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September 22, 2026N5N4N3sports

インドが日本(にほん)に2(てん)()勝利(しょうり) 佐野(さの)のT20は(あめ)短縮(たんしゅく)

India edge Japan in rain-shortened T20

2026(ねん)日本(にほん)クリケット試合(しあい)がありました。

In 2026, there was a cricket match in Japan.

インド日本(にほん)試合(しあい)をしました。

India and Japan played a match.

インド日本(にほん)()ちました。

India won against Japan.

この試合(しあい)だけでした。

There was only this match.

天気(てんき)のため、試合(しあい)(みじか)くなりました。

Because of the weather, the match was shortened.

Key vocabulary (N5)

Learn these 7 words first and the article gets much easier to read. Underlined words in the text can be tapped for their meaning.

クリケット

cricket

くりけっと

試合

match, game

しあい

勝つ

to win

かつ

天気

weather

てんき

短い

short

みじかい

日本

Japan

にほん

インド

India

いんど

Check your understanding (N5)

Answer from the article you just read. No outside knowledge needed.

いつ試合(しあい)がありましたか?

試合(しあい)相手(あいて)(だれ)ですか?

なぜ試合(しあい)(みじか)くなりましたか?

Sources: espn.com, sports.yahoo.com, abcnews.com, fancode.com

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