Sano, Apr 29 (UNI) Japan became the 14th nation to seal their place at the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026, with a dominant 115-run victory over Fiji, capping a scintillating, unbeaten week at the East Asia-Pacific Qualifier here.
The home side began the week with impressive wins over PNG (by 106 runs and by 71 runs) and Fiji (6 wickets) and arrived at Monday’s fixture knowing a second victory over the latter would see them advance to their second U19 Men’s CWC.
Winning the toss and electing to bat first without their usual captain Nikhil Pol, the opening pair of Hugo Tani-Kelly (38 runs) and Nihar Parmar (36) made a solid start, putting on 78 runs before