{"id":31428,"date":"2025-05-29T09:48:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T00:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/?p=31428"},"modified":"2025-06-01T22:02:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T13:02:15","slug":"%e3%83%ac%e3%83%9d%e3%83%bc%e3%83%88%ef%bd%9c2025%e5%a5%b3%e5%ad%90%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e3%83%97%e3%83%ac%e3%83%9f%e3%82%a2%e3%83%aa%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b02%e6%97%a5%e7%9b%ae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/en\/%e3%83%ac%e3%83%9d%e3%83%bc%e3%83%88%ef%bd%9c2025%e5%a5%b3%e5%ad%90%e6%97%a5%e6%9c%ac%e3%83%97%e3%83%ac%e3%83%9f%e3%82%a2%e3%83%aa%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b02%e6%97%a5%e7%9b%ae\/","title":{"rendered":"WJPL 2025\uff5cDay Two Report: Kato-Stafford Sets Standard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31334 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WJPL-Black-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WJPL-Black-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WJPL-Black-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WJPL-Black-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WJPL-Black-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WJPL-Black-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WJPL-Black-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WJPL-Black-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WJPL-Black-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WJPL-Black-125x125.png 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/span>Japan&#8217;s Mamushi starred through 15-year-old prodigy Ayaka Kato-Stafford on day two of the 2025 Women&#8217;s Japan Premier League. On a day where her team had to play twice, Kato-Stafford showed her skills with both bat and ball to put her team in a commanding position ahead of the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>In the morning Mamushi were propelled to victory by an outstanding all round performance by Malsha Shehane whose 1 for 15, along with two for 26 from Kato-Stafford, reduced the Pacific Rays to 98 for six, despite 52* from Makinley Blows.<\/p>\n<p>Stafford Kato (30*) then combined with Shehani (53) in an 83-run partnership that saw the team comfortably home by <a href=\"https:\/\/cricclubs.com\/cricketorjp\/viewScorecard.do?matchId=5499&amp;clubId=21278\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eight wickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mamushi then followed that up by fbattling past the Titans in a tight afternoon contest.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-31433\" src=\"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_4070-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_4070-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_4070-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_4070-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_4070-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_4070-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\n<p>The Titans never really got going on their way to a total of 77 all out before 25 from Kato-Stafford again made sure that the result was never really in doubt.<\/p>\n<p>Mamushi are now well placed with three wins from three after the first two days of the tournament and will hope that the weather will allow the team to continue at full strength.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Highlights<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HIGHLIGHTS\uff5cWomen&#039;s Japan Premier League\uff5cMamushi vs Pacific Rays\u3010\u30cf\u30a4\u30e9\u30a4\u30c8\uff5c\u5973\u5b50\u65e5\u672c\u30d7\u30ec\u30df\u30a2\u30ea\u30fc\u30b0\uff5c\u30de\u30e0\u30b7 vs \u30d1\u30b7\u30d5\u30a3\u30c3\u30af\u30ec\u30a4\u30ba\u3011\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Eh1NVK4W2IY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HIGHLIGHTS\uff5cWomen&#039;s Japan Premier League\uff5cMamushi vs Titans R2\u3010\u30cf\u30a4\u30e9\u30a4\u30c8\uff5c\u5973\u5b50\u65e5\u672c\u30d7\u30ec\u30df\u30a2\u30ea\u30fc\u30b0\uff5c\u30de\u30e0\u30b7 vs \u30bf\u30a4\u30bf\u30f3\u30ba 2\u3011\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_BD2ks2VffU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>Match Schedule<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All Matches are T20 Format starting at 10am and 2pm<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuesday, May 27th: Mamushi vs Titans \/ Titans vs Pacific Rays<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wednesday, May 28th: Mamushi vs Pacific Rays \/ Mamushi vs Titans<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Friday, May 30th: Titans vs Pacific Rays \/ Pacific Rays vs Mamushi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saturday, May 31st: Mamushi vs Titans \/ Titans vs Pacific Rays<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunday, June 1st: Mamushi vs Pacific Rays \/ Finals<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All matches will be live streamed on the JCA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@japan_cricket\">YouTube Channel<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>JCA Official Social Media<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Facebook:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cricketjapan\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cricketjapan<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Instagram:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/japan_cricket\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/japan_cricket<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">X:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CricketJapan\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/CricketJapan<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@japan_cricket\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@japan_cricket<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japan&#8217;s Mamushi starred through 15-year-old prodigy Ayaka Kato-Stafford on day two of the 2025 Women&#8217;s Japan Premier League. 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