Tokyo [Japan], September 22 (ANI): India received the toss and opted to bat in opposition to Japan in a historic one-off T20I on Tuesday, with captain Shreyas Iyer saying the match would offer a possibility to evaluate the situations forward of the Asian Games.
The India vs Japan T20I has been reduce brief to a five-over contest resulting from frequent rain interruptions earlier than the beginning of the match.
Iyer stated India wished to bat first and profit from the event, whereas additionally getting a really feel for the situations and the pitches that shall be supplied throughout the continental occasion.
‘We are going to bat first. It is a giant event; it’s going to be an thrilling one, and we wish to discover the situations. It goes to be a 5-over facet, so we wish to bat first,’ Iyer stated.
The India captain additionally mirrored on main the facet in Japan and stated the sport could be vital in understanding the situations forward of the Asian Games.
‘I by no means envisioned that I might be coming to Japan and captaining India. It is vital we all know the situations and what’s taking place round us. These are the pitches that shall be supplied on the Asian Games, so this sport is vital heading into that,’ he added.
Japan captain Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming stated she would have most well-liked to bowl first however was proud of the end result of the toss, whereas expressing pleasure at enjoying in opposition to India.
‘We most likely would have bowled. I used to be blissful both method. It is pure pleasure; it’s beginning to sink now, and hopefully we will placed on a present,’ Kadowaki-Fleming stated.
The Japan captain additionally acknowledged the help from Indian followers and described India’s presence as a big second for Japanese cricket.
‘There is kind of a couple of Indian supporters right here. We are extraordinarily grateful to everybody who has made this sport occur. It is superb, reigning world champions coming right here, we would not have believed it a couple of years in the past,’ she added.
Teams: India (Playing XI): Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Yash Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh Japan (Playing XI): Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake, Reo Sakurano-Thomas, Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming(c), Benjamin Ito-Davis, Wataru Miyauchi, Alexander Shirai-Patmore(w), Charlie Hara-Hinze, Ibrahim Takahashi, Declan Suzuki-McComb, Makoto Taniyama, Shoma Sugaya-Slater