- India-Japan 'Mahabhidha' before Asian Games
- First T20 match
- Where can you watch LIVE?
The men's cricket matches will begin in the Asian Games. The Indian men's cricket team and the Japanese men's cricket team will face each other in a one-team T20 International match. Shreyas Iyer-led Indian team has arrived in Japan for the Asian Games. However, before the Asian Games, they will play a T20 international against Japan. Both are ready for this. Find out when and where this match will be played, as well as where you can watch live action of the match.
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When and where will the match be played?
The Indian cricket team will play a T20 international match against Japan for the first time. Shreyas Iyer is the captain of the Indian team, and the match will be played against Japan before the Asian Games. The match will start at 9:30 AM on Tuesday, September 22. Toss will be held half an hour before the match. This match will be a warm-up match for the Indian team when they arrive in Japan, and also give the Japanese team a chance to prepare. But, since it is an international match, his stats will be added to the player's profile.
Where can you watch live matches?
If you want to watch India vs Japan match on TV, then you can watch it on Star Sports Network. To watch the match on mobile, laptop and smart TV, you need to download Fan Code on the app. You will not be able to watch these matches on Jio Hotstar. Also, the matches will not be broadcast live on Sony Sports Network.
India's Probable Playing 11
Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Abhishek Sharma are likely to open the innings in the only T20 match against Japan. Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Verma and Shivam Dubey are likely to bat in the top order respectively. Washington Sundar can be given a chance in this match. He can lead the spin bowling along with Axar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi. Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah can be the two fast bowlers in the Indian team. It will be important to see who gets a chance in this practice match.
Team India: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Shivam Dubey, Ishan Kishan, Akshar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Washington Sundar, Vipraj Nigam, Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Japan team: Kendall Fleming (captain), Shirai Patmore (keeper), Alastair Fleming, Benjamin Ito-Davies, Reo Sakurano-Thomas, Kohei Kubota, Wataru Miyauchi, Declan Suzuki, Ibrahim Takahashi, Makoto Taniyama, Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, Tsuyoshi Takada, Charlie Hara-Hinje, Shoma Slater, Jake Kusuda-Nairn
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