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Japan

15 verified results in the last 12 months: 7 won, 8 lost (47% won), across 3 competitions.

Upcoming fixtures

Start times in India Standard Time.

No upcoming Japan matches are in the fixture list yet.

Recent results

  1. No winner

    26 Sept 2026 · 05:30 IST

    Asian Games Men · T20I

    Japan

    Nepal149/4 (15 ov)

    No result

    Scorecard: Japan v Nepal →

  2. Lost

    24 Sept 2026 · 05:30 IST

    Asian Games Men · T20I

    Japan81 (19.3 ov)

    Afghanistan129/6 (20 ov)

    Afghanistan won by 48 runs

    Scorecard: Japan v Afghanistan →

  3. Lost

    22 Sept 2026 · 09:30 IST

    Twenty20 International · T20I

    India32/4 (5 ov)

    Japan30/3 (5 ov)

    India won by 2 runs

    Scorecard: India v Japan →

  4. No winner

    20 Sept 2026 · 06:30 IST

    Twenty20 International · T20I

    Japan

    Hong Kong

    Match abandoned without a bowl bowled

    Scorecard: Japan v Hong Kong →

  5. Lost

    19 Sept 2026 · 06:30 IST

    Twenty20 International · T20I

    Japan95/7 (20 ov)

    Hong Kong99/6 (19.1 ov)

    Hong Kong won by 4 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

    Scorecard: Japan v Hong Kong →

  6. Won

    18 May 2026 · 10:30 IST

    ICC Men's T20 World Cup Regional Qualifications · T20I

    Papua New Guinea95/8 (20 ov)

    Japan121/7 (20 ov)

    Japan won by 26 runs

    Scorecard: Papua New Guinea v Japan →

  7. Won

    16 May 2026 · 10:30 IST

    ICC Men's T20 World Cup Regional Qualifications · T20I

    Samoa81 (18.5 ov)

    Japan82/1 (11.1 ov)

    Japan won by 9 wickets (with 53 balls remaining)

    Scorecard: Samoa v Japan →

  8. Lost

    14 May 2026 · 10:30 IST

    ICC Men's T20 World Cup Regional Qualifications · T20I

    Japan90 (18.5 ov)

    Cook Islands94/7 (20 ov)

    Cook Islands won by 3 wickets (with 0 ball remaining)

    Scorecard: Japan v Cook Islands →

  9. Won

    12 May 2026 · 10:30 IST

    ICC Men's T20 World Cup Regional Qualifications · T20I

    Japan142/7 (20 ov)

    Indonesia101 (19.1 ov)

    Japan won by 41 runs

    Scorecard: Japan v Indonesia →

  10. Won

    10 May 2026 · 06:00 IST

    ICC Men's T20 World Cup Regional Qualifications · T20I

    Japan75/2 (7.1 ov)

    Fiji74 (19.4 ov)

    Japan won by 8 wickets (with 77 balls remaining)

    Scorecard: Japan v Fiji →

  11. Won

    9 May 2026 · 06:00 IST

    ICC Men's T20 World Cup Regional Qualifications · T20I

    Japan123 (19.4 ov)

    Vanuatu93/6 (20 ov)

    Japan won by 30 runs

    Scorecard: Japan v Vanuatu →

  12. Lost

    17 Oct 2025 · 11:30 IST

    ICC Men's T20 World Cup Regional Qualifications · T20I

    Oman107/1 (17 ov)

    Japan103 (18.2 ov)

    Oman won by 9 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)

    Scorecard: Oman v Japan →

  13. Lost

    16 Oct 2025 · 16:00 IST

    ICC Men's T20 World Cup Regional Qualifications · T20I

    Japan116/9 (20 ov)

    United Arab Emirates118/2 (12.1 ov)

    United Arab Emirates won by 8 wickets (with 47 balls remaining)

    Scorecard: Japan v United Arab Emirates →

  14. Lost

    15 Oct 2025 · 11:30 IST

    ICC Men's T20 World Cup Regional Qualifications · T20I

    Japan139/4 (20 ov)

    Qatar140/7 (19.4 ov)

    Qatar won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

    Scorecard: Japan v Qatar →

  15. Won

    12 Oct 2025 · 20:30 IST

    ICC Men's T20 World Cup Regional Qualifications · T20I

    Japan162/6 (20 ov)

    Samoa158/7 (20 ov)

    Japan won by 4 runs

    Scorecard: Japan v Samoa →

  16. Lost

    10 Oct 2025 · 16:00 IST

    ICC Men's T20 World Cup Regional Qualifications · T20I

    Nepal132/5 (18 ov)

    Japan131/8 (20 ov)

    Nepal won by 5 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)

    Scorecard: Nepal v Japan →

  17. Won

    9 Oct 2025 · 16:00 IST

    ICC Men's T20 World Cup Regional Qualifications · T20I

    Kuwait177/6 (20 ov)

    Japan178/5 (19.3 ov)

    Japan won by 5 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)

    Scorecard: Kuwait v Japan →

FairPlay rating

FairPlay's own team-strength rating for each format group, built from verified results. Every team starts at 1500; beating stronger teams raises it more. A rating is shown once a team has 8 rated matches.

  • T20 and shorter

    1489

    15 rated matches · last played 24 Sept 2026

How FairPlay ratings work and how accurate they have been

Record by competition

Verified results in the last 12 months, most matches first.
CompetitionPWLWin %
ICC Men's T20 World Cup Regional Qualifications127558%
Twenty20 International2020%
Asian Games Men1010%

Most frequent opponents

Japan's record against teams met at least twice in the last 12 months.
OpponentPWLWin %
Samoa220100%

Highest totals

TotalTeamMatch
178/519.3 ovJapanv Kuwait9 Oct 2025ICC Men's T20 World Cup Regional Qualifications · T20I
162/620 ovJapanv Samoa12 Oct 2025ICC Men's T20 World Cup Regional Qualifications · T20I
142/720 ovJapanv Indonesia12 May 2026ICC Men's T20 World Cup Regional Qualifications · T20I
139/420 ovJapanv Qatar15 Oct 2025ICC Men's T20 World Cup Regional Qualifications · T20I
131/820 ovJapanv Nepal10 Oct 2025ICC Men's T20 World Cup Regional Qualifications · T20I

About this page

  • Scores, fixtures and results come from FairPlay's verified Sportmonks match data. Matches the source does not cover are not counted.
  • Records cover the last 12 months (9 Oct 2025 to 24 Sept 2026) and are calculated by FairPlay. They are not official records. “No winner” covers draws, ties and no results; abandoned matches are not counted as played (2 abandoned in this period).
  • Past results and ratings describe what has happened. They are not a tip or a prediction for any match.
  • Updated Sun, 4 Oct, 06:48 IST.

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