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

dabbed to third man for one

4.5

Patel to Benjamin Ito-Davis, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

4.4

Patel to Alexander Shirai-Patmore, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

4.3

Patel to Alexander Shirai-Patmore, wide

down the leg side, wide called

4.3

Patel to Alexander Shirai-Patmore, wide

strays wide, batsman leaves

4.3

Patel to Alexander Shirai-Patmore, no run

beaten outside off

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

blocked solidly

Over 4

7 runs

3.6W

Sundar to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, OUT! Catch Out

picks out the fielder, taken cleanly

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

3.5

Sundar to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

left alone outside off

3.4

Sundar to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

3.3

Sundar to Benjamin Ito-Davis, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

3.2

Sundar to Benjamin Ito-Davis, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

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

driven straight down the ground

2.4

Bishnoi to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, wide

too wide outside off, left alone

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

good length, no run

2.2

Bishnoi to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

defended back to the bowler

2.1

Bishnoi to Benjamin Ito-Davis, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

Over 2

6 runs

1.6

Sundar to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, no run

played and missed

1.5

Sundar to Benjamin Ito-Davis, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

1.4W

Sundar to Ibrahim Takahashi, OUT! Catch Out

mistimes it and finds the fielder

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

watchful defence

Over 1

2 runs

0.6

Patel to Ibrahim Takahashi, no run

pushed to the fielder

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

blocked solidly

0.3

Patel to Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, no run

blocked solidly

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

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

worked to deep square, two taken

4.34

Hara-Hinze to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR

punched off the back foot for four

4.2

Hara-Hinze to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

4.1

Hara-Hinze to Tilak Varma, wide

too wide outside off, left alone

4.1

Hara-Hinze to Shreyas Iyer, no run

good length, no run

Over 4

8 runs

3.6

Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs

placed wide of mid-on, easy 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

worked to deep square, two taken

3.2

Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, no run

watchful defence

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

blocked solidly

2.5

Ito-Davis to Tilak Varma, no run

good length, no run

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

left alone outside off

2.2

Ito-Davis to Ishan Kishan, no run

beaten outside off

2.1

Ito-Davis to Ishan Kishan, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

Over 2

5 runs

1.6

Takahashi to Ishan Kishan, wide

strays wide, batsman leaves

1.6

Takahashi to Ishan Kishan, 1 run

rotates the strike

1.5

Takahashi to Ishan Kishan, no run

good length, no run

1.4

Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

1.3

Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, no run

good length, no run

1.2W

Takahashi to Sanju Samson, OUT! Catch Out

lofts it straight to the fielder

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

edges through to the keeper

0.5

Hara-Hinze to Sanju Samson, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

0.44

Hara-Hinze to Sanju Samson, FOUR

pulled powerfully to the boundary

0.3

Hara-Hinze to Sanju Samson, no run

good length, no run

0.2

Hara-Hinze to Sanju Samson, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

0.1

Hara-Hinze to Sanju Samson, no run

pushed to the fielder