Under 19s Complete World Cup Warm Up Matches vs Tanzania & West Indies
- 2026-01-15
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- National Team (Men U19)
The Men’s U19 Japan National Team completed their World Cup preparations on Tuesday at the United Ground in Windhoek, Namibia.
After matches against Tanzania on Saturday 10th and West Indies on Tuesday 13th, the team will now have a handful of training sessions before taking on Sri Lanka in their opening game on Saturday 17th January.
Although the team, competing in the World Cup for just the second time, and first since 2020, were unable to win either match, there were lots of positives.
Chihaya Sekine and Taylor Waugh both showed lots of fight with the bat against the West Indies, while Nihar Parmar and Kai Wall impressed with the ball in both games.
The level of fielding has improved over the course of the five days of training and playing.
The squad will also be boosted by the arrival of Charlie Hara-Hinze, who arrives fresh from winning the Cricket Australia Under 17 National Championships with Queensland.
Coach Reo Sakurano Thomas said: “we are improving everyday we’re here and there are lots of good signs. We have our goals and feel we are moving in the right direction.”
He added there was significant excitement among the group about the tournament getting underway and appreciates all the support the team are receiving from back home and around the world.
Match Schedule
- 10th January (Saturday) 16:30 – Japan vs Tanzania (Japan lost by 81 runs)
- 13th January (Tuesday) 16:30 – Japan vs West Indies (Japan lost by 229 runs)
- 17th January (Saturday) 16:30 – Japan vs Sri Lanka
- 20th January (Tuesday) 16:30 – Australia vs Japan
- 22nd January (Thursday) 16:30 – Ireland vs Japan
All times are Japan Standard Time. All matches are 50 Overs.
All matches will be available to watch on ICC TV and the JCA Social Media platforms will be active with plenty of content and behind the scenes clips – so be sure to follow closely!