WATCH | Rohit Sharma refuses snacks from Mukesh Ambani:Surya leaves toss for hug, Wankhede echoes with ‘Maa tujhe salaam’; top moments

India began their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign on a winning note with a 29-run victory over the USA at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on February 7. Defending 162, India restricted the USA to 132 for 8, with Mohammed Siraj starring on his return to T20Is by picking up three wickets and leading a strong bowling effort. Earlier, captain Suryakumar Yadav played a sensational, unbeaten knock of 84 off 49 balls to rescue India after a shaky batting display. India’s top order collapsed under the lights, losing four wickets inside the powerplay, including Abhishek Sharma for a first-ball duck and three wickets in one over, which left the hosts struggling at 46 for 4. With wickets falling around him, Suryakumar held the innings together and, along with Axar Patel, added a crucial 41-run stand to lift India to a competitive 161 for 9. The bowlers then backed up the captain’s effort, as Siraj (3/29) was well supported by Axar Patel (2/24), Arshdeep Singh (2/18), and Varun Chakaravarthy, sealing a confident opening win for the Men in Blue IND vs USA, M-3, T20 WC 2026, top moments Wankhede echoes with AR Rahman’s iconic ‘Maa Tujhe Salaam’ During India’s campaign opener against the USA in the iconic Wankhede Stadium, fans cheered and chanted, AR Rahman’s famous patriotic song, ‘Maa Tujhe Salam’, echoed from the crowds in Mumbai.

Rohit refuses snacks from Mukesh Ambani As the match progressed between India and the USA, defending T20 World Cup captain, Rohit Sharma, seemed to be receiving offers to have snacks and tea from Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani. Rohit Sharma refused to have the tea, which caught eyes on camera. Ishan Kishan’s ‘fumble’ stumping In the second innings, while chasing 162 runs, Ishan Kishan removes Milind Kumar (34) despite a fumble behind the stumps in the 12th over. Varun Chakravarthy bowled a brilliant over against Milind to get him out early, who was looking dangerous and set enough to score high. Suryakumar Yadav leaves the toss to hug Rohit Sharma During the toss, the India captain shows huge respect for Rohit Sharma as he leave toss moment just to hug his former captain on the field. Later, the USA won the toss and elected to bowl first. Batting first, India scored 161 runs as Suryakumar Yadav shone with a brilliant 84-run knock. Yzvendra Chahal leaves broadcasting to hug Rohit Sharma While, Rohit Sharma enters the field pre-match as Surya delayed the toss to hug Rohit, similarly, Yuzvendra Chahal skipped live broadcasting for Starsports, just to hug ‘Hitman’. Harmeet Singh ties Surya’s laces: A great sportsman’s spirit In the 18th over of the first innings, when Surya just crossed his half-century mark, USA’s Harmeet Singh ties SKY’s shoe laceswhich actually depicts a great sportsman spirit in such a big event like the T20 World Cup. IND vs USA, M-3, T20 WC, records 1. Suryakumar Yadav wins his 17th Player of the Match award Suryakumar Yadav has now become India’s most successful player in terms of Player of the Match awards in T20 cricket. By winning his 17th award, he went past Virat Kohli, who previously held the record with 16 awards. Rohit Sharma is third on the list with 14 awards, followed by Axar Patel with eight and Jasprit Bumrah with seven. After Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar also became only the second Indian captain to win a Player of the Match award in a T20 World Cup. 2. India register nine consecutive wins in T20 World Cups India’s winning streak in the T20 World Cup continues to grow stronger. With this victory, the team has now won nine matches in a row, the most by any side in the history of the tournament. Earlier, South Africa (in 2024) and Australia (between 2022 and 2024) had managed eight consecutive wins each. 3. Suryakumar achieves a record for scoring 20+ runs in an over Suryakumar Yadav achieved another major milestone by scoring 20 or more runs in an over for the seventh time in T20 cricket. With this, he moved ahead of Rohit Sharma, who had done it six times, to become the Indian player with the most such overs to his name.