
| Nepal | 149/4 | 15.0 ov |
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What the reporting says
Nepal finished top of Group A; Japan were eliminated and Afghanistan also advanced to the quarter-finals.
Rain in Nisshin wiped out Japan's chase entirely, and the match was abandoned.
Lokesh Bam blasted an unbeaten 52 off 22 balls with one four and six sixes.
Nepal's top order wobbled: Kushal Bhurtel, Kushal Malla and Gulsan Jha all fell for single-figure scores, while Aasif Sheikh made 21 off 15.
Japan's bowling has been their strength against Afghanistan and India, but their batting has repeatedly fallen short.
Nepal and Afghanistan advanced to the Asian Games quarter-finals after the Nepal v Japan Group A match was washed out.
Facts taken from the stories linked beside them, each from a sentence in the original.
NEP 1ST
149/415.0 ovRun rate 9.93| Batters | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Bhurtelc Shirai-Patmore b Sakurano-Thomas · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 4 | 12 | 33.33 | ||
| M Sheikhc Takahashi b Kusuda-Nairn · 4s 1 · 6s 1 | 21 | 15 | 140 | ||
| S Joranot out · 4s 5 · 6s 3 | 57 | 32 | 178.12 | ||
| K Mallac Shirai-Patmore b Suzuki-McComb · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 2 | 5 | 40 | ||
| G Jhac Hara-Hinze b Takahashi · 4s 0 · 6s 0 | 2 | 6 | 33.33 | ||
| L Bamnot out · 4s 1 · 6s 6 | 52 | 22 | 236.36 |
Did not bat: R Paudel, D Airee, L Rajbanshi, S Kami, S Lamichhane
Extras 11 (b 2, lb 1, nb 2, w 6)
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Sakurano-ThomasM 0 · WD 1 | 2.0 | 7 | 1 | 3.5 | |
| C Hara-Hinze | 3.0 | 30 | 0 | 10 | |
| S Sugaya-SlaterM 0 · WD 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
| I TakahashiM 0 · WD 1 | 3.0 | 40 | 1 | 13.34 | |
| J Kusuda-NairnM 0 · NB 2 | 1.0 | 18 | 1 | 18 | |
| D Suzuki-McCombM 0 · WD 2 | 2.0 | 19 | 1 | 9.5 | |
| B Ito-DavisM 0 · WD 1 | 3.0 | 23 | 0 | 7.67 |
Fall of wickets
7/1 K Bhurtel (2.2)62/2 M Sheikh (6.5)66/3 K Malla (7.5)84/4 G Jha (9.6)