Captain Suryakumar Yadav smashed an unbeaten 84 as India posted 161 and then bowled out USA for 132 in a dominant all-round display.
Mumbai: Skipper Suryakumar Yadav’s rescue act and disciplined bowling were the highlights as India got out of jail to beat USA in their T20 World Cup opener and lock two points from the topsy-turvy game at the Wankhede Stadium here on Saturday night.
After the team drifted into troubled waters, Surya steadied the rocking boat with a solid 84 that came off 49 balls and contained 10 fours and four hits that sailed over the boundary. The knock took India to a decent 161 for 9 and gave the bowlers enough to defend. USA put up a brief fight via a 58-run stand for the fourth wicket between Milind Kumar (34) and Sanjay Krishnamurthi (37) but that was about it. They eventually managed 132 for 8 to hand the hosts a 29-run win.
Fast bowler Mohammed Siraj, who was drafted into the playing XI in place of an ill Jasprit Bumrah, took 3 for 29. He was ably supported by Arshdeep Singh (2/18) and Axar Patel (2/24).
Earlier, overconfident India slipped to an embarrassing 77 for 6 in the 13th over when Surya stepped up to repair the damage. He first put on a 41-run stand for the seventh wicket with No. 8 Axar Patel (14), followed by 22 for the eighth with Arshdeep Singh (4) and a further 21 with Varun Chakravarthy (0) to lend the Indian total some respectability.
Sky was innovative in the death overs as he unpacked unorthodox shots, often losing his balance and falling to the ground but achieving the desired results as the ball either raced to the boundary or sailed over it.
Surya made the most of a dropped chance when he was on 15 ‑ medium pacer Ranjane could not hold on to a return catch in his follow-through with the Indian score reading 63 for 4 in the 10th over.
Complacency had crept into the star batting line-up with big names registering small scores, including two golden ducks by destructive opener Abhishek Sharma and hard-hitter Shivam Dube.
It was Shadley van Shalkwyk who threw the spanner in India’s works. The fast bowler sent down a stunning sixth over in which he claimed the wickets of Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma and Dube while conceding just two runs to leave the hosts aghast with a disappointing 46 for 4 at the end of Powerplay. Ishan hit one to Milind Kumar at mid-off after making 20; tucked up Tilak (25) ballooned a catch to Monank Patel at mid-wicket and Dube top-edged a catch to Saurabh Netravalkar at short fine-leg.
USA began well after winning the toss and putting India in. They managed to keep the scoring rate in check as pacers Saurabh Netravalkar and Ali Khan proved a potent opening attack before Shalkwyk turned the screw with figures of 4 for 25.
Coming in at the fall of Abhishek in the second over, Tilak looked set for a good score. He jumped out to thump Netravalkar into the sight screen then glanced him for a boundary. The Hyderabadi was let off on 23 when Shalkwyk spilled a difficult chance in his follow-through as the batsman unleashed a full-blooded shot.
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Mohammad Mohsin was impressive for the USA, conceding just six runs in his 2.4 overs and picking up a key wicket, maintaining an economy of 2.25. Harmeet Singh kept things tight from the other end as the American bowlers tightened their grip.
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