Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming
[9][10] Japan made its presence felt throughout the competition with an array of splendid performances on their home turf and went onto reach the regional final after winning three matches in the Qualifier B category before losing the ticket to Papua New Guinea.His first 50 came in 21 balls, but he displayed a brisk, calculated aggression by going after the bowling of Kuldeep Gurjar by treating the latter with disdain, hammering five sixes in a row during the 10th over of Japan's innings, which also propelled the home crowd to go berserk owing to Kendel Fleming's onslaught.[14][17] Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming also ended up the 2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier B round as the leading run-scorer with a tally of 179 runs.[26] On 15 February 2024, during a round-robin match against China during the 2024 Twenty20 East Asia Cup, Fleming alongside his opening batting partner Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake put on a record breaking unbeaten opening partnership of 258 in 20 overs which was also the highest ever partnership recorded ever in terms of runs achieved for any wicket scored by any pair in all T20 matches.[29][30][31] It also turned out to be the very first instance in international cricket history that a team had not lost a wicket after completing full quota of 20 overs batting.Both Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake and Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming were jointly adjudged as the players of the match for their relentless brutal batting display throughout the game.