JPN vs PHI, WC T20 Qualifier: Fantasy Tips and Teams for the 1sr Match (Source: Twitter)
Japan (JPN) and the Philippines (PHI) go toe-to-toe against each other in Match No.1 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tournament. The encounter is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 22, 2023, at Amini Park in Port Moresby at 4.30 AM IST. Both sides will meet again in Match No.8 on Wednesday, the 26th at the very same venue. However, before the game goes live, here is a look at some of the important player stats, the prime player picks, and the best-suggested XIs for the fantasy contests of this encounter.
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Four teams which also include Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu are participating in this competition. A total of 12 matches will be played within a week from July 22nd to the 29th at the very same venue.
There will be no matches taking place on the 24th and the 27th with the rest of the days consisting of double-headers and also each team will face each other twice in the tournament.
JPN vs PHI, Team Form Guide (Most Recent First)
Japan: L-W-W-W-L
Philippines: L-L-L-L-L
JPN vs PHI, Must Picks
Japan
Kendel Fleming
- T20I Stats: 277 runs in seven innings
- Recent Form: 179 runs in the last four innings
- Venue Record: First T20I Match
Lachlan Lake
- T20I Stats: 173 runs in seven innings
- Recent Form: 108 runs in the last three innings
- Venue Record: First T20I Match
Philippines
Daniel Smith
- T20I Stats: 214 runs and 9 wickets in 11 innings
- Recent Form: 103 runs and 4 wickets in the last three innings
- Venue Record: 49 runs and 3 wickets in four innings
Miguel Podosky
- T20I Stats: 87 runs in seven innings
- Recent Form: 71 runs in the last three innings
- Venue Record: First T20I Match
JPN vs PHI, Risky Picks
Japan
Sabaorish Ravichandran
- T20I Stats: 96 runs and 8 wickets in six innings
- Recent Form: 37 runs and 7 wickets in the last four innings
- Venue Record: First T20I Match
Philippines
Jordan Alegra
- T20I Stats: 71 runs in six innings
- Recent Form: 42 runs in the last four innings
- Venue Record: First T20I Match
JPN vs PHI, Top Captain or Vice-captain choices
Kendel Fleming (JPN)
Reasons
- Kendel Fleming is the leading run-scorer for Japan in T20Is
- The left-handed batter averages 46.16 with one century and one fifty
Lachlan Lake (JPN)
Reasons
- Lachlan Lake is the second highest run-scorer for Japan in T20 internationals
- The right-hander averages almost 29 with two half-centuries to his name
Daniel Smith (PHI)
Reasons
- Daniel Smith has scored the most runs and picked up the most wickets for Philippines in the T20I format
- Smith averages 21 with one half-century in the format
JPN vs PHI, Team for Head-to-Head/Small League Contests
Wicketkeepers: Supun Nawarathna, Grant Russ
Batters: Kendel Fleming, Lachlan Lake, Hernie Isorena
All-rounders: Reo Thomas, Daniel Smith, Miguel Podosky
Bowlers: Piyush Kumbhare, Kohei Kubota, Kepler Lukies
Captain: Kendel Fleming
Vice-captain: Lachlan Lake
JPN: 6 Players, PHI: 5 Players
JPN vs PHI, Team for Winner takes all/Grand League Contests
Wicketkeeper: Supun Nawarathna
Batters: Kendel Fleming, Lachlan Lake, Jordan Alegra
All-rounders: Sabaorish Ravichandran, Ibrahim Takahashi, Daniel Smith, Miguel Podosky, Amnapreet Sirah
Bowlers: Piyush Kumbhare, Surinder Singh
Captain: Daniel Smith
Vice-captain: Kendel Fleming
JPN: 6 Players, PHI: 5 Players