India vs USA highlights, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Surya, Siraj shine as IND beat USA by 29 runs

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USA Live Score 132/8 after 20 overs

Speaking in the post-match presentation ceremony, Suryakumar Yadav, Indian captain and Player of the Match, said, "See, I knew definitely someday it was going to come. Last whole year, I was trying to bat in such a way, hold the innings for the team, but it wasn't happening. But then I left it alone after I played the last series of last year against South Africa. Packed my kit bag, spent a lot of time with family for two weeks.

Then started in the new year, and when we went to Nagpur, it was a different feeling altogether. (plans when the team were 77/6) I always felt that there was a need for a batter to bat till the end. I never felt that it was a 180-190 wicket. I felt it was a 140 wicket. But then Gauti bhai told me the same thing during the break after the 14 overs. He told me, just try and bat till the end, you can cover it any time."

"And also, most important thing, I have played a lot of my cricket in Bombay, this wicket, and also maidans of Mumbai cricket. So I know how to bat on a similar kind of wicket. (on adapting to the pitch) Absolutely. I mean, 77 for 6 and then from there, batting till the end. You had to understand that one batter had to bat till the end. I just kept counting who was about to bowl at that time and checked on how many balls were left, and I was just trying to play good shots and my shots," he added.

USA Live Score 132/8 after 20 overs

Mohammed Siraj has come into the attack, and he has been hit for a four, a six, and two balls remain. Ranjane needs to get 13 off those two to get to his fifty.

Wide not given, and now, just one more ball remains.

And now that was called a wide, and then on the last ball, Siraj does the magic and picks up a wicket of his own to end the proceedings. India win by 29 runs.

USA Live Score 111/7 after 18 overs

Another one bites the dust here as Arshdeep Singh gets a wicket courtesy of Tilak Varma catching a shot from Mohammad Mohsin.

USA Live Score 100/6 after 16 overs

Axar Patel does the trick here, as when the USA were looking to click, he got two wickets in two balls. Even as the 100 comes up for the USA, it is not good enough for them now.

USA Live Score 89/4 after 14 overs

This has been a good over for the USA team as they get 11 from it and move closer to the 100 run mark from where they would look to take off and remain in the chase.

USA Live Score 71/4 after 12 overs

This is very beautifully done by Ishan Kishan. While the bowling by Varun Chakaravarthy was good to deceive Milind Kumar, Ishan waited for the batter to leave the crease and then, without having good control of the ball in his gloves, he kept both hands together to complete the stumping.

USA Live Score 49/3 after 10 overs

Finally, some runs from the bat. A boundary, in fact, and it is a six. There have been very few of them in this innings, and Milind Kumar has one of them listed to his name. Eight runs come off the over.

USA Live Score 39/3 after 8 overs

Axar Patel, the Indian vice captain, is also into the attack, and it is spin from both ends for the Indian side. Just three from his over.

USA Live Score 31/3 after 6 overs

The powerplay has come to an end and the first six overs result in only 31 runs for the USA side.

USA Live Score 15/3 after 4 overs

Siraj is not going to let any chance go away here as he has got another wicket to send USA reeling. This is not an ideal start for USA, but for Siraj, hell yeah.

USA Live Score 11/1 after 2 overs

Wicket!! Mohammed Siraj, playing his first T20I after 557 days, has struck in his first over as he removes Andries Gous, who had hit him for a six.

India Live Score 161/9 after 20 overs

Shadley van Schalkwyk took four wickets for the USA, and Harmeet Singh got two as they restricted India to only 161/9. Reaching past 150 would have been difficult for the Indian team if was not for their skipper Suryakumar, who smashed an unbeaten 84 off just 49 balls. All other Indian batters were just not able to get going after the USA skipper Monank Patel won the toss and opted to field first.

India Live Score 140/8 after 19 overs

Van Schalkwyk, who took three wickets in his first three overs, has been hit for a four by Surya. But the problem is Surya is now only looking for boundaries, and on the balls, he is not hitting them; he is playing dot balls.

Six!! The bowler changes angle to try and nail outside off Yorkers and gets slog swept for a six.

Well done as Surya takes a single. Now, he will not be taking a single at all.

Wicket!! van Schalkwyk has bowled a wide, and on the next ball, Arshdeep has been caught in the deep. The bowler finishes with 4 wickets in his kitty.

Ali Khan seems to have pulled up a cramp here in his run-up. It is a great advantage for India as he will not be bowling his last two overs.