{"id":5314,"date":"2017-05-04T19:25:22","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T10:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/?p=5314"},"modified":"2017-05-15T17:40:12","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T08:40:12","slug":"%e4%b8%80%e7%9f%a2%e5%a0%b1%e3%81%84%e3%82%8b%e5%a4%a7%e3%81%8d%e3%81%aa%e5%88%9d%e5%8b%9d%e5%88%a9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cricket.or.jp\/en\/%e4%b8%80%e7%9f%a2%e5%a0%b1%e3%81%84%e3%82%8b%e5%a4%a7%e3%81%8d%e3%81%aa%e5%88%9d%e5%8b%9d%e5%88%a9\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Win Against Vanuatu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Japan beat Vanuatu by three wickets<\/a> in the last match of the ICC Women\u2019s World T20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier at the Sano International Cricket Ground.<\/p>\n

In a tense finish, Japan chased down Vanuatu\u2019s score of 83-5 with six balls to spare to pick up their first victory in the competition.<\/p>\n

Japan started the game on the front foot with Shizuka Miyaji (1-4) taking a sharp caught and bowled chance in her first over.<\/p>\n

Miyaji\u2019s bowling was tight as ever. She conceded only four runs from her four overs and along with Kanae Ishimoto (1-10) they were able to restrict Vanuatu to 23-3 from the first ten overs.<\/p>\n

Mai Yanagida (2-19) added to the pressure when she had Rachel Andrew (12) stumped off a wide ball following sharp work by Eri Yamaguchi.<\/p>\n

But a fifth-wicket stand of 35 from captain Selena Solman (24*) and Nasimana Navaika (13) helped Vanuatu finish the innings strongly with some controlled batting.<\/p>\n

Japan made a positive start in reply with the bat, promoted up the order Miho Kanno (14) struck\u00a0a boundary in the first over with a well-timed square drive.<\/p>\n\"\"\n

The batters were far more positive today and after the powerplay Japan were in a strong position at 33-1.<\/p>\n

However, after losing Kanno straight after the powerplay, they encountered another middle order collapse and soon the game looked like it might slip away at 53-5.<\/p>\n

Japan inched closer towards the target as, player of the match, Rio Endo (15*) and Madoka Shiraishi (8) showed real determination to put on 27 for the sixth wicket.<\/p>\n

Shiraishi eventually fell with four runs needed.\u00a0It was left to Eri Yamaguchi (2) to hit the winning runs with a quick single down to mid-on.<\/p>\n

After the victory, Katrina Keenan said: \u201cI am really pleased for the girls. It is a sense of relief as we always had the potential to perform well in this tournament and today we realised that. The girls have really grown and learnt a lot in the past week. It is important they continue to develop their skills and improve so can be better prepared for future tournaments.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the other game of the day Papua New Guinea beat Samoa by six wickets<\/a> to win the ICC East Asia-Pacific World T20 and qualify for the next round. Samoa could only set a target of 79-9 and Papua New Guinea chased it down with eight balls to spare.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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