Archive · 23 Sep 2026
India Edge Japan By Two Runs On Difficult Cricket Wicket
India and Japan played their first international cricket match against each other.
Rain made the field wet, so each team received only five overs.
India scored 32 runs while losing four wickets.
Japan came close but finished on 30 runs for three wickets.
India therefore won by two runs.
The pitch was difficult because the ball turned sharply after bouncing.
India captain Shreyas Iyer scored 16 runs by mostly taking small runs.
He also praised Japan for fighting hard and said the game helped India prepare for the Asian Games.
India defeated Japan by two runs in the first international cricket match between the countries.
Rain and a wet outfield reduced the game to five overs per side at Sano International Cricket Ground.
India scored 32/4, with captain Shreyas Iyer making 16 from 12 balls.
India’s spinners restricted Japan to 30/3, with Washington Sundar taking 2/13.
Iyer praised Japan’s attitude and said the match provided useful preparation for India’s Asian Games campaign.
- Who
- India and Japan played, with Shreyas Iyer captaining India.
- What
- India won the first international clash between the countries by two runs.
- When
- The match was played on Tuesday; India’s Asian Games campaign was scheduled to begin on Monday.
- Where
- Sano International Cricket Ground.
- Why
- The match served as practice for India, including preparation for conditions ahead of the Asian Games.
- Result
- India beat Japan by two runs.
- India score
- 32/4 in five overs.
- Japan score
- 30/3 in five overs.
- Format
- Five overs per side because of rain and a wet outfield.
- Top India batter
- Shreyas Iyer scored 16 runs from 12 balls.
- Leading India bowler
- Washington Sundar took 2/13.
- Match distinction
- It was the first international cricket match between India and Japan.