In a historic and rain-reduced five-overs-a-side contest in Sano on Tuesday, India clinched a thrilling two-run victory over Japan after posting 32 for 4 in the face of tight bowling from Japanese spinners, before holding the hosts to 30 for 3 with Washington Sundar picking up 2/13, whereas earlier, Indian batters faced immense difficulty against the extra bounce and turn at the Sano International Cricket Stadium as skipper Shreyas Iyer made 16 off 12 balls with one four and Sanju Samson added 9 off 7 with a hit to the fence, while Japan’s Charlie Hara-Hinze was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 2-0-17-2, accounting for both Abhishek Sharma and Shreyas Iyer.
