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One-off T20I, 22-Sep-2026
| 0 | 4.7 | 4.6: Charlie Hara-Hinze to Shivam Dube, Big swing and a miss to end the innings! Charlie Hara-Hinze loops it up, full and on off, turns in sharply. Shivam Dube has to go for the big slog as this is the last ball, but he only connects with thin air. India finish on 32/4 in 5 overs! |
| 0 | 4.6 | 4.5: Charlie Hara-Hinze to Shreyas Iyer, OUT! TAKEN! Charlie Hara-Hinze gets his second wicket and the Indian skipper goes back now. He gives this one some more air, full and around off, turns it away. Shreyas Iyer tries to go inside-out with the turn, but his bat turns a bit in his hands. It goes high in the air towards deep extra cover, where Makoto Taniyama settles under it and takes a safe catch. |
| 2 | 4.5 | 4.4: Charlie Hara-Hinze to Shreyas Iyer, Slower through the air, short and around off, Shreyas Iyer cuts it wide of deep point and comes back for the second run. |
| 4 | 4.4 | 4.3: Charlie Hara-Hinze to Shreyas Iyer, FOUR! Up and over! Charlie Hara-Hinze bowls this quicker, short and outside off. Shreyas Iyer finally gets some pace to work with, extends his arms and slaps it over extra cover for a boundary. |
| 2 | 4.3 | 4.2: Charlie Hara-Hinze to Shreyas Iyer, DROPPED! First fielding blip from Japan! Floated, full and around off, Shreyas Iyer backs away to loft it but mistimes it high in the air. The fielder from extra cover runs backwards, gets under it but fails to hang onto the ball. A couple of runs added to the total. |
| 0 | 4.2 | 4.1: Charlie Hara-Hinze to Shreyas Iyer, Flighted, full and around off, turns away, Shreyas Iyer goes for the reverse sweep but misses. |
| 0 | 4.1 | 4.1: Charlie Hara-Hinze to Tilak Varma, Two wides! Tossed up, full and on middle, turns down the leg side. Tilak Varma goes down to slog sweep but misses. The keeper also fails to stop it. A bye is taken and a wide is given. |
| 2 | 3.6 | 3.6: Ibrahim Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, Almost a blinder! Ibrahim Takahashi slows it up, full and around off, turning away. Shreyas Iyer has a slog across the line but gets a top edge. It flies over short third, where the fielder goes airborne to his right, gets a fingertip, but the ball just does not stick in. Another double. |
| 1 | 3.5 | 3.5: Ibrahim Takahashi to Tilak Varma, Quicker, full and on middle, angling in, Tilak Varma clips it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 1 | 3.4 | 3.4: Ibrahim Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, Excellent fielding! Flighted, full and around off, Shreyas Iyer drives it square with good timing, wide of point. Charlie Hara-Hinze dives to his right to make a fine one-handed stop. Just one. |
| 2 | 3.3 | 3.3: Ibrahim Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, Flatter, short and outside off, Shreyas Iyer slashes at it but gets a top edge wide of short third. It slows down in the heavy outfield and the fielder mops it up. Two taken. |
| 0 | 3.2 | 3.2: Ibrahim Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, Floated, full and on off, turns in, Shreyas Iyer looks to push it away but gets a bottom edge back towards the bowler. |
| 2 | 3.1 | 3.1: Ibrahim Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, Tossed up, full and on middle, Shreyas Iyer tucks it with soft hands through mid-wicket and comes back for the second run. |
| 0 | 2.6 | 2.6: Benjamin Ito-Davis to Tilak Varma, Arm ball, full and on leg, angling in. Tilak Varma backs away and tries to clip it away but misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 0 | 2.5 | 2.5: Benjamin Ito-Davis to Tilak Varma, Quicker, short and outside off, keeps a bit low. Tilak Varma tries to cut but chops it down off the bottom edge onto the pitch, and the ball goes nowhere. |
| 0 | 2.4 | 2.4: Benjamin Ito-Davis to Ishan Kishan, OUT! CAUGHT! Benjamin Ito-Davis gets a wicket, and he deserves it. A flighted delivery from him, full and on off, turns away. Ishan Kishan goes for the big swipe across the line but loses his bottom hand. Gets a top edge as the ball goes straight up in the air towards cover, where Makoto Taniyama takes a simple catch. India are 14/3 now. |
| 0 | 2.3 | 2.3: Benjamin Ito-Davis to Ishan Kishan, Flatter delivery, full and just outside off, turns away. Ishan Kishan, for the third time, goes for the reverse sweep but fails to connect. Looks at the umpire but does not get the wide call. |
| 0 | 2.2 | 2.2: Benjamin Ito-Davis to Ishan Kishan, Floated, full and around middle, Ishan Kishan goes for the reverse again but misses and gets hit on the body. There is a big appeal for LBW, but turned down. |
| 2 | 2.1 | 2.1: Benjamin Ito-Davis to Ishan Kishan, Good fielding! Tossed up, full and on middle and off, Ishan Kishan goes for the reverse sweep but gets a top edge over point. The fielder runs after it and stops it just before the ropes, saving a couple of runs. |
| 1 | 1.7 | 1.6: Ibrahim Takahashi to Ishan Kishan, Edgy! Floated, full and on off, turns away again. Ishan Kishan looks to drive it away but gets an outside edge to the right of short third for a single. |
| 0 | 1.6 | 1.6: Ibrahim Takahashi to Ishan Kishan, WIDE! Quicker, full but angling down the leg side, Ishan Kishan lets it go. Wided. |
| 0 | 1.5 | 1.5: Ibrahim Takahashi to Ishan Kishan, Turn and bounce! Slows it up, short and around off, turns away a long way. Ishan Kishan backs away but cannot get anywhere near the ball. This is excellent stuff from Ibrahim! |
| 1 | 1.4 | 1.4: Ibrahim Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, Dragged back, outside off, Shreyas Iyer punches it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 0 | 1.3 | 1.3: Ibrahim Takahashi to Shreyas Iyer, Oh, a leg-break now, full and around off, turns away, Shreyas Iyer tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 0 | 1.2 | 1.2: Ibrahim Takahashi to Sanju Samson, OUT! TAKEN! Ibrahim Takahashi strikes in his first over. He tosses it up, full and on middle, and gets it to turn in a bit. Sanju Samson stretches out in front and tries to slog it across the line but gets it from the inside half of the bat. He does not get any timing as the ball flies towards deep mid-wicket, where Benjamin Ito-Davis comes a bit forward and takes a good catch. Japan players are ecstatic here as both Indian openers are back in the hut. |
| 2 | 1.1 | 1.1: Ibrahim Takahashi to Sanju Samson, Ibrahim Takahashi begins with a short delivery, on middle, Sanju Samson stands tall and swats it down the ground. Shoma Sugaya-Slater, who took the catch, runs to his left and gets a hand to push the ball back inside. Two taken. |
| 0 | 0.6 | 0.6: Charlie Hara-Hinze to Abhishek Sharma, OUT! IN THE AIR...GONE! Charlie Hara-Hinze has his big moment in this historic game. He gives this one some more air, full and around middle. Abhishek Sharma gets down on one knee and tries to swipe it away but the ball bounces a bit more than he expects. It takes the top edge and flies high in the air towards short fine. Shoma Sugaya-Slater runs to his left, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a fantastic catch. Hinze is on a celebratory run, and he cannot be caught. India are 7/1 as Abhishek goes back for a golden duck. |
| 1 | 0.5 | 0.5: Charlie Hara-Hinze to Sanju Samson, Slows it up, shortish and on off, turns away, Sanju Samson punches it down to long off for a run. |
| 4 | 0.4 | 0.4: Charlie Hara-Hinze to Sanju Samson, FOUR! Connects well this time! Arm ball, short and just outside off. Sanju Samson makes a bit of room for himself and carves it over extra cover for a one-bounce four. |
| 0 | 0.3 | 0.3: Charlie Hara-Hinze to Sanju Samson, Swing and a miss! Tossed up, full and on middle, grips and turns away a bit. Sanju Samson has a slog across the line but misses it completely as the ball just goes over the stumps. |
| 2 | 0.2 | 0.2: Charlie Hara-Hinze to Sanju Samson, Flatter, short again and around off, Sanju Samson backs away and slices it over covers. He does not time it that well and the fielder from inside the circle chases after it to stop it. Two taken. India are underway! |
| 0 | 0.1 | 0.1: Charlie Hara-Hinze to Sanju Samson, Nicely bowled! Charlie Hara-Hinze starts with a floated delivery from around the stumps, short and on middle, angles in and jumps up a bit. Sanju Samson stays back and blocks it out. |
| 1 | 4.7 | 4.6: Axar Patel to Shirai-Patmore, Swings hard, but cannot connect cleanly. Japan were so, so, so, close to create history, but unfortunately, it wasn't to be. INDIA WIN BY 2 RUNS! Though not before being made to huff and puff for it. Fuller in length, on the middle and leg stump line. Shirai-Patmore goes low and goes for the sweep but gets it off the inside half of the bat, and the ball rolls to short fine leg for a single only. What a thriller this turned out to be at Sano! And what a way for Japan to introduce themselves on debut against India. Handshakes out in the middle now, and there's visible relief on Indian faces at having dodged a serious upset. Japan, for all the heartbreak of the defeat, will walk away knowing they pushed the T20I champions to the brink. All told, a sensational game of cricket. |
| 1 | 4.6 | 4.5: Axar Patel to Benjamin Ito-Davis, Goes flatter and shorter, outside off, Benjamin Ito-Davis stands tall and hammers it wide of long off for a single. 4 runs needed from the final ball. Any dramas? |
| 1 | 4.5 | 4.4: Axar Patel to Shirai-Patmore, Full and outside off, quicker one. Shirai-Patmore gets down down on a knee and slogs it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 0 | 4.4 | 4.3: Axar Patel to Shirai-Patmore, WIDE? Another extra conceded? Oh dear! Down leg, on a length, with a mile full of turn. Shirai-Patmore goes for the reverse sweep once more but fails to make contact. Wide is signalled again, and this time it is Axar who is absolutely fuming at the call, protesting that the batter had looked to switch his stance fairly early, well before the ball was even released. Belatedly, though, the decision gets overturned, and it is ruled a fair delivery after all. |
| 0 | 4.3 | 4.3: Axar Patel to Shirai-Patmore, WIDE! Samson is not very impressed with the decision as it came a tad belatedly. Good length, down leg, and turning further away. Shirai-Patmore goes for the reverse sweep but is beaten on the edge. |
| 1 | 4.2 | 4.2: Axar Patel to Benjamin Ito-Davis, On a length, just outside off. Ito-Davis mistimes his lofted shot toward long off, and manages just the one. |
| 0 | 4.1 | 4.1: Axar Patel to Benjamin Ito-Davis, Slides in on a length, on middle and leg, and turns away with bounce. Benjamin Ito-Davis has a big hoick across the line, looking to loft it over the leg side but misses and the ball passes over the stumps. |
| 0 | 3.6 | 3.6: Washington Sundar to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, OUT! CAUGHT! The Japanese skipper falls. Washington darts this one in, quick through the air and landing just outside off. Fleming looks to muscle it back over the bowler's head once more, but doesn't connect the way he wants to, and the ball skies off the leading edge, straight into the safe hands of short third where Yash Thakur takes a dolly. Japan are 25/3, needing 8 runs from 6 balls. |
| 0 | 3.5 | 3.5: Washington Sundar to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, Beaten! Sharp turn, on a length, outside off, Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming tries to play the reverse sweep but gets comprehensively beaten. |
| 2 | 3.4 | 3.4: Washington Sundar to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, Uppish but lands safely! Quicker and flatter, shorter on off, Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming lofts it off the toe end of the bat, over mid off. Tilak Varma runs over his right shoulder and puts in a dive to pluck the ball but it falls out of his reach. The batters scamper through for the second run. 8 runs needed from 8 balls. |
| 1 | 3.3 | 3.3: Washington Sundar to Benjamin Ito-Davis, Stump-to-stump line, spinning in and around middle, Benjamin Ito-Davis gets a bit crouched and pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 2 | 3.2 | 3.2: Washington Sundar to Benjamin Ito-Davis, On a shorter length, on middle, Benjamin Ito-Davis lofts it over mid on. Tilak Varma runs to his left to cut it by palming the ball in before the ropes at long on. Two more runs taken. Good hustle between the wickets. 11 needed from 10 balls for Japan. |
| 2 | 3.1 | 3.1: Washington Sundar to Benjamin Ito-Davis, In the air... safe! Good work there in the deep. Good length on middle stump. Benjamin drags it away across the line, finding the gap to the left of deep backward square leg. Bishnoi dives but can't get a hand on it, and they run two. |
| 2 | 2.7 | 2.6: Ravi Bishnoi to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, A short delivery on the stumps, Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming stands tall and flat-bats it wide of long on for a couple of runs. |
| 4 | 2.6 | 2.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, FOUR! Goes past the fielder! Clever shot from the skipper. Too quick on a length, outside the off stump. Kendel shuffles outside off and plays the scoop shot over the keeper's head. The man from deep fine leg runs across and dives but his effort goes in vain as the ball seeps into the fence. |
| 2 | 2.5 | 2.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, A direct hit at the bowling end! But there is no third umpire review available to check. Fuller, a googly, outside off. Kadowaki-Fleming chops it away to short cover and they rush through for a single. Iyer swoops in to cut it off and has a shy at the bowler's end, hitting the stumps perfectly. India go up in appeal for the run out which is turned down by the umpire, it seems. The ball ricochets away to deep mid-wicket, and the batters cash in for two runs. |
| 0 | 2.4 | 2.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, WIDE! Miles outside off, on a length, Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming throws his bat at it to access the off side but the ball keeps drifting away and breaches the tramline. |
| 0 | 2.3 | 2.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, Full and on the leg stump, another googly by Ravi. Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming employs the reverse sweep but misses and the ball hits his thigh pad before rolling to the right of Samson. |
| 0 | 2.2 | 2.2: Ravi Bishnoi to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, Drifts it far outside off and this is the googly that outfoxes the left-hander. Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming looks to smash it away but misses to connect. |
| 1 | 2.1 | 2.1: Ravi Bishnoi to Benjamin Ito-Davis, Short and quick, outside off with a massive away turn. Benjamin Ito-Davis fetches it and drags it down to long on for a single. No timing whatsoever. |
| 0 | 1.6 | 1.6: Washington Sundar to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, Dropped short and drifting into the batter, Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming goes deep inside the crease and bunts it down the pitch. |
| 1 | 1.5 | 1.5: Washington Sundar to Benjamin Ito-Davis, A touch short and outside off, and Benjamin Ito-Davis pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0 | 1.4 | 1.4: Washington Sundar to Ibrahim Takahashi, OUT! CAUGHT! Sundar takes revenge right away. Slows it up through the air this time and gives it a good flight. Lands it full on the stumps and the ball bits back into the batter. Ibrahim Takahashi once again opts to take on the bowler with a slog sweep, but mistimes it badly off the inner half of the bat and offers a catching practice to Ravi Bishnoi stationed at deep square leg. Japan are 7/2, chasing 33 runs. |
| 4 | 1.3 | 1.3: Washington Sundar to Ibrahim Takahashi, FOUR! Exceptional hit! A lot quicker and fuller from Sundar, full on middle, Ibrahim Takahashi gets low on his knee and plays with the spin. Slogs it aerially over the leg side and bisects the deep square leg and deep mid-wicket fielders to perfection for a boundary. Japan are 7/1 in the Powerplay. |
| 1 | 1.2 | 1.2: Washington Sundar to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, Dropped short and around off, turning away sharply. Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming hangs back and knocks it through cover-point for a single. |
| 0 | 1.1 | 1.1: Washington Sundar to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, Play and a miss! A bit full, spinning away from outside off. Kadowaki-Fleming reaches for the drive through covers but is beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0 | 0.6 | 0.6: Axar Patel to Ibrahim Takahashi, Drifts in on a length and then gets the ball to dip, turn and bounce off the track. Ibrahim Takahashi gets low on a knee to slog it powerfully over mid-wicket, but the extra bounce and turn outfoxes him. |
| 1 | 0.5 | 0.5: Axar Patel to Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, OUT! LACHLAN IS RUN OUT! Disaster for Japan. Incredible fielding display by Ishan Kishan. Good length, outside off, and turning away. Lachlan uses his wrists to steer it away towards deep square leg. They run the first run hard and turn back for the second. Ishan Kishan sprints to his left and fires in a rapid throw at the striker's end, hitting the target dead on. Lachlan dives desperately but comes up short of his ground. The square leg umpire doesn't even need a replay, and up goes the finger straight away. Japan are 2/1, chasing 33 runs. |
| 0 | 0.4 | 0.4: Axar Patel to Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, Keeps it far away from his hitting arc, short and turning away with bounce. Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake throws his bat at it and chops it back to the bowler. |
| 0 | 0.3 | 0.3: Axar Patel to Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, On a fuller length around the leg stump, Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake tries the reverse sweep but misses to connect. Trying to adventurous from the get-go. |
| 0 | 0.2 | 0.2: Axar Patel to Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, Spinning away sharply, on a length, outside off, left alone. |
| 1 | 0.1 | 0.1: Axar Patel to Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, Japan are underway! Full and on the stumps, this is tickled by Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming to the short fine leg region for a single. |