The selection committee for the Men’s Japan National Squad has chosen the team of 14 players who will travel to South Korea in September for the four-team World Cup Qualifier. 

Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming remains as captain, fresh from his experience at the Cayman Islands MAX60 tournament, while Piyush Kumbhare returns after missing the series against Mongolia in May. 

The ICC Men’s T20WC East Asia Pacific – Sub-Regional ‘B’ 2024 will start on Saturday 28th September and conclude on Saturday 5th October, while Japan will also play a match against both Indonesia and the Philippines as part of the tournament preparation. 

The winning team will qualify for the Regional Final, which will be combined with the Asia Region where the top three teams will qualify for the T20 World Cup.

• Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club) – Captain
• Benjamin Gou Ito-Davis (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
• Koji Hardgrave-Abe (Sano Cricket Club)
• Charles Hinze (Northern Suburbs Cricket Club)
• Kohei Kubota (Wyverns Cricket Club)
• Piyush Kumbhare (Tigers Cricket Club)
• Wataru Miyauchi (Wyverns Cricket Club)
• Sabaorish Ravichandran (Tigers Cricket Club)
• Reo Sakurano-Thomas (Sano Cricket Club)
• Alexander Shirai-Patmore (Tokyo Wombats Cricket Club)
• Declan Suzuki-McComb (Sano Cricket Club)
• Ibrahim Takahashi (Chiba Sharks Cricket Club)
• Makoto Taniyama (Sano Cricket Club)
• Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake (Sano Cricket Club)

Match Schedule (Japan Standard Time)

Pre Tournament: 

• 25th September (Wednesday) 10:00 – Japan vs Indonesia
• 26th September (Thursday) 10:00 – Japan vs Philippines

No live stream is planned for these T20Is. We will announce any changes through our Social Media platforms if there are any updates.

Tournament:

• 28th September (Saturday) 10:00 – Japan vs Philippines
• 29th September (Sunday) 14:00 – South Korea vs Japan
• 1st October (Tuesday) 10:00 – Indonesia vs Japan
• 2nd October (Wednesday) 10:00 – Japan vs Philippines
• 4th October (Friday) 14:00 – South Korea vs Japan
• 5th October (Saturday) 14:00 – Indonesia vs Japan

All tournament matches can be watched live on https://www.icc-cricket.com/videos  

If any fans in Japan are interested in making the short trip to Incheon then we are happy to provide additional information around how to watch the matches at the venue. Please address any queries to Alan Curr at jca.info@cricket.or.jp for more information.

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