"India recover from 77-6 as captain Suryakumar Yadav hits an unbeaten 84 in 29-run World Cup win against United States. India captain Suryakumar Yadav led by example as the tournament co-hosts began their Twenty20 World Cup title defence with a 29-run victory against the United States in a group A contest on Saturday. India recovered from a dire 77-6 to post a decent 161-9 with Suryakumar hitting a scintillating 84 not out off 49 balls."
"Earlier, the predominantly Indian fans at the Wankhede Stadium probably expected sixes and fours to rain down after US captain Monank Patel elected to field. Instead, it was a long procession of India's top-order batters returning to the pavilion after a spectacular meltdown of the world's top-ranked T20 team. Opener Abhishek Sharma, currently the world's number one T20 batter, fell for a first-ball duck in perhaps an inkling of what was in store for the home side."
India recovered from 77-6 to post 161-9 after Suryakumar Yadav produced an unbeaten 84 off 49 balls. Suryakumar reached a 36-ball fifty and added 21 runs from the final over bowled by Saurabh Netravalkar. The United States scored 132-8 in reply, offering resistance but never seriously threatening the chase. India's top order collapsed early, with Abhishek Sharma out first ball and Shadley van Schalkwyk taking three wickets in five deliveries during the Powerplay. Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel were dismissed while Jasprit Bumrah missed the match due to illness and Harshit Rana was replaced.
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