India vs Japan T20 Live Score: Toss and playing XI coming up from Sano

The BCCI and the Japan Cricket Association had stated that the match will be the first step of “Sport 75”, an initiative that stems from an agreement reached during a summit between Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Shreyas Iyer’s India will lock horns with Kendel Fleming’s Japan in the only T20I at the Sano International Cricket Ground in Sano, Kanto, on Tuesday. While the Men in Blue want to win, they will also keep an eye on the upcoming Asian Games; this match is a good chance to get used to conditions in Japan.

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India has picked its full-strength squad for the game. Sanju Samson, who returned to the side during the series against Afghanistan, has scored back-to-back half-centuries. His partner, Abhishek Sharma, also played a couple of blistering knocks during that series in New Delhi.

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From a bowling perspective, Jasprit Bumrah has also returned to the side after an injury layoff and looks as pristine as ever. The game today and the Asian Games to follow will give Ravi Bishnoi a good opportunity to prove himself as an ideal number 2 if and when needed, when Varun Chakaravarthy is unavailable.

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Sep 22, 2026 08:16 AM IST
India vs Japan T20 Live Score: Washington Sundar on JPL

“And if some of the players who are playing for Japan and in the Japan Premier League go on to play for the IPL, it will only be great for all of us. And yes, I mean, I’ll make sure I tell my teammates as well to keep a track on all the players over here,” Sundar said.

Sep 22, 2026 08:06 AM IST
India vs Japan T20 Live Score: Washington Sundar on role of IPL

“Obviously, it’s a great thing that cricket is played in Japan, and obviously you guys are playing a franchise league as well in Japan. It’s only gonna reach a lot more people across the world. And yes, I’m not too sure when it happens, or when is the time in the year it happens, but yes, we will make sure we have a track of this league.”

Sep 22, 2026 07:55 AM IST
India vs Japan T20 Live Score: Washington Sundar on Asian games

“And we feel if we can play to our strengths and potential, we’ve always been unstoppable and we’ve been extremely strong, especially in this format. So, we’re just looking forward to prepare over here in Tokyo and be, you know, really prepared by the time we go to the Asian Games and have a great set of games over there and eventually win the World Cup,” the all-rounder said.

Sep 22, 2026 07:47 AM IST
India vs Japan T20 Live Score: Washington Sundar on gold medal

“So, you know, obviously looking forward to play a lot of games here and understand the conditions, what the conditions are like here, and have a great experience in Japan. Obviously, playing a big tournament like Asian Games, it’s just a great blessing for all of us to be here, and if we could play some good cricket and win the gold medal as well, I think we would all carry all the memories through the tour and obviously the gold medal for a very, very long time,” he said.

Sep 22, 2026 07:34 AM IST
India vs Japan T20 Live Score: Washington Sundar on Japan

“I mean, some of my friends have already come over here, and they’ve always told me that you can expect Japan to be, when you experience Japan, you can expect it to be at least 10-15 years ahead of time. And yes, I mean, we’ve not had much time to go out yet, but it just looks really beautiful. The facilities are amazing, especially this hotel and around the hotel, everything is so clean.”

Sep 22, 2026 07:24 AM IST
India vs Japan T20 Live Score: Washington Sundar on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

“He’s just extremely skillful. And obviously, he’s got a great head as well. He understands his own game and also understands how to win battles against different oppositions and different conditions as well. He’s extremely smart. And being really smart, along with the kind of skill sets that he’s got, is obviously going to be a dangerous combo. And he’s already shown us what he’s capable of. And obviously, we can all expect him to win a lot of games for our country,” Sundar said in a press conference on Monday.

Sep 22, 2026 07:14 AM IST
India vs Japan T20 Live Score: JAP predicted XI

Wataru Miyauchi, Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, Kendel Fleming (C), Benjamin Ito, Ibrahim Takahashi, Alester Fleming, Declan Suzuki, Reo Sakurano, Makoto Taniyama, Kohei Kubota, Charlie Hara-Hinze

Sep 22, 2026 07:08 AM IST
India vs Japan T20 Live Score: IND predicted XI

Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.

Sep 22, 2026 06:56 AM IST
India vs Japan T20 Live Score: Hola!

Hello and welcome to our live blog of India taking on Japan in the only T20I in Sano on Tuesday. It will be a good opportunity for the Japanese to test their skills against the best in cricket and see where they stand. For India under Shreyas Iyer, there are no easy games at this level, as the Ireland series would have reminded them that they would need to be professional and clinical in the match. Do stay with us to get all the live updates from the game.

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