Indonesian cricket team in Japan in 2022–23
The Indonesia cricket team toured Japan in October 2022 to play a three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) bilateral series at the Sano International Cricket Ground in Sano against hosts Japan.[1] Both sides played their first official T20I matches since the ICC announced that all matches between its member nations would be eligible for this status.[2][3] The series provided both teams with preparation for the T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific sub-regional qualifier.[4]
| Indonesian cricket team in Japan in 2022 | |||
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| Japan | Indonesia | ||
| Dates | 9 – 11 October 2022 | ||
| Captains | Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming | Kadek Gamantika | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Japan won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (98) | Gede Priandana (66) | |
| Most wickets | Reo Sakurano-Thomas (6) | Ketut Artawan (7) | |
| Player of the series | Reo Sakurano-Thomas (Jpn) | ||
Japan won the opening match of the series by 65 runs, in what was their first international fixture since December 2018.[5] The hosts secured the series with a 75-run victory in the second match.[6] Indonesia picked up a consolation 3-wicket win in the final match. This win was the first T20I win by Indonesia.[7] Japan's Reo Sakurano-Thomas was named player of the series.[8]
Squads
| Japan[9] |
Indonesia[2] |
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T20I series
1st T20I
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Sabaorish Ravichandran 44 (29) Danilson Hawoe 2/19 (4 overs) |
Padmakar Surve 19 (28) Reo Sakurano-Thomas 5/17 (4 overs) |
- Japan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, Kohei Kubota, Piyush Kumbhare, Supun Navaratne, Sabaorish Ravichandran, Reo Sakurano-Thomas, Alexander Shirai-Patmore, Declan Suzuki, Ibrahim Takahashi, Makoto Taniyama, Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake (Jpn), Muhammad Afis, Gede Arta, Ketut Artawan, Kadek Gamantika, Danilson Hawoe, Maxi Koda, Gede Priandana, Kirubasankar Ramamoorthy, Ahmad Ramdoni, Padmakar Surve and Anjar Tadarus (Idn) all made their T20I debuts.
- Reo Sakurano-Thomas became the first bowler for Japan to take a five-wicket haul in T20Is.[10]
2nd T20I
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Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming 81 (40) Ketut Artawan 2/25 (3 overs) |
Gede Priandana 45* (52) Ibrahim Takahashi 1/9 (2 overs) |
- Japan won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain.
- Kento Dobell, Vinay Iyer, Shogo Kimura (Jpn) and Wayan Budiarta (Idn) all made their T20I debuts.
3rd T20I
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Ibrahim Takahashi 26 (31) Ketut Artawan 4/12 (3 overs) |
Gede Priandana 19 (12) Piyush Kumbhare 2/8 (4 overs) |
- Japan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ryan Drake (Jpn) and Ferdinando Banunaek (Idn) both made their T20I debuts.
References
- "Japan to play Indonesia in first ever Men's T20 Internationals". Japan Cricket Association. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- "Japan Cricket to host Indonesia Men's team for T20I series before ICC Qualifier". Czarsportz. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- "Japan to host World Cup Qualifying tournament". Japan Cricket Association. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- "Japan Men win first official T20 international". Japan Cricket Association. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- "Japan secure series win against Indonesia". Japan Cricket Association. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- "Japan prepare for qualifier with series win". Cricket Europe. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- "Japan vs Indonesia series ends 2-1". Japan Cricket Association. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- "National team named for ICC World Cup Qualifier – East Asia". Japan Cricket Association. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- "Five-wicket hauls in T20I matches – Innings by innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2022.