India’s Suryakumar Yadav celebrates his half-century throughout their 2026 ICC Males’s T20 World Cup group stage match towards USA on the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India on February 7, 2026. — ICCIndia put up 161-9 on scoreboard of their 20 overs.Indian skipper hits unbeaten 84 off 49 deliveries.Shadley Van Schalkwyk picks 4 wickets for USA.
Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav smashed a decided half-century as India posted a 162-run goal for the USA of America (USA) within the third match of the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026 on the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday.
USA captain Monank Patel’s determination to subject first paid dividends as his group’s bowling assault jolted India’s sturdy batting lineup and ultimately restricted them to 161/9 in 20 overs.
The house facet had a shaky begin to their innings as top-ranked Abhishek Sharma fell for a golden duck with the scoreboard studying 8/1 in 1.2 overs.
Skipper Yadav then took the reins of India’s batting expedition and stored the scoreboard ticking singlehandedly, however USA continued to make inroads by dismissing Rinku Singh and Hardik Pandya cheaply.
The Indian captain ultimately acquired notable assist from the opposite finish within the type of Axar Patel, with whom he put collectively a vital 41-run partnership for the seventh wicket.
Yadav dominated the stand, whereas Axar contributed with an 11-ball 14 till falling sufferer to Mohammad Mohsin within the seventeenth over.
Yadav continued his resilience following Axar’s dismissal and led them to breach the 160-run barrier with an unbeaten 84 off 49 deliveries, studded with 10 fours and 4 sixes.
Shadley van Schalkwyk was the standout bowler for the USA, taking 4 wickets for simply 25 runs in his 4 overs, adopted by Harmeet Singh with two, whereas Mohammad Mohsin and Ali Khan bagged one apiece.
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