The fixture marks a significant milestone, with Japan becoming India’s 20th opponent in T20I cricket. Shreyas Iyer’s side will use the one-off match as part of its preparation for the Asian Games, while Japan will get an opportunity to test themselves against one of the world’s leading cricket teams on home soil.
Weather concerns continued on Tuesday morning, with earlier rain leaving the outfield wet and delaying the toss. However, the match officials have scheduled a ground inspection for 9:45 AM IST before deciding when the toss can take place.
There is no reserve day for the one-off T20I. The match can be shortened if rain causes further delays, with the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method used to revise the target if required. However, the minimum number of overs must be completed to produce a result.
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India have largely retained the squad that featured against Afghanistan, but they made two forced changes. Varun Chakaravarthy was ruled out with a side strain, with Vipraj Nigam replacing the spinner in the squad.
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Japan will rely heavily on captain Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming as they attempt to challenge the reigning T20 World Cup champions. Kadowaki-Fleming is the only batter in the current Japan squad to have scored more than 1,000 T20I runs.
Takahashi is the leading T20I wicket-taker in Japan’s squad, having claimed 48 wickets in 57 matches at an economy rate of 5.62. However, Japan are without Sabaorish Ravichandran, their overall leading T20I wicket-taker, as he is ineligible under Asian Games rules.
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