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India vs Japan: India will face Japan in a historic one-off T20I at the Sano International Cricket Ground on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. The biggest selection question is whether teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi finally gets his opportunity after sitting out all three T20Is against Afghanistan.
Shreyas Iyer will lead India in the first-ever senior men’s T20I between the two sides. India are coming off a 3-0 T20I series sweep against Afghanistan, while Japan will field the same squad selected for their Asian Games campaign.
India vs Japan One-Off T20I Match Details
Match: India vs Japan, One-Off T20I
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Time: 9:30 AM IST | 1:00 PM Local Time | 4:00 AM GMT
Venue: Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano, Kanto, Japan
Tournament: Suzuki Cup
India vs Japan Predicted Playing 11: Will Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Play?
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s inclusion is the biggest talking point ahead of the historic encounter. The 15-year-old was part of India’s squad for the Afghanistan series but did not feature in any of the three matches, with Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma retained as the opening combination.
With India playing only one T20I in Japan before the Asian Games, Sooryavanshi could be considered for a place in the XI. His inclusion would also give the team an opportunity to assess the youngster ahead of the continental tournament.
Predicted India XI: Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi.
Japan Predicted Playing 11
Predicted Japan XI: Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (Captain), Charlie Hara-Hinze, Benjamin Ito-Davis, Alester Kadowaki-Fleming, Kohei Kubota, Wataru Miyauchi (Wicketkeeper), Reo Sakurano-Thomas, Declan Suzuki-McComb, Ibrahim Takahashi, Makoto Taniyama, Tsuyoshi Takada.
India vs Japan Squads
India: Shreyas Iyer (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yash Thakur, Vipraj Nigam.
Japan: Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (C), Charlie Hara-Hinze, Benjamin Ito-Davis, Alester Kadowaki-Fleming, Kohei Kubota, Jake Kusuda-Nairn, Wataru Miyauchi, Reo Sakurano-Thomas, Alex Shirai-Patmore, Shoma Sugaya-Slater, Declan Suzuki-McComb, Tsuyoshi Takada, Ibrahim Takahashi, Makoto Taniyama, Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake.
India vs Japan Live Streaming
The India vs Japan one-off T20I will be available to watch live on FanCode in India, while the match will be telecast on the Star Sports network.
TV: Star Sports Network
Live Streaming: FanCode
Japan
TV Broadcast: Tochigi TV
Live Streaming: Check local availability