Abhishek Sharma, who has been performing well recently, was out for a duck in his T20 World Cup debut. He attempted a big hit against USA bowler Ali Khan but ended up getting caught in the deep. Captain Monank Patel had placed a fielder in deep cover, anticipating Abhishek’s tendency to target that area early, and the catch was taken by Sanjay Krishnamurthi.
The crowd at Wankhede Stadium was left shocked by this early dismissal, and a disappointed Abhishek headed back to the dressing room.
Ranking as the No.1 batter in T20I Cricket, Abhishek has been known for hitting boundaries consistently. In the last series against New Zealand, he delivered a powerful performance. There’s still plenty of time to turn things around, and Abhishek is likely to make a significant impact in the tournament.
In other news, Monank won the toss and chose to bowl first. Jasprit Bumrah was unavailable for this match due to illness and was replaced by Mohammed Siraj.
Playing XIs
India: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Varun Chakravarthy
USA: Saiteja Mukkamalla, Andries Gous (wk), Monank Patel (capt), Milind Kumar, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Harmeet Singh, Shubham Ranjane, Mohammad Mohsin, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan
