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T20 World Cup 2026: India and Pakistan kicked off their T20 World Cup 2026 campaigns on a positive note in their Group A matches on the tournaments opening day. It proved to be an exciting start as both teams had to work hard before securing convincing victories. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav played the starring role against the USA at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Sent in to bat India faced an early setback as they lost four early wickets inside the powerplay and found themselves in a precarious position. However Suryakumars masterful 84 off 49 balls turned the innings around guiding India to a fighting target of 161/9 on a challenging Mumbai pitch. In reply USA never got going as they were all out at 132/8. Mohammed Siraj led the bowling attack with three wickets while Axar Patel and Arshdeep Singh chipped in with two wickets each. With both India and Pakistan claiming wins the two sides sit at two points each atop Group A. India however lead the standings courtesy of a superior net run rate Check Group A points table after India vs USA in T20 World Cup 2026 HERE… Teams M W L T N/R PTS NRR India 1 1 2 +1.450 Pakistan 1 1 2 +0.240 Netherlands 1 1 -0.240 USA 1 1 -1.450 Namibia In Colombo Pakistan restricted the Netherlands to 147 all out in their tournament opener. Chasing the target Salman Ali Aghas Men in Green looked comfortable at 98/2 in the 13th over. However the 2009 champions stumbled in the middle overs losing five wickets in as many overs and finding themselves struggling at 114/7 in the 17th over at Sinhalese Sports Club. Faheem Ashrafs explosive 24-run cameo in the 19th over off Logan van Beek that turned the game in Pakistan’s favour helping them complete a three-wicket victory. This marked the third consecutive T20 World Cup win for Pakistan over the Netherlands. (Group A Points table updated till India vs USA T20 World Cup 2026 match)