INDI vs USA: India reach 50 but lose six key wickets

KOLKATA: The India vs USA clash in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup took an unexpected turn early in the innings, as the United States struck with six key wickets in the first 14 overs, denting India’s initially strong position. The Men in Blue reached 77 for 6 in 13 overs, with their winning probability dropping from 92 per cent to 82 per cent.

India sent Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma to open their innings in the INDI vs USA clash. Kishan managed 20 off 16 balls, while Sharma was dismissed for a duck, giving the US early momentum. Tilak Varma and skipper Suryakumar Yadav tried to stabilise the innings, scoring 25 off 16 balls and 21 off 22 balls respectively, but couldn’t accelerate the scoring as expected.

Shivam Dube offered some resistance with 14 off 10 deliveries, and Hardik Pandya contributed 10 off 12, yet the team lost crucial wickets at regular intervals, allowing the USA bowlers to keep India under pressure. Axar Patel remained not out but didn’t have much support to build a strong total.

On the bowling side, Saurabh Netravalkar led the attack with 2 wickets for 23 runs in 3 overs, supported by Ali Khan and Shadley van Schalkwyk, who kept the pressure on the Indian middle order. Mohammad Mohsin and Harmeet Singh also contributed with timely strikes to disrupt India’s innings.

Having lost key wickets early, India will now need a strong middle-order performance to set a competitive total and recover from this early setback in what promises to be an exciting encounter at Wankhede Stadium.

India Playing XI

Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Skipper Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Varun Chakravarthy

USA Playing XI

USA Saiteja Mukkamalla, Andries Gous, Skipper Monank Patel, Milind Kumar, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Harmeet Singh, Shubham Ranjane, Mohammad Mohsin, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan

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