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

pushed to long-off for one

4.5

Patel to Benjamin Ito-Davis, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

4.4

Patel to Alexander Shirai-Patmore, 1 run

nudged for a single

4.3

Patel to Alexander Shirai-Patmore, wide

strays wide, batsman leaves

4.3

Patel to Alexander Shirai-Patmore, wide

down the leg side, wide called

4.3

Patel to Alexander Shirai-Patmore, no run

defended back to the bowler

4.2

Patel to Benjamin Ito-Davis, 1 run

worked away for one

4.1

Patel to Benjamin Ito-Davis, no run

watchful defence

Over 4

7 runs

3.6W

Sundar to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, OUT! Catch Out

edges through to the keeper

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

3.5

Sundar to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

played and missed

3.4

Sundar to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

3.3

Sundar to Benjamin Ito-Davis, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

3.2

Sundar to Benjamin Ito-Davis, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

3.1

Sundar to Benjamin Ito-Davis, 2 runs

placed wide of mid-on, easy two

Over 3

10 runs

2.6

Bishnoi to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

2.54

Bishnoi to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, FOUR

finds the gap, races to the fence

2.4

Bishnoi to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, wide

strays wide, batsman leaves

2.4

Bishnoi to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

2.3

Bishnoi to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

blocked solidly

2.2

Bishnoi to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

defended back to the bowler

2.1

Bishnoi to Benjamin Ito-Davis, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

Over 2

6 runs

1.6

Sundar to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

blocked solidly

1.5

Sundar to Benjamin Ito-Davis, 1 run

rotates the strike

1.4W

Sundar to Ibrahim Takahashi, OUT! Catch Out

picks out the fielder, taken cleanly

Ibrahim Takahashi 4(3) • FOW: 7/2

1.34

Sundar to Ibrahim Takahashi, FOUR

cut away to the boundary

1.2

Sundar to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run

rotates the strike

1.1

Sundar to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

beaten outside off

Over 1

2 runs

0.6

Patel to Ibrahim Takahashi, no run

watchful defence

0.5W

Patel to Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, OUT! Run Out

picks out the fielder, taken cleanly

Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake 1(4) • FOW: 2/1

0.4

Patel to Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, no run

good length, no run

0.3

Patel to Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, no run

watchful defence

0.2

Patel to Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, no run

pushed to the fielder

0.1

Patel to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, 1 run

nudged for a single

India - 1st Innings32/4 (5)

Over 5

10 runs

4.6

Hara-Hinze to Shivam Dube, no run

watchful defence

4.5W

Hara-Hinze to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! Catch Out

mistimes it and finds the fielder

4.4

Hara-Hinze to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

4.34

Hara-Hinze to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR

finds the gap, races to the fence

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

watchful defence

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

drops it and takes a quick single

3.4

Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

rotates the strike

3.3

Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

3.2

Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, no run

played and missed

3.1

Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

Over 3

2 runs

2.6

Ito-Davis to Tilak Varma, no run

good length, no run

2.5

Ito-Davis to Tilak Varma, no run

pushed to the fielder

2.4W

Ito-Davis to Ishan Kishan, OUT! Catch Out

edges through to the keeper

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

down the leg side, wide called

1.6

Takahashi to Ishan Kishan, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

1.5

Takahashi to Ishan Kishan, no run

left alone outside off

1.4

Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

1.3

Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, no run

watchful defence

1.2W

Takahashi to Sanju Samson, OUT! Catch Out

picks out the fielder, taken cleanly

1.1

Takahashi to Sanju Samson, 2 runs

placed wide of mid-on, easy two

Over 1

7 runs

0.6W

Hara-Hinze to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! Catch Out

picks out the fielder, taken cleanly

0.5

Hara-Hinze to Sanju Samson, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

0.44

Hara-Hinze to Sanju Samson, FOUR

driven straight down the ground

0.3

Hara-Hinze to Sanju Samson, no run

defended back to the bowler

0.2

Hara-Hinze to Sanju Samson, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

0.1

Hara-Hinze to Sanju Samson, no run

blocked solidly