Japan vs Papua New Guinea, Super Six, Match 12
Japan vs Papua New Guinea, Super Six, Match 12: match overview
Japan and Papua New Guinea met in the Super Six, Match 12 of ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2026 at Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano, Kanto on Monday, May 18, 2026. Result: Japan won by 26 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
- Super Six, Match 12, ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2026
- Teams
- Japan vs Papua New Guinea
- Format
- T20 (20 overs)
- Venue
- Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano, Kanto
- Date
- Monday, May 18, 2026
- Start time
- 10:30 AM local (05:00 GMT)
- Status
- Japan won by 26 runs