ICC World Cricket League East Asia-Pacific Region Division One Twenty20 – Japan v Vanuatu – First Innings Recap
The Japanese brought a close to their innings after aggregating a total score of 109 runs with a loss of 7 wickets. The fixture, featuring http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cricket League East Asia Pacific
Region Division One series. The game was staged at the Colts Cricket Ground, at Port Moresby on Tuesday, July 05th, 2011.
The bout kicked-off after the Japanese won the toss and chose to bat.
Team Japan opened their session with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Patrick-Kaltaneaki-Matautaava-c80908 and Jelany Chilia on the bowling attack.
With very few minutes into the game, Matautaava secured Irie’s wicket. The Japanese was bowled out after adding nothing to the total.
Jarrad Shearer, the next batsman to come in, coupled with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Vanuatu-c3038 bowling.
After posting a minor total of just 12, Naeemuddin made the long walk back to the pavilion after being declared run out. He played a disappointing innings with just a single run contributed to the team.
With two wickets already gone in the opening minutes of the match, the much troubled Japanese sent in Hanif Kahn.
Shearer and Hanif engaged into a partnership adding an additional 26 runs to the total. However, just when the Japanese had gained a little hope the team lost both the players.
The first to go was Shearer, who was declared run out. Hanif on the other hand was bowled out by Vanuatu leg-break bowler, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Simpson-Hopeman-Obed-c90458. The pair scored 17 and 15 runs respectively.
By now, the devastated Japanese side had already lost 4 wickets after aggregating a minor total sum of 38 runs.
The crease was then taken over by right-handed batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tatsuro-Chino-c92884.
The two finally brought a halt to the continuous wicket loss for their side and cruised into a decent partnership.
However, Chino was finally sent back after being bowled out by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Manu-Nimoho-c74299. The captain brought in a little support to the score after contributing 18 runs to the total.
With Kobayashi already on the pitch, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Naoki-Alexander-Miyaji-c78595 made his way to the ground as the 7th batsman in order.
Kobayashi and Miyaji managed to add a few more runs to the total, however, the Japanese savior, Kobayashi finally left the pitch after being caught out Vanuatu fielder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lazaro-Carlot-c72357. This was the second wicket for Nimoho.
The last wicket of the Japanese innings was of Kazuyuki Ogawa who could not add anything to the total after leaving the crease on a duck.
Miyaji and new player http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Naotsune-Miyaji-c78604 continued the innings finally bringing it to a total of 109 with a loss of 7 wickets.
Miyaji (25) remained not out and scored the highest for the innings.
As for the bowling side, the Vanuatu players showed complete dominance on the Japanese players. Matautaava and Nimoho remained the highest wicket takers while Obed secured a single one.
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