Abhishek Sharma, who recently scores a record-breaking century for India, is dismissed for a golden duck against Japan in a one-off T20I in Sano on Tuesday. The earlier innings came days before, when he made 108 off 34 balls versus Afghanistan, reaching his century in 30 deliveries and breaking the record for the fastest T20I hundred by an Indian batter.
Against Japan, however, Abhishek fails to score, and his innings ends after one delivery as Japan takes an early wicket. The match is played ahead of the Asian Games and is affected by rain, which delays the start and reduces the contest to a shortened format.
Across the outlets provided, the focus remains on the contrast between the two innings—one a rapid century against Afghanistan, the other a blank start against Japan—while describing the rain-shortened nature of the India-Japan fixture and its status as a first-ever men’s international meeting between the teams.
