Japan vs India T20I delayed at Sano Cricket Ground after toss

Match delayed, toss completed

Japan host India in the Men's International Twenty20 Match — the only T20I between the two sides — at Sano Cricket Ground, Sano, on Tuesday 22 September 2026. India won the toss and decided to bat.

The BBC Sport scorecard shows the start time as 05:00 UK time, with the fixture listed as delayed. Officials for the match are Chris Brown, Chris Thurgate, Vengalil Narayanan Kutty and Dhakshinamoorthy Natarajan.

Teams

Japan – starting lineup
Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake
Reo Sakurano-Thomas
Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, Captain
Benjamin Ito-Davis
Wataru Miyauchi
Alex Shirai-Patmore, Wicket Keeper
Charlie Hara-Hinze
Ibrahim Takahashi
Declan Suzuki-McComb
Makoto Taniyama
Shoma Sugaya-Slater

India – starting lineup
Abhishek Sharma
Sanju Samson, Wicket Keeper
Ishan Kishan
Shreyas Iyer
Tilak Varma, Captain
Shivam Dube
Axar Patel
Washington Sundar
Ravi Bishnoi
Yash Thakur
Arshdeep Singh

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