Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Japan Announces Squad for One-Off T20I Against India
Japan has chosen its cricket team for one special match against India.
The match will take place on September 22.
India is ranked first in T20 cricket and has won the latest T20 World Cup.
Japan is ranked 41st.
Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming will lead Japan because he is the team’s top run-scorer.
Experienced players Ibrahim Takahashi and Declan Suzuki-McComb are also in the squad.
The match is called the Suzuki Cup.
It will also celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations between India and Japan.
Japan named its squad for a one-off T20I against India on September 22.
Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming, Japan’s leading run-scorer, will captain the team.
Veterans Ibrahim Takahashi and Declan Suzuki-McComb are included in Japan’s squad.
The match will be played under the Suzuki Cup banner.
The game will commemorate 75 years of India-Japan diplomatic relations and support Japan’s Asian Games preparation.
- Who
- Japan and India; Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming will captain Japan.
- What
- A one-off T20 International cricket match under the Suzuki Cup banner.
- When
- September 22; the year is not specified.
- Where
- The location is not specified in the article.
- Why
- The match is part of Japan’s Asian Games preparation and commemorates 75 years of India-Japan diplomatic relations.
- Match format
- One-off T20 International
- Match date
- September 22
- Japan captain
- Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming
- Japan ranking
- 41st in the ICC T20 rankings
- India ranking
- No. 1 in the ICC T20 rankings
- India status
- Reigning T20 World Cup champions
- Match banner
- Suzuki Cup
- Squad selection note
- Japan excluded players eligible for T20Is under ICC regulations but ineligible under Asian Games rules.