T20 World Cup 2026 Opening Ceremony Video: T20 World Cup 2026 started from 07 February, Saturday. On the first day, 3 matches were played in the tournament, in which Team India also participated in one match, which was against USA. This was the last match of the day. Before this match, an opening ceremony was organized, in which actress and dancer Nora Fatehi, Bollywood rapper Badshah and sitarist Rishabh Rikhiram Sharma enthralled the gathering with their performances.
Nora Fatehi’s dance
Nora Fatehi entertained the fans by dancing on the song ‘Payal’ at the ceremony. His dance moves had changed the entire atmosphere. The video of Nora’s dance is also becoming increasingly viral on social media. Watch the video here…
nora fatehi performance at the Wankhade stadium for T20 World Cup opening ceremony. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/DcCNUH5ins
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🔥🥵 Nora Fatehi set the stage on fire at the T20 World Cup opening ceremony!
High energy, killer moves, and pure star power — the crowd was loving it! 💃🌸#NoraFatehi #T20WorldCup #OpeningCeremony #DancePerformance #StarPower pic.twitter.com/QwGR5h08zG
— Reporrt (@reporrtofficial) February 7, 2026
Badshah tied the knot with rap
Apart from Nora Fatehi, Bollywood rapper Badshah also enthralled the audience with his brilliant voice. The thing to note is that Nora Fatehi also showed her moves to the fans on Badshah’s songs.
T20 World Cup opening ceremony ft. Badshah, Nora Fatehi pic.twitter.com/sTRjZ4ENFj
— RCBIANS OFFICIAL (@RcbianOfficial) February 7, 2026
Performance of Rishabh Rikhiram Sharma
Sitarist Rishabh Rikhiram Sharma also caught everyone’s attention with his performance. He is often seen in such ceremonies. He showed jugalbandi on both tabla and sitar, which entertained the fans.
India started its campaign with a win
In the match played against USA, Team India won by 29 runs. In the match, Team India, batting first, scored 161/9 runs in 20 overs. During this period, captain Suryakumar Yadav was the batsman who played the biggest innings for the team, who scored 84 runs in 49 balls with the help of 10 fours and 4 sixes.
Then the USA team, which came on the field for run chase, could score only 132/8 runs in 20 overs. During this period, Mohammad Siraj took maximum 3 wickets for India. Rest Arshdeep Singh and Akshar Patel took 2-2 wickets in their account.

