A total of 3 matches will be played on the first day of T20 World Cup 2026. India’s first match is with USA today, which will start at 7 pm at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. News is coming that fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will not play today’s match. It is also believed that Sanju Samson, who was opening with Abhishek Sharma in the last series, may have to sit out today, Ishan Kishan can open in his place today.

Why won’t Jasprit Bumrah play the first match?

According to the report of The Indian Express, Jasprit Bumrah is not well, due to which he will not play in the match against USA. Let us tell you that Harshit Rana has also been out of the tournament due to injury, in whose place BCCI has included Mohammad Siraj in the squad. Siraj has joined Team India on Friday itself.

According to the report, Bumrah has viral fever. Even the Indian team management would not want them to be played in the match against USA in this condition. Bumrah had also come to the ground a day before the match, but he did not practice. Due to Bumrah being out, Jasprit Bumrah may get a chance in the playing 11 today.

Abhishek and Ishaan can open

Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma started the innings in all five matches of the last series before the T20 World Cup 2026, but Sanju disappointed in every match. He could not score big in any match. In the last match of the series, Ishan Kishan was made to keep wickets. Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma can open against USA today. Even in practice against South Africa, both of them (Abhishek and Ishaan) had opened.

India’s probable playing 11

Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj.

India’s squad in T20 World Cup

Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Varun Chakraborty, Mohammad Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah.