Windhoek, Jan. 23 -- Japan captain Kazuma Kato-Stafford reflected on his side's "unbelievable" ICC U19 World Cup edition this year, which saw them put up promising performances against Sri Lanka, Australia and Ireland so far and "learning how to handle pressure".

This is Japan's second Under-19 World Cup after the 2020 edition. During that tournament, they were in Group A with India, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Their first U19 WC was not a great experience, as they got out for 41 against India and 43 against Sri Lanka after their NZ match ended in a no-result. They did score 115 runs against Nigeria in the 15th-place play-off but lost, ending up as the bottom-placed side.

This time around, while they have lost three matches so far and ha...