Japan vs Afghanistan
1st Match, Group A
Jpn
81-10
(19.3)
Afg won by 48 runs
Afg
129-6
(20.0)
Squad
Bench Players
Bench Players
Team form
#Japan have won 5 of their last 10 matches (50%) and 2 of 2 at this venue. Afghanistan have won 4 of their last 10 matches (40%).
10 matches, 28 Feb 2026 to 22 Sep 2026Source: CricRadio match dataUpdated
Overall form
JapanWin 50%Won 5Lost 3Drawn 2NR 0
- Jpn30 - 3 5.0LInd won by 2 runsInd
32 - 4 5.0 - Jpn0 - 0 0NRMatch abandoned without a ball bowledHkg
0 - 0 0 - Jpn95 - 7 20LHkg won by 4 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)Hkg99 - 6 19.1
- Jpn121 - 7 20WJpn won by 26 runsPNG
95 - 8 20 - Jpn82 - 1 11.1WJpn won by 9 wickets (with 53 balls remaining)Samoa
81 - 10 18.5 - Jpn90 - 10 18.5LCOK won by 3 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)Cok
94 - 7 20 - Jpn142 - 7 20WJpn won by 41 runsIna
101 - 10 19.1 - Jpn75 - 2 7.1WJpn won by 8 wickets (with 77 balls remaining)Fiji
74 - 10 19.4 - Jpn123 - 10 19.4WJpn won by 30 runsVan
93 - 6 20 - Jpn108 - 9 20LMatch tied (Bahrain won the Super Over)Bhr
108 - 9 20
AfghanistanWin 40%Won 4Lost 6NR 0
- Ind221 - 7 20.0LInd won by 127 runsAfg94 - 10 14.1
- Ind163 - 3 14.5LInd won by 7 wicketsAfg159 - 8 20.0
- Ind157 - 3 13.4LInd won by 7 wicketsAfg156 - 8 20.0
Can118 - 8 20.0WAFG won by 82 runsAfg
200 - 4 20.0
UAE160 - 9 20.0WAFG won by 5 wicketsAfg162 - 5 19.2
SA187 - 6 20.0LSouth Africa won in SuperoverAfg187 - 10 19.4
NZ183 - 5 17.5LNZ won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)Afg182 - 6 20.0
WI151 - 7 20.0LWI won by 15 runsAfg136 - 8 20.0- WI150 - 10 18.5WAFG won by 39 runsAfg189 - 4 20.0
- WI143 - 9 20.0WAFG won by 38 runsAfg181 - 3 20.0
Venue form
JapanWin 100%Won 2Lost 0NR 0
AfghanistanWin 0%Won 0Lost 0NR 0
No recent matches at this venue on record.
Head to head
#Overall
Japan
0 - 0
Afghanistan
No previous meeting on record.
At this venue
Japan
0 - 0
Afghanistan
No previous meeting at this venue.
This series
#Japan
0 - 0
Tests
Afghanistan
Japan
0 - 0
ODIs
Afghanistan
Japan
0 - 0
T20s
Afghanistan
Team comparison
#Japan average 114 batting first and 62 chasing over 8 matches; Afghanistan average 178 batting first and 145 chasing over 10 matches.
last 8 matches for Japan and 10 for AfghanistanSource: CricRadio match dataUpdated
Overall comparison
Japan
Afghanistan
8
Matches Played
10
63%
Win Percentage
40%
121
Lowest Defended
181
82
Highest Chased
162
3 (5)
Win Bat First
3 (6)
2 (3)
Win Ball First
1 (4)
Venue comparison
Japan
Afghanistan
2
Matches Played
0
100%
Win Percentage
0%
123
Lowest Defended
0
75
Highest Chased
0
1 (1)
Win Bat First
0 (0)
1 (1)
Win Ball First
0 (0)
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