WATCH: Nail bitting last over in Japan vs Samoa Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier

A historic win by the Japan cricket team. In a nail-biting last-over thriller of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier (Japan vs Samoa), they defeated Samoa by 4 runs. Samoa needed only 9 runs in the very last over of the match. But Japan did not allow them to score the runs; they bowled brilliantly under pressure.

Samoa started off the last over with a double. In the next couple of deliveries, the Japan pacer produced two dot balls, and in the 4th delivery of the over, he picked up a wicket. In the last couple of deliveries, Samoa had to score 7 runs to win the match. And in the last delivery, they had to hit a maximum to emerge victorious.

The Japanese cricket team remained calm under pressure and successfully defended the total and left the field as the winning side. At the Al Amerat Cricket Ground Oman Cricket (Ministry Turf 1) in Oman, Samoa won the toss and elected to bowl first. Japan, batting first, scored a competitive total of 162 runs in the first innings.

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Japan won the match after a thrilling last over

For the opening pair, they scored 70 runs and provided the team a solid base to score a good total. Abhishek Anand, one of the openers of Japan, smashed 55 runs in 42 balls. Samoa batters fought toe-to-toe with their opponent.

Saumani Tiai's aggressive batting kept Samoa in the right. The batter who scored 34 runs against 17 deliveries with one boundary and 3 over boundaries was on strike during the thrilling last over. Shoma Slater, the Japanese pacer, prepared for him. Slater not only took the wicket of the dangerous batter but also helped the team to win the match as well. 

 

 

 

 

 

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