At the Premier Cup, Japan had positive results against Maldives, who they beat by 366 runs after putting up 422 for 7 in their 50 overs, and Qatar, who they trumped by 183 runs, but lost to Oman to miss out on a semi-final spot.
In the Under-19 World Cup 2026, Japan are drawn in Group A, alongside defending champions Australia, Ireland, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and West Indies. The team will leave for southern Africa on January 5, and play a couple of warm-up matches before the start of the tournament.
Japan squad for men’s Under-19 World Cup
Kazuma Kato-Stafford (capt), Charles Hara-Hinze, Gabriel Hara-Hinze, Montgomery Hara-Hinze, Kaisei Kobayashi-Doggett, Timothy Moore, Skyler Nakayama-Cook, Ryuki Ozeki, Nihar Parmar, Nikhil Pol, Chihaya Sekine, Hugo Tani-Kelly, Sandev Aaryan Waduge, Kai Wall, Taylor Waugh
