India, Sept. 22 -- The fixture will be the first senior men's T20I meeting between India and Japan. India, the reigning T20 world champions, will be led by Shreyas Iyer, with Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma and Axar Patel among the key players in the squad. Japan, meanwhile, will be captained by Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming and will get a rare opportunity to face some of the biggest names in world cricket on home soil.

Japan will be looking to make the most of the historic occasion after recording a notable victory over Papua New Guinea in the 2026 T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier Super Six stage. Kadowaki-Fleming, Japan's leading T20I run-scorer, will be one of the key players for the hosts...