T20 World Cup Opening Ceremony Videos: Nora Fatehi, Badshah Set Stage On Fire. Watch
Fans at the Wankhede Stadium witnessed an energetic opening ceremony of the T20 World Cup on Friday
Fans at the Wankhede Stadium witnessed an energetic opening ceremony of the T20 World Cup on Friday. The full event was not televised live, with broadcasters showing only brief glimpses. India's 2024 T20 World Cup-winning captain Rohit Sharma and the ICC chairman Jay Shah presented the trophy at the stadium during the ceremony. Star performers Nora Fatehi, Badshah, Sivamani and Rishab Verma entertained the audience. Here are a few videos from the opening ceremony.
The stars lit up a dazzling evening at the Wankhede ahead of India's #T20WorldCup opener against USA ⚡️
— ICC (@ICC) February 7, 2026
Follow the LIVE action from the tournament, broadcast details in our bio https://t.co/NPykWM7qqY pic.twitter.com/hZGvnLI3Cp
ICC Chairman Jay Shah and T20 World Cup ambassador Rohit Sharma at the opening ceremony. pic.twitter.com/UGwNTRlnXq
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 7, 2026
T20 World Cup opening ceremony ft. Badshah, Nora Fatehi pic.twitter.com/6swTXdi5KS
— Ravi (@RaviWritess) February 7, 2026
Nora Fatehi set the stage on fire with her performance at the T20 World Cup opening ceremony. pic.twitter.com/JqLggIocli
— (@rushiii_12) February 7, 2026
Moment hai bhai, moment hai!
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) February 7, 2026
Mumbaicha Raja meeting #TeamIndia's skipper at the iconic Wankhede, it couldn't get any better
ICC Men's #T20WorldCup | #INDvUSA | LIVE NOW https://t.co/GSioxLqv9R pic.twitter.com/XEOVXYWVtY
nora fatehi performance at the Wankhade stadium for T20 World Cup opening ceremony. pic.twitter.com/DcCNUH5ins
— (@rushiii_12) February 7, 2026
Talking about the match, Captain Suryakumar Yadav scored a fighting half-century against the USA in India's first match in Group A in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, keeping alive the defending champion's hopes of posting a fighting total.
Yadav came into the middle after opener Ishan Kishan had joined his partner Abhishek Sharma in the dugout with the score 45/2 in the sixth over. He saw the team slump to 46/4 at the end of the power play as Tilak Varma and Shivam Dube departed in quick succession.
The 36-year-old explosive batter, playing at his home ground Wankhede Stadium, raced to his fifth off 36 balls, hitting seven boundaries and one six.
In between, he saw Rinku Singh and Hardik Pandya return to the pavilion without adding many runs to the scoreboard. But Suryakumar did not lose hope and continued to fight, hitting boundaries whenever possible. He raised 41 runs for the seventh wicket partnership with Axar Patel as they blasted 21 runs off the sixth over bowled by Saurabh Netravalkar.
Suryakumar Yadav put on display his usual 360-degree shot-making, hitting a four and six off Netravalkar and another four and six in the same over off Shadley van Schalkwyk, the bowler who troubled India by claiming 4-25 in his first spell.
Yadav's brilliant knock kept alive India's hopes of reaching a defendable total in their opening match and avoid an upset.
In the process, Suryakumar Yadav also reached 1000 runs as a T20 captain, thus adding to his unique records in the shortest format of the game.
With IANS inputs
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