MUMBAI: Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out as USA have won the toss and opted to bowl against India in the third fixture of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 here at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday.
Mohammed Siraj has replaced Jasprit Bumrah in the side, who is unwell.
Playing XIs
USA:Â 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
India:Â Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Varun Chakravarthy
The defending champions are playing their opening fixture against USA and have only faced them once in T20Is in the 2024 edition, which India have won by seven wickets.
HEAD TO HEAD
India and USA have faced each other only once in T20I cricket, with the former emerging victorious in 2024.
Matches 1, India 1, USA 0
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