Umpire reverses wide call in final over as India narrowly beats Japan

In a tense encounter on September 22, India defeated Japan by two runs in a five-over T20I in Sano. The match featured an umpiring controversy when Axar Patel had a second wide call reversed after Shreyas Iyer intervened with the officials. The decision to rule a delivery as not wide relieved pressure on India, as they were defending a modest total of 32 runs. India's ability to avoid a historic upset was crucial, especially with Japan playing their first T20I against a full member nation. Following the reversal of the wide call, India ultimately restricted Japan to 30 runs for nine wickets.

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