India vs USA highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: Suryakumar special seals 7-wicket win over USA; Rohit and Co. enter Super 8

Suryakumar Yadav is leading India's charge in the 111-run chase

Cricket might be as foreign to most Americans as driving on the left-hand side. However, with Monank Patel's men doing the unthinkable against Pakistan at the grandest stage, fans and followers of the United States of America (USA) expected the co-hosts to punch above their weight against Rohit Sharma's Team India in the T20 World Cup 2024 on Wednesday. Billed as an India versus 'Mini India' clash, the outcome of match No.25 of the ICC event ended the unbeaten run of the newest giant killers in T20I cricket at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium.

With pace ace Jasprit Bumrah waiting in the wings, Arshdeep Singh bagged the limelight in the powerplay by scripting history with his first over against the United States of America (USA) at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium. Opening the attack for Rohit Sharma's Team India in match No.25 of the T20 World Cup 2024, pacer Arshdeep became the 1st Indian bowler to take a wicket on the first ball of an ICC World T20. After handing Shayan Jahangir a golden duck, pacer Arshdeep ended his first over with the wicket of Andries Gous. Missing the services of skipper Monank Patel, giant-killers USA recorded the lowest powerplay score against India.

Recording the best figures by an Indian in the T20 World Cup history, pacer Arshdeep teamed up with Bumrah to help Rohit's men restrict the United States of America to 110-8 in 20 overs. Chasing the 110-run total, Mumbai-born pacer Saurabh Netravalkar stunned Team India with the prized scalps of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Pacer Netravalkar handed Kohli a golden duck in the low-scoring encounter.

Staging India's comeback in the Group A decider, Suryakumar Yadav joined forces with Rishabh Pant before the top-ranked batter notched up a match-altering half-century. The No.1 T20I batter smashed his fifth half-century as India completed the highest successful run chase in New York. Suryakumar (50*) and Shivam Dube (31*) sealed India's seven-wicket win over the USA in 18.2 overs. With the win, India have entered the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup.

Super 8 qualification scenario: Why Pakistan closely watched India vs USA clash

Babar Azam’s Pakistan recorded a comfortable win over Canada to remain alive in the Super 8 race. The 2009 world champions improved their net run rate to 0.191 after registering the first win of the 2024 World Cup. If co-hosts USA lose their remaining game, Pakistan can take the second spot by recording a massive win in its final group game. If the USA score a single point in the final game or Pakistan lose a point due to a washout, the Green Army will be out of the T20 World Cup.

Here’s all you need to know about India vs USA encounter at T20 World Cup:

-India have entered the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup.

-Team India is the only unbeaten side in Group A.

-Suryakumar Yadav smashed 5th half-century as India outclassed USA by 7 wickets.

-USA docked 5 penalty runs in 15th over.

-Suryakumar was dropped by Saurabh Netravalkar in the 12th over.

-Suryakumar lifted India to 47-3 in 10 overs.

-Ali Khan got the better of Rishabh Pant (18) in the 7th over.

- Netravalkar removed Rohit Sharma for cheap.

-Virat Kohli was handed a golden duck by Netravalkar.

-Arshdeep Singh recorded best-ever figures (4/9) for India in World Cup’s history.

-USA posted 110-8 in 20 overs.

-Hardik removed dangerous Anderson to put India on top.

- Mohammed Siraj plucked a blinder to end Nitish Kumar's cameo.

-Giantkilers USA reached 59-4 in 12 overs.

-USA recorded the lowest powerplay score against India.

-Arshdeep became 1st Indian bowler to take a wicket on the first ball of a T20 World Cup game.

-Aaron Jones captained the Monank-less side while India named an unchanged playing XI.

-USA were without regular captain Monank Patel against India.

-India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl in New York.

-Five members of the USA squad were born in India.

-USA star Harmeet Singh played an IPL game under Rahul Dravid's watch.

-Jones is the second-highest scorer at the T20 World Cup 2024.