Welcome to the highlights of Japan vs India Only T20I - 2026 India tour of Japan - The one-off Twenty20 International cricket match first time between Japan and India was played at Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano on September 22nd, 2026.
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| Axar Patel kept his cool to take India over the line © BCCI |
Match Overview:
Spinners Washington Sundar's two key wickets before Axar Patel holds nerve to conceded just five runs off last over of the match as India registered their historic first T20I win against Japan by a thrilling 2-runs in a nail-biting, 5-over-a-side one-off T20I.
Match Stats:
- India's 2-run win was their joint third smallest victory by terms of runs in T20 internationals.
- Abhishek Sharma became the first Indian opener to fall for a first-ball duck against Japan in T20I cricket history.
- This is the 8th Ducks for Abhishek Sharma in T20 international, This is the fifth time Abhishek Sharma fall for a first-ball duck as opener in T20Is.
- This is the 8th Ducks for Abhishek Sharma in T20I, the joint second most ducks by an Indian batsman in T20Is, jointly with Sanju Samson.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
* When Japan needing eight off the last over bowled by Axar Patel, then a boundary required from the last ball but Shirai-Patmore could only take a single.
India scored 32-4 in the allotted 5 overs - match reduced from 20 to 5-overs per a side - T20I has been delayed due to a wet outfield - with top scorer by Shreyas Iyer cracked a 16 off 12-balls.
Sanju Samson hit 9 off 7-balls including a four and Ishan Kishan scored 3 off 6-balls.
Japan best bowler by Charlie Hara-Hinze captured 2-wickets and one for Benjamin Ito-Davis - Ibrahim Takahashi.
Japan scored 30-3 in the allotted 5 overs with top scorer by Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming cracked a run-a-ball 12-runs including a four.
Benjamin Ito-Davis scored a unbeaten 9 off 8-balls without a boundary and Ibrahim Takahashi hit 4 off 3-balls including a four.
India best bowler by Washington Sundar captured 2-wickets for 13-runs in 2-overs.
Shreyas Iyer named Player of the match for his captain innings of valuable 16 off 12-balls including a boundary with strike rate of 133.33.
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