Japan v 
Nepal
Each batter against the bowlers he would face, by phase. Colour is always from the batter's side. These are match-ups by type, not by history — nobody here has faced anybody often enough for a head-to-head record to mean anything. A batter appears in a phase only if he actually bats there, and a bowler only where both careers hold at least 30 balls in that exact split. A bowler named in grey was read and came out inside 10% of par — checked, and nothing to say. The not readable count beside him is the bowlers whose pair could not be read at all, which is a different claim entirely. A name marked ° is a weaker reading, from less than the full record: either that bowler has under 30 balls against this hand in these overs and the pair is read from the batter alone, or the batter has under 30 against this type here and is read from what he has, shrunk toward the league rate. Held out on matches from 2025 both kinds sorted outcomes, but they rest on less than a full pair does; the hover text says which it is.
| Team | Batting | Bowling | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 10 8 K Kadowaki-Fleming · 3 players | 37 13 I Takahashi · 4 players | 47 |
| Nepal | 4 2 Kushal Malla · 3 players | 42 8 Kushal Malla · 8 players | 46 |
Every edge counted twice over, once from each side: a match-up that favours a batter is one his opponents' bowlers are losing. Under each count is the player holding most of them and how many players it is spread across — a total resting on one man is worth less than the same total spread down the order, and it leaves with him. Amber marks a count of five or more where two players hold 70% of it.
Nepal batting v Japan bowling
| Batter | Powerplay 1-6 | Middle overs 7-16 | Death 17-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 K Bhurtel RHB | K Kadowaki-Fleming R Sakurano-Thomas I Takahashi C Hinze | C Hinze -13% K Kadowaki-Fleming I Takahashi R Sakurano-Thomas | rarely bats here |
| 2 RK Paudel RHB | R Sakurano-Thomas -15% I Takahashi -22% C Hinze -22% 1 not readable | C Hinze -17% K Kadowaki-Fleming I Takahashi R Sakurano-Thomas | C Hinze -12% I Takahashi -19% R Sakurano-Thomas 1 not readable |
| 3 S Jora RHB | rarely bats here | C Hinze -13% R Sakurano-Thomas -19% K Kadowaki-Fleming I Takahashi | R Sakurano-Thomas -14% C Hinze -18% I Takahashi -29% 1 not readable |
| 6 Kushal Malla LHB | I Takahashi -18% R Sakurano-Thomas -21% C Hinze 1 not readable | C Hinze +10% R Sakurano-Thomas K Kadowaki-Fleming I Takahashi | R Sakurano-Thomas +10% C Hinze -10% I Takahashi -12% 1 not readable |
| 7 Gulsan Jha LHB | R Sakurano-Thomas -19% I Takahashi -20% 2 not readable | C Hinze +19% K Kadowaki-Fleming -16% I Takahashi -18% R Sakurano-Thomas | R Sakurano-Thomas C Hinze I Takahashi 1 not readable |
| 8 DS Airee RHB | rarely bats here | K Kadowaki-Fleming I Takahashi R Sakurano-Thomas C Hinze | R Sakurano-Thomas +13% I Takahashi -18% C Hinze 1 not readable |
| 9 Sompal Kami RHB | R Sakurano-Thomas -17% C Hinze -25% 2 not readable | K Kadowaki-Fleming -13% R Sakurano-Thomas -21% I Takahashi -21% C Hinze -23% | C Hinze -15% I Takahashi -27% R Sakurano-Thomas 1 not readable |
| 10 LN Rajbanshi RHB | rarely bats here | rarely bats here | R Sakurano-Thomas -19% I Takahashi -27% 2 not readable |
| 11 S Lamichhane RHB | rarely bats here | I Takahashi -18% R Sakurano-Thomas -20% C Hinze -27% K Kadowaki-Fleming | C Hinze -17% R Sakurano-Thomas -20% I Takahashi -26% 1 not readable |
Japan batting v Nepal bowling
| Batter | Powerplay 1-6 | Middle overs 7-16 | Death 17-20 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 W Miyauchi RHB | Sompal Kami -12% Gulsan Jha -15% Kushal Malla -16% DS Airee -19% S Lamichhane LN Rajbanshi K Bhurtel, RK Paudel | DS Airee -11% Sompal Kami -12% Kushal Malla -14% S Lamichhane -14% LN Rajbanshi -15% RK Paudel Gulsan Jha K Bhurtel | LN Rajbanshi -13% Kushal Malla -13% Sompal Kami Gulsan Jha, RK Paudel DS Airee K Bhurtel 1 not readable |
| 3 R Sakurano-Thomas RHB | RK Paudel -16% Sompal Kami -16% Gulsan Jha -17% Kushal Malla -19% DS Airee -23% LN Rajbanshi S Lamichhane 1 not readable | S Lamichhane -10% Kushal Malla -14% LN Rajbanshi -15% Gulsan Jha -16% K Bhurtel -17% DS Airee -20% Sompal Kami -21% RK Paudel | S Lamichhane -11% Sompal Kami Gulsan Jha, RK Paudel DS Airee K Bhurtel 2 not readable |
| 6 A Patmore LHB | Sompal Kami -16% DS Airee -17% Gulsan Jha, K Bhurtel, RK Paudel 3 not readable | K Bhurtel -10% RK Paudel -18% DS Airee -18% Kushal Malla Sompal Kami S Lamichhane Gulsan Jha LN Rajbanshi | S Lamichhane -11% Kushal Malla RK Paudel Sompal Kami LN Rajbanshi DS Airee K Bhurtel 1 not readable |
| 8 I Takahashi RHB | Kushal Malla -20% K Bhurtel, RK Paudel Sompal Kami Gulsan Jha DS Airee LN Rajbanshi S Lamichhane | S Lamichhane +17% RK Paudel Kushal Malla LN Rajbanshi Gulsan Jha K Bhurtel DS Airee Sompal Kami | Sompal Kami Gulsan Jha, RK Paudel DS Airee S Lamichhane K Bhurtel LN Rajbanshi Kushal Malla |
| 9 C Hinze LHB | Kushal Malla LN Rajbanshi 6 not readable | K Bhurtel -11% RK Paudel -20% DS Airee -22% Kushal Malla LN Rajbanshi Sompal Kami Gulsan Jha 1 not readable | Gulsan Jha, K Bhurtel, RK Paudel -16% Sompal Kami -17% DS Airee -19% Kushal Malla LN Rajbanshi 1 not readable |
| 10 L Yamamoto-Lake RHB | Kushal Malla -19% K Bhurtel, RK Paudel Sompal Kami Gulsan Jha S Lamichhane DS Airee LN Rajbanshi | RK Paudel +21% Kushal Malla -17% LN Rajbanshi -18% Gulsan Jha K Bhurtel DS Airee Sompal Kami S Lamichhane | rarely bats here |
| 11 K Kadowaki-Fleming LHB | LN Rajbanshi +13% Kushal Malla +13% Gulsan Jha, K Bhurtel, RK Paudel S Lamichhane Sompal Kami DS Airee | S Lamichhane +17% Kushal Malla +13% LN Rajbanshi +12% Sompal Kami Gulsan Jha K Bhurtel RK Paudel DS Airee | Gulsan Jha, K Bhurtel, RK Paudel +10% Sompal Kami DS Airee Kushal Malla LN Rajbanshi S Lamichhane |
Talking points
Read off the matrix on this page and nothing else — the same edges, counted from both ends. Direction is always from the batter's side.
- Japan hold 47 — 10 while they bat, 37 from their bowlers.
- Nepal hold 46 — 4 while they bat, 42 from their bowlers.
- Both sides are on a named XI, so that is 1 more for Japan.
- K Kadowaki-Fleming (Japan) is the best set up with the bat — 8 match-ups in his favour, 0 against.
- R Sakurano-Thomas (Japan) is the one to bowl at — 13 against him, 0 in his favour.
- W Miyauchi (Japan) is the one to bowl at — 11 against him, 0 in his favour.
- C Hinze (Japan) is the one to bowl at — 8 against him, 0 in his favour.
- I Takahashi (Japan) holds the most with the ball — 13 in his favour, 0 batters the other way.
- C Hinze (Japan) holds the most with the ball — 12 in his favour, 2 batters the other way.
- R Sakurano-Thomas (Japan) holds the most with the ball — 10 in his favour, 2 batters the other way.
- The numbers favour Japan by 1, on 93 match-ups between the sides.