Suryakumar Yadav`s impressive knock helps India cruise to 161 runs vs USA

Updated On: 07 February, 2026 08:58 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

In the T20 World Cup 2026 match against the United States of America (USA), Team India posted a total of 161 runs. Here`s all you need to know (Pics: X/File Pic)

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In the T20 World Cup 2026 match against the United States of America (USA), Team India posted a total of 161 runs. Here`s all you need to know (Pics: X/File Pic)

<p>Having put to bat first, opening batsman Abhishek Sharma was dismissed on a one-ball duck. Fellow opening batsman Ishan Kishan scored 20 runs in 16 balls, including a boundary and two maximums <em><strong>(Pic: File Pic)</strong></em></p>

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Having put to bat first, opening batsman Abhishek Sharma was dismissed on a one-ball duck. Fellow opening batsman Ishan Kishan scored 20 runs in 16 balls, including a boundary and two maximums (Pic: File Pic)

<p>Tilak Varma managed to score 25 runs off 16 balls, with the help of three boundaries and a maximum. Axar Patel accumulated 14 runs in 11 balls, including two boundaries <em><strong>(Pic: File Pic)</strong></em></p>

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Tilak Varma managed to score 25 runs off 16 balls, with the help of three boundaries and a maximum. Axar Patel accumulated 14 runs in 11 balls, including two boundaries (Pic: File Pic)

<p>Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, Suryakumar Yadav delivered a captain`s knock. Facing just 49 deliveries, he played an unbeaten knock of 84 runs, which was laced with 10 boundaries and four maximums. With this, the "Men in Blue" posted a total of 161 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 20 overs <em><strong>(Pic: X/@BCCI)</strong></em></p>

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Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, Suryakumar Yadav delivered a captain`s knock. Facing just 49 deliveries, he played an unbeaten knock of 84 runs, which was laced with 10 boundaries and four maximums. With this, the "Men in Blue" posted a total of 161 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 20 overs (Pic: X/@BCCI)

<p>USA`s Shadley van Schalkwyk returned with the figures of four wickets for 25 runs in four overs. Harmeet Singh also bagged two wickets by conceding 26 runs in his spell of four overs. Ali Khan and Mohammad Mohsin chipped in with one wicket each <em><strong>(Pic: X/<span class="css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3">@usacricket)</span></strong></em></p>

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USA`s Shadley van Schalkwyk returned with the figures of four wickets for 25 runs in four overs. Harmeet Singh also bagged two wickets by conceding 26 runs in his spell of four overs. Ali Khan and Mohammad Mohsin chipped in with one wicket each (Pic: X/@usacricket)

<p>Star pacer Mohammed Siraj, who will be leading Team India`s pace attack in Jasprit Bumrah`s absence, will be expected to strike early wickets <em><strong>(Pic: X/@ICC)</strong></em></p>

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Star pacer Mohammed Siraj, who will be leading Team India`s pace attack in Jasprit Bumrah`s absence, will be expected to strike early wickets (Pic: X/@ICC)

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