India and Japan to Play Historic T20I in Sano

India and Japan will face each other in their first-ever international cricket match, a men's T20I scheduled for September 22 at the Sano International Cricket Ground in Japan.

The match serves as a warm-up for the Asian Games 2026, where India enters directly into the quarter-final round while Japan competes in the group stages.

BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia and JCA CEO Naoki Miyaji confirmed the fixture, highlighting the event as a significant step for the global expansion of cricket in East Asia.