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Team India Beats Japan by Two Runs in Rain-Shortened T20 Match
Reported by Kavya Rao (Senior Writer) · Eenadu ·
Confirmed by a second source: NTV Telugu
Match Result
India secured a two-run win against the host nation in a historic first T20 match, ahead of their goal to win gold at the Asian Games. Rain reduced the match to five overs per side.
India Innings
India won the toss and chose to bat first, scoring 32 runs for the loss of four wickets in the five-over limit. Opener Abhishek Sharma was out for a duck again. Sanju Samson scored nine runs and Ishan Kishan made three runs. Shreyas Iyer played a decent knock of 16 runs. For Japan, bowler Charlie Hara-Hinze took two wickets, while Ibrahim Takahashi and Benjamin Ito-Davis picked up one wicket each.
Japan Chase
Chasing the target, Japan gave a strong fight but fell short, finishing at 30 runs for the loss of three wickets in their five overs. Kendall Kadowaki-Fleming scored 12 runs and Benjamin Ito-Davis added nine runs. Washington Sundar took two wickets for India, and opener Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake was run out.