Result

Papua New Guinea vs Japan, Super Six 12th Match, Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2026

Sano International Cricket GroundMon 18 May 2026, 10:30 AM IST

Papua New Guinea Yet to bat

Japan Yet to bat

Our match winner prediction

Papua New GuineaOur pre-match model, 56% before the start

Match info

Match: Papua New Guinea vs Japan, Super Six 12th Match
Series: Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2026
Format: T20I
Date: Monday, 18 May 2026
Start: 10:30 AM IST · 2:00 PM local
Venue: Sano International Cricket Ground

PNG vs JPN Recent Form and Head to Head

Papua New Guinea5 won of last 5

WWWWW

WVAN vs PNG17 May 2026 · PNG won by 147 runs
WINO vs PNG14 May 2026 · PNG won by 38 runs
WPNG vs SMO13 May 2026 · PNG won by 38 runs
WPNG vs COK10 May 2026 · Papua New Guinea won by 49 runs

Japan4 won of last 5

WLWWW

WJPN vs SMO16 May 2026 · Japan won by 9 wickets
LCOK vs JPN14 May 2026 · Cook Islands won by 3 wickets
WJPN vs INO12 May 2026 · Japan won by 41 runs
WJPN vs FIJ10 May 2026 · Japan won by 8 wickets

Head to head

These teams have not met in a T20 match on our records.

PNG vs JPN Team Records

At Sano International Cricket Ground

Papua New Guinea

3Won

0Lost

0No result

W W W

Last 3 T20 matches here

Japan

2Won

1Lost

0No result

W L W

Last 3 T20 matches here

Batting first and chasing

Papua New Guinea

Batting first3/4 won

Chasing0/0 won

Average first-innings score146

Japan

Batting first4/7 won

Chasing1/1 won

Average first-innings score129

Last 8 T20 results with a result.

In Men's T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier 2026

Papua New Guinea

5Won

0Lost

0No result

Average score156

Japan

4Won

1Lost

0No result

Average score105

PNG vs JPN Pitch Report

Sano International Cricket Ground

Runs have not come easily at Sano International Cricket Ground, where the bowlers usually find something in the surface.

The first-innings average over the last 10 T20I games at this ground is 121, and 99 in the second innings. Anything in the 115-130 range should make a competitive total. Defending has worked well at this ground, with 7 wins from 10 for the side batting first.

The last 5 first-innings scores here, newest first: 207/5 (PNG, won), 128/6 (COK, won), 82/2 (JPN, won), 102/9 (VAN, won), 90 (JPN, lost). Recent games have followed the usual pattern, with the last 5 first innings averaging 122. First-innings totals here have ranged from 69 to 207 in that time.

Toss call: bat first. Scoreboard pressure has worked here.