IND vs USA: In the match against the USA, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav played a magnificent half-century innings. He was the only Indian batsman to score a half-century in this match. With this innings, he has broken a major record of Virat Kohli.
IND vs USA: Suryakumar Yadav created history in the opening match of the T-20 World Cup 2026.
Surya won the hearts of the spectators with his all-around hitting on the field. He played a blistering innings of 84 runs off 49 balls, which included 10 fours and 4 sixes. Surya batted at a strike rate of 171.42. Notably, other key Indian batsmen failed miserably in this match. Opener Abhishek Sharma couldn’t even open his account, while Rinku Singh scored only 6 runs off 14 balls.
With this half-century innings, Surya has broken Virat Kohli’s record. He has now become the second most successful Indian captain to score the most runs in a single T20 World Cup match. Rohit Sharma is at the top of this list with 92 runs (against Australia, 2024). Now Surya has reached the second position with 84 runs.
Previously, Virat Kohli was in second place, having scored 57 runs against Pakistan in 2021. India had a very poor start in this match. Ishan Kishan scored 20 runs off 16 balls, while Abhishek Sharma was dismissed on the very first ball. Shivam Dube also failed to open his account. India had scored only 46 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the powerplay of 6 overs. However, Surya then took charge and, with his outstanding performance, led Team India to a total of 161 runs.
Indian captains with the most runs in a single T20 World Cup match.
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Rohit Sharma: 92 runs (vs Australia, 2024)
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Suryakumar Yadav: 84 runs (vs USA, 2026)
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Virat Kohli: 57 runs (vs Pakistan, 2021)
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MS Dhoni: 45 runs (vs South Africa, 2007)
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