Afghanistan vs Japan Live Score Asian Games 2026 – The Tech Word News

Afghanistan vs Japan Asian Games 2026 Live Score: Afghanistan will take on Japan in the men’s cricket competition at the Asian Games 2026 in Japan.

Afghanistan enter the tournament as the stronger side on paper, while Japan will be looking to battle against a team full of young talent.

Afghanistan are currently ranked 10th in the ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings with a rating of 220.

They are also coming off a strong campaign in the previous edition of the Asian Games. Afghanistan reached the final but lost to India, the final was thrown out and the result decided by order.

Afghanistan will be looking to go a step further this time after finishing runners-up in the previous edition. Their campaign will be led by a young team, with several older players missing from the squad. The tournament gives Afghanistan’s young players an opportunity to play against some of the best teams.

Japan are currently ranked 41st in the ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings with a rating of 74. They will face a tough challenge against Afghanistan but will hope to make the most of the home conditions. Japan had a disappointing run at the previous edition of the Asian Games. They failed to qualify for the quarter-finals and will be looking to improve on that performance in 2026.

Afghanistan unit

Karim Janat, Darwish Rasooli (c), Faisal Shinozada, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq (w), Nangeyalia Kharoti, Farmanullah Safi, Imran Mir, Arab Gul Momand, Faridoon Dawoodzai, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Khalid Tanikhad Akram, Mo. Ismatam Eis

Japanese team

Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (c), Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, Ibrahim Takahashi, Benjamin Ito-Davis, Alexander Shirai-Patmore (w), Reo Sakurano-Thomas, Wataru Miyauchi, Charlie Hara-Hinze, Declan Suzuki-McComb, Makoto S. Tanugayarn, Shosuda Jaka-Taniyama, S. Alester Kadowaki-Fleming, Tsuyoshi Takada, Kohei Kubota.