Nepal and Japan face off in the match 8 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, Asia & East Pacific qualifiers on Friday, 10th October. The match is slated to be played at Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat and the scheduled start time is 4:00 PM IST. Ahead of this contest stay updated with our Nepal vs Japan props, pitch report, head to head record, squads and match winner prediction.
Nepal vs Japan Props
Stats
- Nepal has won 9 of the 16 T20I matches played at Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1).
- Teams bowling first won five of the six matches played in the Asia & East Pacific Qualifiers 2025.
- The average 1st innings score in the last three matches played at Al Amerat (Turf 1) is 139 runs.
Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1) Pitch Report
The pitch at Al Amerat Cricket ground turf 1 favours the bowlers and is a low scoring venue. Fast bowlers get some assistance and swing on offer earlier in the match and as the innings progresses it gets better for batting. The average 1st innings score in the last three T20I matches is 139 runs and all of the matches have been won by the team bowling first.
Nepal vs Japan Squads
Nepal Squad: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh(w), Rohit Paudel(c), Kushal Malla, Sundeep Jora, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Nandan Yadav, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi, Lokesh Bam, Mohammad Aadil Alam, Shahab Alam, Karan KC, Aarif Sheikh.
Japan Squad: Kendel Fleming(c), Abhishek Anand, Eesam Rahman, Sabaorish Ravichandran, Ibrahim Takahashi, Benjamin Ito Davis, Declan Suzuki, Alexander Patmore(w), Charles Hinze, Shoma Slater, Abdul Samad, Makoto Taniyama, Lachlan Lake, Wataru Miyauchi, Reo Sakurano Thomas.
Nepal vs Japan Match Winner Prediction
Nepal are the favourites to win this match, they won their last match against Kuwait by 58 runs and are through to the super six stage from group 2 courtesy of Japan's outstanding five wicket win over Kuwait in match 5. This is a dead rubber of a contest in terms of qualification but both teams will look to bring out their best.
Our Prediction: Nepal to Win!
