India vs Japan, Only T20I, Twenty20 International in Sano, Kanto, 2026 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series:Twenty20 International

Venue:Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano, Kanto

Date & Time:22 Sept 2026, 04:00 am LOCAL

IND32/4(5)

JPN30/3(5)

India won by 2 runs

Player of the Match

Shreyas Iyer

Batter		R	B	4s	SR
Abhishek Sharma	c Shoma Sugaya-Slater b Charlie Hara-Hinze	0	1	0	0.00
Sanju Samson	c Benjamin Ito-Davis b Ibrahim Takahashi	9	7	1	129.00
Ishan Kishan	c Makoto Taniyama b Benjamin Ito-Davis	3	6	0	50.00
Shreyas Iyer	c Makoto Taniyama b Charlie Hara-Hinze	16	12	1	133.00
Tilak Varma	not out	1	3	0	33.00
Shivam Dube	not out	0	1	0	0.00

Total32/4 (5 Ov, RR: 6.40)

Fall of Wickets

7-1 (Sharma, 0.1 ov)9-2 (Samson, 0.2 ov)14-3 (Kishan, 0.4 ov)32-4 (Iyer, 0.8 ov)

Bowling

Bowler	O	R	W	Eco
Charlie Hara-Hinze	2	17	2	8.5
Ibrahim Takahashi	2	13	1	6.5
Benjamin Ito-Davis	1	2	1	2.0

Japan - 2nd Innings30/3 (5)

Over 5

6 runs

4.6

Patel to Alexander Shirai-Patmore, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

4.5

Patel to Benjamin Ito-Davis, 1 run

rotates the strike

4.4

Patel to Alexander Shirai-Patmore, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

4.3

Patel to Alexander Shirai-Patmore, wide

down the leg side, wide called

4.3

Patel to Alexander Shirai-Patmore, wide

down the leg side, wide called

4.3

Patel to Alexander Shirai-Patmore, no run

pushed to the fielder

4.2

Patel to Benjamin Ito-Davis, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

4.1

Patel to Benjamin Ito-Davis, no run

defended back to the bowler

Over 4

7 runs

3.6W

Sundar to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, OUT! Catch Out

lofts it straight to the fielder

Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming 12(12) • FOW: 25/3

3.5

Sundar to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

defended back to the bowler

3.4

Sundar to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

3.3

Sundar to Benjamin Ito-Davis, 1 run

rotates the strike

3.2

Sundar to Benjamin Ito-Davis, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

3.1

Sundar to Benjamin Ito-Davis, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

Over 3

10 runs

2.6

Bishnoi to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

2.54

Bishnoi to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, FOUR

pulled powerfully to the boundary

2.4

Bishnoi to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, wide

too wide outside off, left alone

2.4

Bishnoi to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, 2 runs

placed wide of mid-on, easy two

2.3

Bishnoi to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

left alone outside off

2.2

Bishnoi to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

blocked solidly

2.1

Bishnoi to Benjamin Ito-Davis, 1 run

rotates the strike

Over 2

6 runs

1.6

Sundar to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

left alone outside off

1.5

Sundar to Benjamin Ito-Davis, 1 run

rotates the strike

1.4W

Sundar to Ibrahim Takahashi, OUT! Catch Out

edges through to the keeper

Ibrahim Takahashi 4(3) • FOW: 7/2

1.34

Sundar to Ibrahim Takahashi, FOUR

driven through the covers

1.2

Sundar to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

1.1

Sundar to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

played and missed

Over 1

2 runs

0.6

Patel to Ibrahim Takahashi, no run

left alone outside off

0.5W

Patel to Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, OUT! Run Out

edges through to the keeper

Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake 1(4) • FOW: 2/1

0.4

Patel to Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, no run

watchful defence

0.3

Patel to Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, no run

beaten outside off

0.2

Patel to Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, no run

played and missed

0.1

Patel to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

India - 1st Innings32/4 (5)

Over 5

10 runs

4.6

Hara-Hinze to Shivam Dube, no run

pushed to the fielder

4.5W

Hara-Hinze to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! Catch Out

edges through to the keeper

4.4

Hara-Hinze to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

4.34

Hara-Hinze to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR

driven through the covers

4.2

Hara-Hinze to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

4.1

Hara-Hinze to Tilak Varma, wide

too wide outside off, left alone

4.1

Hara-Hinze to Shreyas Iyer, no run

pushed to the fielder

Over 4

8 runs

3.6

Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

3.5

Takahashi to Tilak Varma, 1 run

rotates the strike

3.4

Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

3.3

Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

3.2

Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, no run

good length, no run

3.1

Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

Over 3

2 runs

2.6

Ito-Davis to Tilak Varma, no run

left alone outside off

2.5

Ito-Davis to Tilak Varma, no run

defended back to the bowler

2.4W

Ito-Davis to Ishan Kishan, OUT! Catch Out

mistimes it and finds the fielder

2.3

Ito-Davis to Ishan Kishan, no run

blocked solidly

2.2

Ito-Davis to Ishan Kishan, no run

watchful defence

2.1

Ito-Davis to Ishan Kishan, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

Over 2

5 runs

1.6

Takahashi to Ishan Kishan, wide

too wide outside off, left alone

1.6

Takahashi to Ishan Kishan, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

1.5

Takahashi to Ishan Kishan, no run

played and missed

1.4

Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

worked away for one

1.3

Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, no run

played and missed

1.2W

Takahashi to Sanju Samson, OUT! Catch Out

mistimes it and finds the fielder

1.1

Takahashi to Sanju Samson, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

Over 1

7 runs

0.6W

Hara-Hinze to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! Catch Out

mistimes it and finds the fielder

0.5

Hara-Hinze to Sanju Samson, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

0.44

Hara-Hinze to Sanju Samson, FOUR

swept fine for four

0.3

Hara-Hinze to Sanju Samson, no run

pushed to the fielder

0.2

Hara-Hinze to Sanju Samson, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

0.1

Hara-Hinze to Sanju Samson, no run

good length, no run