India vs USA T20 World Cup 2026: USA wins toss, India to bat first

India vs USA, T20 World Cup 2026: The T20 World Cup 2026 has begun. Team India is playing its first match against the USA at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Indian team, captained by Suryakumar Yadav, is looking to start with a win. This is only the second match between India and the USA in the history of the T20 World Cup.

India's Playing XI

Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel, Mohammed Siraj.

India to bat first

The USA team has won the toss and decided to bowl first. This means Team India will bat first in this match. India will be looking to post a big score on the board.

IND vs USA: Second encounter in T20 World Cup

This will be the second encounter between India and the USA in the T20 World Cup. Earlier, the two teams clashed in the T20 World Cup 2024, in which India defeated the USA.

Squads of both teams:

India Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel (vice-captain) and Washington Sundar.

USA squad: Monank Patel (captain), Jessy Singh, Andries Gous, Shehan Jayasuriya, Milind Kumar, Shayan Jahangir, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Harmeet Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan, Mohammad Mohsin, Shubham Ranjane.