{"id":31658,"date":"2025-06-26T17:22:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T08:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/?p=31658"},"modified":"2025-10-01T12:50:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T03:50:40","slug":"%e3%83%ac%e3%83%9d%e3%83%bc%e3%83%88%ef%bd%9cacc-u16%e6%9d%b1%e5%9c%b0%e5%8c%ba%e3%82%ab%e3%83%83%e3%83%97%ef%bd%9c3%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%9cacc-u16%e6%9d%b1%e5%9c%b0%e5%8c%ba%e3%82%ab%e3%83%83%e3%83%97%ef%bd%9c3%e6%97%a5%e7%9b%ae\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore U16s Edge Thriller Against Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The men’s Japan Under 16 team fell to a narrow defeat against Singapore, despite an outstanding all round performance by captain Charlie Hara-Hinze.<\/p>\n

After winning the toss and choosing to bat, Japan were in trouble early for the second game in succession.<\/p>\n

At 29 for three they needed something special and Hara-Hinze combined with Skyler Nakayama-Cook in a rebuilding partnership of 117 from 180 balls as both registered their first half-centuries for Japan.<\/p>\n

The captain struck four sixes on his way to a career best 77 from 81 balls, while Nakayama-Cook played the supporting role with 50 from 119, including four boundaries.<\/p>\n

However, once the captain was dismissed off the first ball of the 41st over, Japan fell from a well-placed 146 for three to 165 all out as Singapore took the last seven wickets for just 19 runs in 31 balls.<\/p>\n

Yuvaan Pandey finished things off with four for 27, but it was Kapish Venkatraman who did the real damage, his four for 41 included three in a calamitous 41st over which turned the contest on its head.<\/p>\n

Singapore made a fast start with the bat, racing to 22 in the third over before Kaisei Kobayashi-Doggett made the breakthrough, which Charlie Hara-Hinze backed up the very next ball as suddenly Singapore were 22 for two.<\/p>\n

Momentum shifted back Singapore’s way as captain Riaan Naik went on the offensive and as the hundred came up with Singapore still only three wickets down, it looked like a straightforward run chase.<\/p>\n

However Japan roared back into the contest in the 23rd over as Juto Ball spun two in a row through the batters defences to make the score 108 for five.<\/p>\n

Three overs later Charlie Hara-Hinze bowled another around his legs before Hugo Tani-Kelly trapped a seventh LBW with the score on 138 and Japan still hanging on with three wickets needed.<\/p>\n

Naik remained unmoved however, and Japan were left to rue several chances to dismiss the Singapore captain, who finished the game with a six over midwicket to end 97 not out from just 90 balls. The next highest score was just 11.<\/p>\n

The result means Singapore can claim second place and a spot in the semi finals if they defeat Bhutan on Thursday, while Japan are next in action on Tuesday 1st July against Indonesia in a contest which may well be a dead rubber.<\/p>\n

HIGHLIGHTS<\/h2>\n