Japan vs Vanuatu, 5th Match
Japan vs Vanuatu, 5th Match: match overview
Japan and Vanuatu met in the 5th Match of ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2026 at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin on Saturday, May 9, 2026. Result: Japan won by 30 runs.
This is a short-format fixture: each side bats for a fixed number of overs with a powerplay at the start, so momentum swings quickly and strike rates, economy rates and death-overs bowling usually decide it.
Follow every ball on this page: live commentary, the full scorecard with batting and bowling figures, both squads, over-by-over summaries, partnerships, run-rate and win-probability charts. Crickpal updates the score from official feeds in real time, and the latest news around ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2026 appears alongside the match.
Match facts
- Match
- 5th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2026
- Teams
- Japan vs Vanuatu
- Format
- T20 (20 overs)
- Venue
- Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin
- Date
- Saturday, May 9, 2026
- Start time
- 06:00 AM local (00:30 GMT)
- Status
- Japan won by 30 runs