Suryakumar Rescues India From All-time Shock By Usa

Suryakumar Yadav rescued India from an almighty scare and ensured nan T20 World Cup co-hosts opened their tourney pinch a 29-run triumph complete nan United States successful Mumbai.

After being put into bat nan defending champions and overwhelming favourites slumped to 77-6, putting them astatine consequence of nan biggest daze successful cricket history – and 1 of nan biggest upsets successful immoderate sport.

But nan US crucially dropped Suryakumar connected 15. Bowler Shubham Ranjane, 1 of 5 India-born players successful USA's XI, was nan blameworthy statement debased successful his follow-through.

The India skipper punished nan miss pinch a superb 84 not retired from 49 balls, countering nan business perfectly by starting slow earlier unfurling thrilling scoops and flicks to resistance nan hosts to 161-9.

That denied nan underdogs immoderate momentum and India seamers Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj took 3 wickets successful nan first 4 overs of nan pursuit to trim nan US to 13-3.

As nan required run-rate climbed, nan expectant locals grew much comfortable and nan US scrapped to 132-8 successful their 20 overs without ever threatening to complete nan chase.

It means, aft an entertaining opening time successful which the Netherlands were a dropped drawback distant from stunning Pakistan and Scotland threatened West Indies, India group nan early gait astatine nan apical of Group A arsenic expected successful this World Cup.

England participate nan tourney connected Sunday pinch a fixture against Nepal astatine 09:30 GMT. Ireland play Sri Lanka successful Colombo astatine 13:30.