JPN vs IND Playing 11: Kendel kadowaki-Fleming-led Japan will square off against Shreyas Iyer-led India in the one-off T20I to be played at Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano, Kanto.

This will be the first T20I game to be played between the countries, and this clash will serve as preparation for the upcoming Asian Games 2026. The rain interrupted the game before the toss and has been reduced to 5-over game.

India won the toss and opted to bat. Speaking on the toss, Shreyas Iyer said, “We want to bat first. It’s a big occasion, and we know the friendship you mentioned, 75 years of friendship. So it’s going to be an exciting one, and we wanted to explore the conditions as well. I never envisioned that I would be coming to Japan and captaining one day.”

“I know the baseball is quite big over here, but today, yeah, I’m standing right here. The crowd is decent, there are a lot of supporters, so it’s important that we give them something back, and also the crowd watching us from back home. It’s important that this match happened, and it’s happening today. So looking forward for an exciting one.”

Meanwhile check today India cricket team playing 11 to see their combinations against the new opponents.

On the other hand, Kendel said, “We probably would have bowled, just to give the crowd an opportunity to see some of the best players in the world go at it here. But yeah, I was happy either way.”

“Yeah, it’s just pure excitement, I think. It’s starting to sink in now. You know, we’ve tossed, we’re ready to play. But yeah, it’s an amazing opportunity for the players and the broader cricket community. So hopefully we can put on a show.”

JPN vs IND playing 11

Japan Playing 11: Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, Reo Sakurano-Thomas, Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming(c), Benjamin Ito-Davis, Wataru Miyauchi, Alexander Shirai-Patmore(w), Charlie Hara-Hinze, Ibrahim Takahashi, Declan Suzuki-McComb, S Shomato Su Tangaiyama

India Playing 11: Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Yash Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh