Archive · 22 Sep 2026
India Edge Japan by Two Runs in Five-Over T20I
India played Japan in a very short cricket match.
India scored 32 runs while losing four wickets.
Japan needed 33 runs to win.
Japan lost two early wickets during its chase.
Ishan Kishan helped run out Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake with a throw.
Washington Sundar dismissed Ibrahim Takahashi soon afterward.
Japan still had a chance to win in the last over.
Axar Patel stopped Japan from scoring enough runs, so India won by two runs.
India defeated Japan by two runs in a five-over one-off T20I at Sano International Cricket Ground.
Shreyas Iyer led India, who were restricted to 32/4 by Japan.
Japan began their chase of 33 poorly after Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake was dismissed for one run.
Washington Sundar removed Ibrahim Takahashi for four, leaving Japan on seven for two wickets.
Axar Patel defended eight runs in the final over to secure India’s narrow victory.
- Who
- India, led by Shreyas Iyer, played Japan.
- What
- India won a one-off five-over T20I by two runs.
- When
- Tuesday.
- Where
- Sano International Cricket Ground in Kanto.
- Why
- India won because Axar Patel defended eight runs in the final over while Japan chased 33.
- Result
- India defeated Japan by two runs.
- Match format
- Five-over one-off T20I.
- India score
- 32/4.
- Japan target
- 33 runs.
- India captain
- Shreyas Iyer.
- Final-over bowler
- Axar Patel defended eight runs.
- Early Japan wickets
- Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake and Ibrahim Takahashi were dismissed.