The tenth edition of the T20 World Cup (T20 World Cup 2026) has started with 3 matches on Saturday. The third match was played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, in which the disappointing performance of Indian batsmen was seen. But captain Suryakumar Yadav played an explosive inning of 84 runs in 49 balls, taking India to the score of 161 runs. After this the bowlers performed well. USA could score only 132 runs and India won the first match by 29 runs.

USA won the toss and decided to bowl first. It was expected from India’s top order batsmen that they would make a strong start against USA but it did not happen. Abhishek Sharma ‘Golden Duck’ out. Ishan Kishan returned to the pavilion after scoring 20 runs in 16 balls. Tilak Verma walked out after scoring 25 runs. After this Shivam Dubey also got out on his first ball. Finisher Rinku Singh had to come to the field early, but he could score only 6 runs in 14 balls. After Rinku was out, Hardik Pandya returned to the pavilion after scoring only 5 runs. India was under pressure with 6 wickets falling at 77, but then Team India made a comeback. Know who were the 3 heroes of India’s first victory.

Suryakumar Yadav

USA dismissed all the Indian batsmen cheaply, but captain Suryakumar Yadav took sixes from the bowlers with his explosive innings. He scored 84 runs in 49 balls at a strike rate of more than 171, in this innings the captain hit 4 sixes and 10 fours. With this innings, India was able to reach the score of 161, otherwise even scoring 100 runs was looking difficult.

Mohammad Siraj

Mohammad Siraj, who joined the team a day earlier as a replacement for Harshit Rana, bowled brilliantly. He dismissed both the openers in the powerplay. He dismissed Andries Goos (6) in the second over and Saiteja Mukkamalla (2) in the fourth over. Siraj took a total of 3 wickets in the match. He gave 29 runs in his 4 overs.

Akshar Patel

Vice-captain Akshar Patel also played an important role in this victory. When India’s 6 wickets fell at 77 runs, Surya was standing at one end but the batsmen were getting out at the other end, then Akshar took over the innings. He made an important partnership of 41 runs with Surya for the seventh wicket. Akshar also performed well in bowling, taking 2 wickets in 2 consecutive balls to end all hopes of USA’s victory. Patel gave only 24 runs in 4 overs.