Japan to host T20 World Cup qualifiers at new Asian Games cricket venue

TOKYO, Apr 09 (AFP): Japan's new cricket venue, built for this year's Asian Games, will host men's T20 internationals for the first time next month, said the International Cricket Council.

Baseball-mad Japan has constructed a cricket stadium for the Asian Games, which are being held in Nagoya and the wider Aichi region from September 19-October 04.

The new ground in Nisshin, outside Nagoya, will stage the East Asia-Pacific (EAP) qualifiers for the 2028 men's T20 World Cup from May 8-18.

The biggest East Asia-Pacific qualifying tournament ever will see nine teams battling to move a step

closer to the T20 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Matches will also take place at the Japan Cricket Association's headquarters in Sano, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) outside of Tokyo.