Sports Desk. The next big mission of the Indian cricket team is Asian Games 2026. The men's team will enter the quarter-finals directly, but which team it will face has not been decided yet. Before this, Team India will face the challenge of Japan. Both the teams will face each other for the first time in T20 International cricket.
The special thing is that this match will be played in the morning. In such a situation, if you want to watch this historic match of Team India, then it would be better to note down the time of the match now.
Team India reached Japan, Shreyas Iyer will take over the captaincy
The Indian team has reached Japan under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer. The video of the team's arrival in Japan has also been shared by BCCI. Now the team will play T20 matches against Japan before the Asian Games matches.
The Indian women's cricket team has already confirmed its medal by reaching the final of the Asian Games. If India defeats Sri Lanka in the final, it will get a gold medal, while in case of defeat, it will get a silver medal. Now it is the turn of the men's team.
India-Japan match on 22 September
The T20 International match between India and Japan will be played on Tuesday, September 22. The match will start at 9:30 am, while the toss will take place half an hour before that i.e. at 9 am.
Since it is a morning match, it is especially important for Indian cricket fans to remember the time of the match. The match is likely to last till around 1 pm.
Due to this match being decided suddenly, there is special curiosity among the cricket fans about it. Japan team has been playing cricket recently and the first T20 International clash against India will be a special opportunity for them too.
Team India will enter the Asian Games on September 28
The matches of men's cricket competition will start from September 24. However, the Indian team will play directly in the quarter-finals and its first match will be on September 28.
The decision about which team will face India in the quarter-finals will be clear after the comparison with the other teams and after the quarter-final lineup is decided.
India's full squad
Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Shivam Dubey, Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Washington Sundar, Vipraj Nigam, Vaibhav Suryavanshi.
full squad of japan
Kendall Fleming (captain), Shirai Patmore (wk), Alastair Fleming, Benjamin Ito Davis, Reo Sakurano Thomas, Kohei Kubota, Wataru Miyauchi, Declan Suzuki, Ibrahim Takahashi, Makoto Taniyama, Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, Tsuyoshi Takada, Charlie Hara-Hinze, Shoma Slater, Jake Kusuda-Nairn.
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