Watch the highlights of China vs Japan 3rd Match East Asia Cup T20 2024 - East Asia Cup tournament of the 3rd T20I match first time played between Japan and China at Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok, Hong Kong in 15th February 2024.
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| An world record-breaking partnership between Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake and Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming © FanCode / YouTube |
A powerhouse of hitting display from Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake's record-breaking 68-ball 134 and Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming's 54-ball century sets up to Japan registered their historic first T20I win against China by a record 180-runs in a one-sided historic game of the third match of a East Asia Cup.
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- Japan's 180-run win was their largest victory by terms of runs in T20 internationals, previous biggest win by 75-runs against Indonesia at Sano in 2022 and the seventh biggest win by margin of runs in T20Is.
- Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming hammered a 49-ball his second fastest century for Japan in T20 internationals after his 40-ball hundred against South Korea at Sano in 2022.
- Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake hammered a 54-ball third fastest century for Japan in T20 internationals.
- Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake became the first Japan batsman to score a century against China in T20I cricket history.
- Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming became the second Japan batsman to score a century against China in T20Is after Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake's 134 earlier in this match.
- Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake plundered 134 was the highest-score by an Japan batsman in T20I cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 114 held by Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming against South Korea at Sano in 2022.
- This is the first instance of Japan's two batsmen were scores of centuries or more runs in their innings in T20 international, This is the second instance of two batters were scores of hundreds of more runs in an innings in T20Is, The first such instance came by Czech Republic against Bulgaria at Marsa in 2022.
- This is the second instance of each team opener batsman has been scored a century in an T20I match, The only other such instance came by Czech Republic against Bulgaria at Marsa in 2022.
- 258* : Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake and Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming set up the world record highest any-wicket partnership in T20 international cricket history and It is the highest first-wicket partnership in T20 international cricket history, surpassing the previous record held by the 236-run stand for the first-wicket between Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani against Ireland at Dehradun in 2019,
- 12 : Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake hit the most sixes in an innings for Japan in T20I cricket history.
- 11 : Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming hit the second most-sixes in an innings for Japan in T20Is after Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake's 12-sixes earlier in this match.
- Nepal's 258 was their highest score ever in T20 international, previous highest was 218 against South Korea at Sano in 2022 and the joint tenth highest total by any team in T20Is.
- China's 78 was their seventh lowest score in T20 internationals.
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Japan scored mammoth total of 258 for without lost a wicket in 20 overs with top scorer by Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake hammered a career-best unbeaten 134 off 68-balls - which was his 1st T20I hundred - including 12-sixes & 8-fours with strike rate of 197.05.
Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming blasted a 109 off 53-balls - which was his 2nd T20I hundred - including 11-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 205.66.
China bundled out for 78 in 16.5 overs with top scorer by Wei Guo Lei struck 24 off 23-balls including 4-fours & a six, Zou Kui scored 10 off 17-bslls without a boundary and Shenjian Zheng 6.
Japan best bowler by Makoto Taniyama captured three-wickets for 5-runs in 3-overs with economy rate of 1.66.
Kazuma Kato-Stafford picked up 3-wickets for 16-runs in 3-overs, Ibrahim Takahashi, Koji Abe, Mian Siddique and Charles Hinze each took one-wickets.
Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake and Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming shared player of the match for their power-hitting batting dismay to smashed a stunning centuries.
