{"id":1584,"date":"2026-02-07T23:09:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T17:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=1584"},"modified":"2026-02-07T23:17:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T17:47:03","slug":"t20-wc-sirajs-3-29-after-suryas-84-help-india-beat-usa-by-29-runs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=1584","title":{"rendered":"T20 WC: Siraj’s 3-29 after Surya’s 84* help India beat USA by 29 runs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mumbai, Last-minute replacement Mohammad Siraj led with a lion-hearted effort, claiming 3-29 and with Arshdeep Singh and Axar Patel claiming two wickets apiece, India defeated USA by 29 runs to start their campaign on a winning note in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asked to bat first on a helpful pitch, India had survived a scare and an early collapse, reduced to 77\/6, thanks to a majestic unbeaten 84 by skipper Suryakumar Yadav to post a defendable 161\/9. Later, the bowlers got into the act to help the defending champions start with a win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Siraj claimed 3-29, Arshdeep bagged 2-18, and Axar claimed 2-24 as India restricted the USA to 132\/9 in 20 overs at the Wankhede Stadium, struggling to victory in their first match in Group A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brought into the squad on Friday as a replacement for injured Harshit Rana, Siraj was drafted into the playing XI when pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah fell ill and was unavailable for this match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He lifted the morale of the depleted bowling attack and made a running start with a superb two-wicket burst in his first two overs, providing the breakthrough by getting Andries Gous (6) to hit uppishly to Tilak Varma at cover-point and then accounting for fellow opener Saiteja Mukkamalla (2), who mistimed a fullish-length delivery on middle and off, which nipped in, and Varun Chakravarthy completed an easy catch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In between, Arshdeep Singh sent back USA skipper Monank Patel for a duck as India reduced USA to 13\/3. Siraj had figures of 2-18 from his first three overs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sanjay Krishnamurthi and Milind Kumar repaired the innings, raising 58 runs for the fourth wicket, playing cautiously against the Indian spinners, and managing to score a boundary or two whenever the chance came. Varun Chakravarthy provided the much-needed breakthrough for India when he lured Milind Kumar out of his crease with Ishan Kishan completing an easy stumping. Milind scored a run-a-ball 34, hitting three fours and a six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Krishnamurthi kept the other end going, hitting Axar and Hardik for a six each and a four off Varun. He mostly scored in singles and twos to reach 37 off 31 balls before Axar got him lashing at a tossed-up fullish delivery to be caught in the deep. Harmeet Singh fell on the next ball for a first-ball duck as the two-wicket blitz reduced USA to 98\/6 in the 16th over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the asking rate mounting, the USA needed some big overs, but that did not happen as they needed 58 runs from the last three overs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohammad Mohsin (8 off 9 balls) scooped a widish one from Arshdeep Singh for a four, but the pacer had the last laugh as he got the batter off the very next ball for his second wicket of the match. USA down to 110\/7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shubham Ranjane lashed a couple of boundaries, including a six off Hardik Pandya and a four off Siraj, as he was the last man out for 37 to Siraj as USA slumped to their second defeat in two World Cups against India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brief scores:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

India 161\/9 in 20 overs (Suryakumar Yadav 84 not out, Tilak Varma 25; Shadley van Schalkwyk 4-25, Harmeet Singh 2-26) beat USA 132\/9 in 20 overs (Sanjay Krishnamurthi 37, Shubham Ranjane 37, Milind Kumar 31; Mohammad Siraj 3-29, Axar Patel 2-24, Arshdeep Singh 2-18,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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