Lots of events from April to June 2025, as Sano International Cricket Ground in Japan will host various events.

Sano International Cricket Ground will host the ICC Men’s U19 World Cup EAP Division One 2025 in April this year.

The three team tournament will involve Japan, Fiji and Papua New Guinea with the winner qualifying for the World Cup in Namibia and Zimbabwe in 2026.

Teams are due to arrive in Japan on Tuesday 22nd April with matches commencing on Thursday 24th and ending on Tuesday 29th. The teams will play each other twice with one match taking place per day.

The ground will also host a three-team men’s international series between Japan, Cook Islands and Thailand in May this year.

The T20 international matches will begin on May 7th with each team playing each other twice before a final on the morning of Sunday 11th May.

Following the tournament, Japan and Cook Islands will also play a two-match series on the 13th and 14th May.

After that it will host a five team Women’s International Trophy in the first week of June 2025.

This series will take place from Tuesday, June 3rd to Sunday, June 8th, with all matches played as T20 Internationals. After a single round-robin stage, the 3rd place playoff and the final will be held on June 8th.

The tournament will include hosts Japan along with the international teams of China, Hong Kong, Mongolia and Philippines.

The tournament replaces the Women’s East Asia Cup for this year, with the four-year agreement signed in 2021 having now expired.