The men's cricket teams of India and Japan will face each other for the first time in a T20 International match on Tuesday, September 22. This match between the senior men's teams of the two countries will be played in Japan. This match is considered important for both the teams in terms of preparations for the Asian Games 2026.

This only T20 International match between India and Japan will be played under the Suzuki Cup. The Indian team would like to test its preparations through this match, while Japan will get the experience of playing against a strong Indian team. There is special excitement among Japanese cricket fans about the match.

When and where will India vs Japan match take place?

The match between India and Japan will be played on 22 September 2026 at the Sano International Cricket Ground in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. According to Indian time, the match will start at 9:30 am. Before this the toss will take place at 9 am.

You can watch the match like this on TV and mobile

This match will be telecast live in India on the channels of Star Sports Network. Live streaming of the match on mobile, laptop or other devices will be available on FanCode app and website. That means viewers will be able to watch the first T20 match of India vs Japan on TV or online platform as per their convenience.

Probable playing-11 of IND vs JPN

• India: Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Washington Sundar, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Axar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh.


• Japan: Wataru Miyauchi, Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, Kendall Fleming (captain), Benjamin Ito, Ibrahim Takahashi, Alastair Fleming, Declan Suzuki, Ryo Sakurano, Makoto Taniyama, Kohei Kubota and Charlie Hara-Hinze.