By Admin 
The first day of the 2026 T20 World Cup has proved to be very unpredictable. Even though Scotland and Netherlands could not win the first two matches of the day, they had spoiled the condition of Pakistan and West Indies for once. Now USA has done the same thing. In the match being played at Wankhede Stadium, USA bowlers have devastated the Indian batting line-up.
In the match being played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, USA won the toss and chose to bowl first. The Indian team came to bat first and lost the wicket of explosive batsman Abhishek Sharma in the very second over. Abhishek could not even open his account and walked on the very first ball of his innings. Within 12 overs, half the Indian team had returned to the pavilion.
Team India’s condition worsened
In particular, right arm fast bowler Shadley van Schalkwyk troubled the Indian batsmen a lot. Abhishek Sharma was out on the very first ball of his innings without opening the account. Ishan Kishan, who replaced Sanju Samson in the opening, also could not show any magic and went on after scoring 20 runs. Tilak Verma scored 25 runs, but where Shivam Dubey and Rinku Singh were expected, their bats remained silent.
5 balls, one run and three wickets
These figures are from that over of Shadley Van Schalkwyk, in which Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma and Shivam Dubey, all three Indian batsmen lost their wickets. Ishaan was out after scoring 20 runs on the third ball of the sixth over. By the end of this over, Tilak Verma and Shivam Dubey also found themselves sitting back in the dressing room.
In this match, the Indian team was able to score 46 runs till the end of the powerplay and lost 4 wickets. This is the third lowest score made by Team India in the powerplay of a domestic T20 match after the T20 World Cup 2024.
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