Sano, Sept. 22 -- Japanese spinners delivered a stunning surprise to a fire-packed Indian batting line-up, restricting the reigning world T20I champions to 32/4 in five overs of the one-off T20I at Sano on Tuesday.

In the explosive Indian line-up, only skipper Shreyas Iyer (16 in 12 balls, with a four) managed to reach double digits, with Abhishek Sharma registering a golden duck. Team India struggled to connect their shots against Japan spinners. Spinners also got a lot of aid from the energy shown by fielders. Charlie Hara-Hinze (2/17) was the pick of the bowlers for Japan, while Ibrahim Takahashi (1/13) also managed a wicket.

Opening the batting, Sanju Samson struggled to make an impact against slow left-arm orthodox spin of Charlie ...