T20I 2026
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Queensland
New South Wales
05:00
England265
Sri Lanka176
Result
One Day Internationals
India won by 2 runs
India vs Japan Scorecard, T20I 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 22 September 2026
India batting
1st innings, run rate 6.40
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Sanju Samson (wk)c Benjamin Ito-Davis b Ibrahim Takahashi |
9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 128.6 |
 Abhishek Sharmac Shoma Sugaya-Slater b Charlie Hara-Hinze |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
 Ishan Kishanc Makoto Taniyama b Benjamin Ito-Davis |
3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
 Shreyas Iyer (c)c Makoto Taniyama b Charlie Hara-Hinze |
16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 133.3 |
 Tilak Varmanot out |
1* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
 Shivam Dubenot out |
0* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 3 (w 3) | ||||
| Total | 32/4 (5 ov) | ||||
1-7 Abhishek Sharma 0.6 ov, 2-9 Sanju Samson 1.2 ov, 3-14 Ishan Kishan 2.4 ov, 4-32 Shreyas Iyer 4.5 ov
Did not batArshdeep Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Washington Sundar, Yash Thakur
Japan bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CH  Charlie Hara-Hinze2 wd |
2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
| IT Ibrahim Takahashi1 wd |
2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 6.50 |
| BI Benjamin Ito-Davis |
1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 |
Japan batting
2nd innings, run rate 6.20
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KK Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (c)c Yash Thakur b Washington Sundar |
12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| LY Lachlan Yamamoto-Lakerun out (Ishan Kishan) |
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| IT Ibrahim Takahashic Ravi Bishnoi b Washington Sundar |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.3 |
| BI Benjamin Ito-Davisnot out |
9* | 8 | 0 | 0 | 112.5 |
| AS Alexander Shirai-Patmore (wk)not out |
2* | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| Extras | 3 (w 3) | ||||
| Total | 31/3 (5 ov) | ||||
1-2 Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake 0.5 ov, 2-7 Ibrahim Takahashi 1.4 ov, 3-25 Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming 3.6 ov
Did not batCharlie Hara-Hinze, Declan Suzuki-McComb, Makoto Taniyama, Reo Sakurano, Shoma Sugaya-Slater, Wataru Miyauchi
India bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Axar Patel2 wd |
2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4.00 |
 Washington Sundar |
2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
 Ravi Bishnoi1 wd |
1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 |
Match details
- Toss
- India, bat
- Start
- Tue 22 Sep, 05:00 UK
- Competition
- T20I 2026
India vs Japan Questions
When is India vs Japan?
India vs Japan starts at 05:00 UK time (09:30 in India) on Tuesday 22 September 2026, at Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano, Kanto, part of T20I 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the India vs Japan head to head?
India lead the India vs Japan head to head at 1-0 from 1 T20 meetings, and the latest, on 22 September 2026 at Sano International Cricket Ground, was won by India.
What is India's recent form?
India have won 3 and lost 2 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first L L W W W; most recently they lost to New Zealand on 01 Nov, 191/8 to 195/3.
What is Japan's recent form?
Japan have won 0 and lost 3 of their last 5 T20 matches, with 2 no results, newest first NR L L NR L; most recently they had no result against Nepal on 26 Sep.
What is a good score at Sano International Cricket Ground?
A good first-innings score at Sano International Cricket Ground is around 106, the average over its last 3 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 33% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.