India will square off against the USA in the 25th match of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York on Wednesday. Both India and the USA have won their two matches and will want to continue the good show.
We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Current form of India: W W W W W
India has ticked the right boxes in the first two matches, especially with the ball. However, they will want to come up with a collective effort with the bat. India will want their openers – Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli – to give them a good start, which they haven’t done so far in the tournament.
Current form of USA: W W L W W
The USA played out of their skin to beat Pakistan in the thrilling Super Over contest. The hosts came up with a collective effort with both bat and ball and deserve a lot of credit for their impressive performance in the ongoing T20I showpiece.
Head to Head: India and the USA have never faced each other in Twenty20 Internationals.
Players to look out for: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, and Jasprit Bumrah will hold the key for India.
Saurabh Netravalkar, Monank Patel, Aaron Jones, Andries Gous, Steven Taylor, Nosthush Kenjige, and Corey Anderson will be the crucial players for America.
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj.
United States: Monank Patel (c), Aaron Jones, Andries Gous, Corey Anderson, Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Nitish Kumar, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Nethralvakar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir.
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