The 2025 Japan Cricket Association annual awards was held at the Mitsui Knowledge Industry (MKI) Higashi-Nakano Office in Tokyo on Saturday December 6th. The list of award winners for the 2025 season is below.
We would also like to express our sincere appreciation to everyone who kindly donated in support of our valued partner, Sri Lanka, following the unprecedented damage caused by the cyclone.
As we look ahead to 2026, cricket is scheduled to be included in the Asian Games in Aichi this September, making it a particularly significant year.
We extend our sincere wishes for your continued health and happiness, and kindly ask for your support in the year ahead.

 

 

 

 

 

H.E. Prof. Pivithuru Janak Kumarasinghe, Ambassador of Sri Lanka, at the venue

 

Japan Cricket Association Player of the Year (Men)

Winner: Sabaorish Ravichandran

Runner Up: Benjamin Ito-Davis

Third Place: Rashid Rafiq

Japan Cricket Association Player of the Year (Women)

Winner: Erika Toguchi-Quinn

Runner Up: Kurumi Ota

Third Place: Ahilya Chandel

Japan Premier League

Champions: East Kanto Sunrisers

MVP: Mitchell Jamieson (Sunrisers), 156 runs & 7 catches

Best Bowler: Abdul Samad (Chargers), 8 wickets @ 6.7

Best Batter: Jack Wood (Chargers), 159 runs @ 53.0

Women’s Japan Premier League

Champions: Mamushi

MVP: Malsha Shehani (Mamushi), 93 runs & 8 wickets

Best Bowler: Ayaka Kato-Stafford (Mamushi), 8 wickets @ 9.1

Best Batter: Erika Oda (Mamushi), 107 runs @ 35.7

Japan Cricket League – Division 1

Champions: Chiba Sharks CC

MVP: Benjamin Ito-Davis (Chiba Sharks), 341 runs & 12 wickets

Best Bowler: Ashish Jaiswal (Men In Blue), 24 wickets @ 12.9

Best Batter: Tsuyoshi Takada (Chiba Sharks), 316 runs @ 45.1

Japan Cricket League – Division 2

Champions: Tigers CC

MVP: Shailaj Lal (Tokyo Falcons), 214 runs & 19 wickets

Best Bowler: Aaryan Waduge (KKR), 17 wickets @ 7.3

Best Batter: Kuldeep Bisht (Tokyo Falcons), 433 runs @ 144.3

Japan Cricket League – Division 3

Champions: Kawasaki Knight Riders CC

MVP: Sriram Gnanasekaran (Tokyo Star Kings), 220 runs & 10 wickets

Best Bowler: Janitha Dilshan (KKR), 18 wickets @ 7.6

Best Batter: Madara Dolawatta (KKR), 280 runs @ 46.7

Japan Cricket League – Division 4

Champions: Tokyo Star Kings CC

MVP: Karmegam Jegatheeswaran (Tokyo Star Kings), 99 runs & 9 wickets

Best Bowler: Abhishek Kumar Singh (Tigers), 19 wickets @ 8.3

Best Batter: Manoj Mysore (Tigers), 168 runs @ 42.0

Japan Cricket League – T20

Champions: Max CC

MVP: Rashid Rafiq (Max), 136 runs & 13 wickets

Best Bowler: Dost Muhammad (Max), 11 wickets @ 3.6

Best Batter: Abhishek Anand (Tokyo Falcons), 148 runs @ 29.6

Japan Cricket League – T10

Champions: Sano CC

MVP: Benjamin Ito-Davis (Chiba Sharks), 98 runs & 4 wickets

Best Bowler: Reo Sakurano-Thomas (Sano), 4 wickets @ 3.5

Best Batter: Ghufran Mir (Chiba Sharks), 82 runs @ 27.3

Japan Cricket League – Umpires of the Year

Chris Thurgate & Natarajan Dhakshinamoorthy

Japan 40 Over Community Cup

Champions: Nagoya Bengal Tigers CC

MVP: Sajith Jiffry (Maverick CC Tokyo), 306 runs

Women’s Japan Cricket League

Champions: Kawasaki Knight Riders CC

MVP: Kurumi Ota (KKR), 82 runs & 3 wickets

Best Bowler: Haruka Yasue (Wyverns), 6 wickets @ 4.29

Best Batter: Haruna Iwasaki (Sendai Uni), 108 runs @ 36.5

Japan Cup National Finals

Champions: Chiba Sharks CC

MVP: Muhammad Safi (Sultans of Japan), 168 runs

Best Bowler: Basit Abbasi (Kobe Hawks), 8 wickets @ 10.1

Best Batter: Muhammad Safi (Sultans of Japan), 168 runs @ 56.0

Japan Cup T20 Regional Qualifiers

North Kanto Division 1 Champions: Saitama United CC. MVP: Rashid Rafiq (Sultans).

North Kanto Division 2 Champions: Sano Bears. MVP: Sharif Hossain (Saitama Lions).

North Kanto Division 3 Champions: Saitama Royals. MVP: Bikash Khadka (Saitama Royals).

East Kanto Division 1 Champions: Tokyo Falcons CC. MVP: Sanket Pandhari (Tokyo Falcons).

East Kanto Division 2 Champions: Peregrine Falcons. MVP: Kuldeep Bisht (Peregrine Falcons).

South Kanto Division 1 Champions: Tigers CC. MVP: Sabaorish Ravichandran (Tigers).

South Kanto Division 2 Champions: Tokyo Wombats CC. MVP: Arata Ueda (Keio Knights).

West Kanto Division 1 Champions: Serendib Leos. MVP: Hashan Muditha (Serendib Leos).

West Kanto Division 2 Champions: Fussa Giants. MVP: Sunil Jose (Fussa Giants).

Kansai Division 1 Champions: Osaka Lions CC. MVP: Subhan Abbasi Arshad (Kobe Hawks).

Kansai Division 2 Champions: Osaka Lion Cubs. MVP: Jisei Ando (Osaka Arakans).

Tokai Champions: Nagoya Bengal Tigers CC. MVP: Aakash Ghimire (Shizuoka United).

Tohoku Champions: Sendai CC. MVP: Kavindu Gayashan (Sendai).

Japan University League Finals (Champion’s Wicket)

Mens Champions: Chuo University

Womens Champions: Waseda University

Kanto University League (Men)

Champions: Waseda University

MVP: Daiki Goto (Chuo Uni), 90 runs & 4 wickets

Best Bowler: Aoto Okajima (Chuo Uni), 8 wickets @ 11.2

Best Batter: Sota Masuda (Waseda Uni), 89 runs @ 29.7

Kanto University League (Women)

Champions: Waseda University

MVP: Mayuko Sano (Waseda Uni), 99 runs & 7 wickets

Best Bowler: Kaori Shiratori (Waseda Uni), (6 wickets @ 5.6)

Best Batter: Haruka Yasue (Waseda Uni), 37 runs @ 12.3

Under 19 Japan Cricket League

Champions: Lions CC

MVP: Adil Khan (Tsukuba Rockets), 304 runs & 15 wickets

Best Bowler: Sam Robinson (Lions), 16 wickets @ 3.8

Best Batter: Timothy Moore (Lions), 288 runs @ 72.0

Under 15 Japan Cricket League

Champions: Tokyo Falcons CC

MVP: Jagrav Prabhu (Alpha Quashers), 149 runs & 13 wickets

Best Bowler: Kou Nakano (Sano Braves), 11 wickets @ 6.5

Best Batter: Abdul Wahab (Serendib), 137 runs @ 68.5

ICC “Long Service Award”

Yasuko Yoshinaka

 

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