India vs Japan T20 Highlights: India wins by two runs
Welcome to Sportstar’s highlights of the one-off T20I between India and Japan at the Sano International Cricket Ground!
Revised Playing Conditions
- 12:30 PM IST start time
- Five overs-per innings
- 1.3 overs of PowerPlay (nine balls)
- Two bowlers can bowl a maximum of two overs each
PLAYING XIs
India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Arshdeep Singh
Japan: Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, Reo Sakurano-Thomas, Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming(c), Benjamin Ito-Davis, Wataru Miyauchi, Alexander Shirai-Patmore(wk), Charlie Hara-Hinze, Ibrahim Takahashi, Declan Suzuki-McComb, Makoto Taniyama, Shoma Sugaya-Slater
TOSS UPDATE
India wins the toss and opts to bat first. Its going to be a five overs game.
Toss update
Yay! After that long wait, the toss will take place at 12:00 PM. The ground is ready, so are the fans and the players. Shreyas Iyer makes his way out to the middle with team sheet in hand.
Toss update
Pitch still unfit for play, next inspection at 11:45 AM IST.
Toss update
The first inspection is complete but we are still not ready to go unfortunately. Next inspection to take place at 10:45 AM IST.
Toss update
Oh ho, looks like we spoke too soon. The toss has been delayed due to a wet outfield because of yesterday’s rains, next inspection at 9:45 AM.
Weather update
So far so good at the Sano International Stadium with the sun shining brightly and clear skies. No sign of the typhoon as of yet. As things stand, the toss should take place at the scheduled time.
SQUADS
India: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma (vice-captain), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yash Thakur, Vipraj Nigam.
Japan: Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (captain), Charlie Hara-Hinze, Benjamin Ito-Davis, Alester Kadowaki-Fleming, Kohei Kubota, Jake Kusuda-Nairn, Wataru Miyauchi (wicket-keeper), Reo Sakurano-Thomas, Alex Shirai-Patmore (wicket-keeper), Shoma Sugaya-Slater, Declan Suzuki-McComb, Tsuyoshi Takada, Ibrahim Takahashi, Makoto Taniyama, Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake.
Published on Sep 22, 2026
