Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Historic India-Japan T20I Sells Out Ahead of September Match
India and Japan will play a special cricket match on September 22.
It will be a T20I, a shorter form of international cricket.
This will be the first time the two countries play each other in international cricket.
The match will take place at Sano International Cricket Stadium in Japan.
All tickets have already been sold.
The game celebrates 75 years of diplomatic relations between India and Japan.
It is also part of a project called Sport 75.
The project aims to encourage people from both countries to connect through sports.
The one-off India-Japan T20I on September 22 has officially sold out, according to the Japan Cricket Association.
The match will be played at Sano International Cricket Stadium under the Suzuki Cup banner.
It will be the first international cricket match between Japan and India.
The game will commemorate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and Japan.
The match is the first step of Sport 75, an initiative promoting sports cooperation and human exchanges between the two countries.
- Who
- The Japan and India cricket teams, with the event organized by the Japan Cricket Association and the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
- What
- A one-off T20I cricket match that has sold out and will be the first international cricket meeting between Japan and India.
- When
- September 22; the articles do not specify the year.
- Where
- Sano International Cricket Stadium in Japan.
- Why
- To commemorate the 75th anniversary of India-Japan diplomatic relations and begin the Sport 75 sports-cooperation initiative.
- Match
- One-off Japan versus India T20I
- Date
- September 22
- Venue
- Sano International Cricket Stadium
- Status
- Officially sold out
- Competition banner
- Suzuki Cup
- Commemoration
- 75th anniversary of India-Japan diplomatic relations
- Initiative
- Sport 75