In a Group A match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, India comfortably defeated the USA by 29 runs. Chasing a target of 162 runs, the USA managed to score 132 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in their allotted 20 overs. The USA won the toss and elected to bowl, while India scored 161 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs.
India’s batting lineup struggled against the USA bowlers, losing four wickets during the powerplay. Ishan Kishan scored 20, Abhishek Sharma was dismissed for zero, Tilak Varma scored 25, and Shivam Dube was out for a duck. Later, Rinku Singh scored 6 and Hardik Pandya added 5 runs before getting out. Despite India losing six wickets at a total of 77 runs, captain Suryakumar Yadav played a brilliant attacking innings, remaining unbeaten on 84 runs off 49 balls. For the USA, Shadley Van took four wickets.
In reply, the USA could not bat freely against the Indian bowlers and finished with 132 runs for 8 wickets. Sanjay Krishnamurthi and Shubham Ranjane were the top scorers with 37 runs each. For India, Mohammed Siraj took 3 wickets, while Arshdeep Singh and Axar Patel claimed 2 wickets each.
