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India registers historic win against America, breaks South Africa’s record
Samira Vishwas | February 8, 2026 3:24 AM CST

India’s explosive start: victory over America in T20 World Cup 2026

Mumbai: The defending champion Indian cricket team ICC T20 World Cup 2026 I have started my campaign on a great note. In the first match of Group A, India United States of America (USA) Won by defeating by 29 runs. This match highlighted the confident and cohesive performance of the Indian team.

record breaking win

With this victory India t20 world cup It has also established an important milestone in the history of. Indian team in terms of consecutive wins South Africa Has broken the record. This is India’s 9th consecutive win in the tournament, whereas earlier this record was in the name of South Africa, which had won 8 consecutive matches.

India’s beginning stir

After losing the toss, the Indian batsmen faced difficulties early on. The team came under pressure due to the rapid fall of wickets in the first few overs. However, Captain Suryakumar Yadav Holding one end, he played a strong innings of 84 unbeaten runs in 49 balls. Due to his excellent batting, India managed to score 161 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs.

Siraj’s aggressive bowling

When USA started chasing the target of 161 runs, they had a very bad start. in the second over itself Mohammad Siraj by andres gauss Was out on 6 runs. after this Monank Patel And Saiteja Mukkamalla The early fall of wickets increased the pressure on the USA team, and they lost three wickets for just 13 runs.

important partnership effort

after this milind kumar And Sanjay Krishnamurthy Tried to handle the innings. Together they scored 31 runs in the first 6 overs and also made an important partnership of 58 runs for the fourth wicket. However, the Indian bowlers maintained their hold on the match by taking timely wickets.

India’s victory celebration

The bowlers of the Indian team, including Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh And Akshar Patel Were involved, performed brilliantly. These bowlers did not give any opportunity to the USA batsmen to play freely. USA team scored only 132 runs losing 8 wickets in 20 overs and India won the match by 29 runs.

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