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KEY MATCH DETAILS: (India vs Japan One-off T20I)
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Venue: Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano, Japan
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Captains: Shreyas Iyer (India), Kendel Fleming (Japan)
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Live Telecast: FanCode Premium, Star Sports Network, DD Sports (India), J Sports, Tochigi TV, Japan Cricket YouTube Channel (Japan) (Check worldwide telecast here)
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Umpires and match officials: Chris Brown and Chris Thurgate (on-field umpires), and Narayanan Kutty (match referee)
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Player of the Match: TBD
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India vs Japan one-off T20I 2026 Live Score Updates
Hello everyone, and welcome to the live blog for the India vs Japan one-off T20I 2026 at Sano International Cricket Ground in Japan.
Toss result: “Toss for the JPN v IND T20I has been delayed due to a wet outfield. An inspection will take place at 1:15 PM local time (9:45 AM IST),” post from BCCI on X.
Pre-match:
India faces Japan in a historic one-off T20I on Tuesday, marking the first-ever international cricket meeting between the two nations. The match is part of the Suzuki Cup, organised to celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations between India and Japan, and will be played at the Sano International Cricket Ground.
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Shreyas Iyer leads a full-strength India squad into the contest, while Japan field the same group they have named for their home Asian Games campaign, which begins just two days later in Aichi-Nagoya.
For Japan, sharing a pitch with India’s biggest stars represents one of the most significant occasions in the country’s cricketing history.
It will also be a chance for them to see how playing against a permanent member of the ICC feels. As for India, it helps them to better understand the conditions in Japan ahead of the Asian Games campaign.
Key highlights and reactions: India vs Japan one-off T20I 2026
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India vs Japan one-off T20I 2026: Win Probability
The latest win probability for this match is below.
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Team |
Win percentage |
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India |
95% |
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Japan |
5% |
India vs Japan one-off T20I 2026: Lineups
India playing 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.
Japan’s playing 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
India vs Japan T20I weather forecast: Rain chances in Sano
There is some cause for cautious optimism after the washout earlier in the week, with conditions expected to improve slightly by Tuesday even as the broader pattern across the region remains unsettled.
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Overcast skies are forecast rather than the heavy rain that has affected the venue on other days this week, though the threat of a stray shower cannot be ruled out entirely.
Hourly forecast (local time):
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6:00 a.m. (IST: 2:30 a.m.): 27°C (30% chance of rain)
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7:00 a.m. (IST: 3:30 a.m.): 28°C (30% chance of rain)
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7:30 a.m. start (IST: 4:00 a.m.): 28°C (35% chance of rain)
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9:00 a.m. (IST: 5:30 a.m.): 29°C (35% chance of rain)
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11:00 a.m. (IST: 7:30 a.m.): 29°C (30% chance of rain)
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1:00 p.m. (IST: 9:30 a.m.): 28°C (25% chance of rain)
The overcast conditions forecast for match day mark a genuine improvement on the heavy rain expected later in the week, though the region’s ongoing thunderstorm activity means the situation remains fluid and worth monitoring closer to the toss.
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