India vs USA T20 World Cup 2026 highlights: Mohammed Siraj picked up 3/29 to restrict USA to 132/8 from their 20 overs. Earlier, Suryakumar Yadav’ 84 from 49 took India to 161/9 after USA skipper Monank Patel won the toss and opted to bowl first against Suryakumar Yadav’s India in game three of the ongoing T20 World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. India, after winning their first trophy in 2007, managed to win their second trophy in 2024.
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USA, on the other hand, on the back of a spell from Shadley van Schalkwyk looked were going to cause an upset in the first innings, but the Indian skipper’s blitzkrieg blew them away.
With the result, India are top of Group A with two points, and Pakistan are second.
Teams:
United States of America (Playing XI): Andries Gous(w), Saiteja Mukkamalla, Monank Patel(c), Milind Kumar, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Shubham Ranjane, Harmeet Singh, Mohammad Mohsin, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar
India (Playing XI): Ishan Kishan(w), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Varun Chakaravarthy
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Match EndedICC Men’s T20 World Cup, 2026 – Match 3
India
161/9 (20.0)
vs
USA
132/8 (20.0)
Match Ended ( Match 3 )
India beat USA by 29 runs
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