India have defeated USA by 7 wickets and this helps them make it to the Super Eight stage of T20 World Cup 2024. India seal a spot for themselves with 6 points to their credit from 3 matches. They have one more match to go in their group.

India are on the verge of qualification for the Super Eight. They need 9 more to win the game off 18 balls. A win means a Super 8 berth for them.

Even before the start of Jasdeep Singh's fourth over, United States have been penalized by 5 runs. This happends because this is the third time that USA have failed to start a new over within the stipulated 60 seconds. India need 30 runs off 30 balls to win now.

Nine runs came off the Corey Anderson over and India can have a sigh of relief as they are solid in this chase now. Shivam Dube hit a powerful six over the cow corner on the second ball of the over. India need 35 runs in 30 balls.

A much-needed boundary for India! It comes after a gap of 17 balls. Suryakumar Yadav went across the stumps and flicked the ball on the leg side through the deep mid-wicket for a four. Seven runs came off the Ali Khan over. 

Saurabh Netravalkar has dropped a catch of Suryakumar Yadav. How costly is this going to be? SKY mistimed his lofted shot and the ball went high in the air. Netravalkar ran behind from short third man but failed to take the catch as the ball popped out of his hands. India need 52 runs in 44 balls.

Eight runs have come off the last two overs. Jessy Singh gave away 6 while Corey Anderson bowled a two-run over. India need 56 runs in 48 balls. Do we have a game here or India are going to win it easily?

Corey Anderson starts with a six-run over. The asking rate is 6.4 now for India. They need 64 runs in 60 balls. This pitch is not easy to bat on and this keeps USA interested in the game. A couple of wickets here and they can really bounce back in the game.

Only two runs came off the Shadley van Schalkwyk over. India need 70 runs in 66 balls. United States have managed to keep themselves alive in the game but they need to keep taking wickets as India are only one good partnership away from sealing this game.

Big wicket for Ali Khan. He has dismissed Rishah Pant. The ball didn't bounce and kept very low before rattling the stumps of Pant. United States are back in the game. India need 72 runs in 75 balls. 

India scored 33 runs and lost two wickets in the powerplay. They need 78 runs in 84 balls. The duo of Rishabh Pant and Suryakumar Yadav have done a nice job to keep the asking rate under check. India need 5.57 runs per over from this point.

IND 33/2 (6) 

A pull shot from Rishabh Pant and the ball travells the distance. It goes over the fielder at deep square leg and falls on the boundary rope for six runs. India are slowly and gradually picking pace.

IND 33/2 (5.3)

There comes the 'Supla' shot from Suryakumar Yadav and it goes for a six over fine leg fence. Saurabh Netravalkar has bowled round the wicket, angling onto the stumps and Suryakumar scooped it for half a dozen.

IND 24/2 (4.2)

Four runs came off Jasdeep Singh's first over. He bowled tight lines and both Suryakumar Yadav and Rishabh Pant were happy relying on singles. India need 95 runs in 96 balls to win from this point.

IND 16/2 (4)

Only two runs came off the second over of Saurabh Netravalkar and the wicket of Rohit Sharma. He has kept United States interested in the game with some superb bowling. One will still feel that India are ahead in the game, considering a small target and their great batting experience. 

IND 12/2 (3)

Rohit Sharma is gone! Saurabh Netravalkar is on fire. It was bowled fuller from him and the ball gripped on the surface before taking the leading edge of Rohit's bat. Harmeet Singh took a good catch running behind at mid-off.

Eight runs came off Ali Khan's first over. This is really good performance from United States. Their body language is confident.

Only two runs came off the first over of Saurabh Netravalkar. He also got the wicket of India's star batter Virat Kohli in it. Can USA put pressure on India with some more wickets? 

A wicket for USA only on the second ball of the Indian innings. Virat Kohli loses his wicket while chasing a fuller delivery outside off stump. Saurabh Netravalkar bowled it with an angle and Kohli edged the ball to USA wicketkeeper Gous. 

IND 1/1 (0.2)

Only 10 runs came off the last two overs and USA have posted a total of 110 for 8 on the board. They might be 30 runs short but they still have something on the board to fight. On the other hand, it is a good opportunity for the Indian batters to spend some time on the surface.

USA 110/8 (20)

Arshdeep Singh returned with figures of 4 for 9 in his four overs. This becomes the best bowling figures by an Indian bowler in T20 World Cup history.

A fourth wicket for Arhdeep Singh. It was a short ball that rose to a great height and took the edge of Harmeet Singh's bat. USA are faltering in the slog over after putting an impressive show in the middle. They are seven down now.

USA 98/7 (17.3)

A second wicket for Hardik Pandya as he dismissed Corey Anderson on the fifth ball of the over. Hardik finished his quota of four overs with figures of 2 for 14. That is a really good running catch from Rishabh Pant at square leg.

Jasprit Bumrah has been hit for 14 runs in his third over. Corey Anderson slammed a four on the first ball of the over through the third man region before Harmeet Singh got a top edge for a six over fine leg on the fourth ball. United States have made a significant improvement in their scoring rate.

Mohammed Siraj has taken a sensational catch near the boundary line at deep square leg and that is the end of Nitish Kumar's superb knock. He scored 27 runs off 23 balls. Arshdeep Singh gets the wicket. It is his third of the night!

USA 81/5 (14.4)

Nine runs came of the Axar Patel over. Corey Anderson slammed a six on the fifth ball of the over. It was a fuller ball from Axar and Anderson hit it over the cow corner for a six. 

Nitish Kumar made some room for himself and slammed the Hardik Pandya delivery right over the bowler's head for a big six. Later in the over, Nitish slammed a wonderful four down the ground. A total of 12 runs came off the over. 

Axar Patel was hit for a six on the previous ball and now he makes a comeback with a wicket. Steven Taylor has played the ball on his stumps. He could not read the length well and ends up losing his wicket. 

USA 56/4 (11.4)

Half of the USA innings is completed. So far the Indian bowlers have kept them at bay with consistently hitting the hard length. Apart from Shivam Dube, no bowlers has leaked more than 8 runs in an over. 

It is slightly short from Shivam Dube and Steven Taylor has pulled it away over the deep mid-wicket for a six. The ball travells a distance of 77 metres. United States badly needed that, in fact they need many more like this. Dube ends his over with a dot ball. 11 runs came off it.

USA 37/3 (9)

Not an ideal start for Shivam Dube. He bowled a short of length delivery outside off stump and the ball even took the edge of Nitish's bat but it flew through the slip cordon for a four. The third man was a big wide so failed to reach the ball in time.

USA 30/3 (8.1)

Aaron Jones runs out of patience and goes for a pull shot but loses his wicket in the process. Hardik Pandya bowled short and Jones got a big edge on his pull shot. The ball flew into the hands of Mohammed Siraj at deep fine leg.

Steven Taylor played the Jasprit Bumrah delivery on the off side and wanted to take a quick single. However, Aaron Jones decided not to take the risky run. By then, Taylor was half way down the track and to make things poorer he slipped and fell while trying to return to his crease. Virat Kohli collected the ball after running to his right from cover but he threw the ball at the wrong end. 

This powerplay was completely dominated by India. Arshdeep Singh struck twice in his first over before Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya helped him keeping the noose tight. Arshdeep bowled two overs in the powerplay and conceded only 4 runs while taking two wickets.

Jasprit Bumrah got the ball in his hand and he started with a one-run over. He was unplayable for more than a couple of times. You cannot blame the USA batters much as they are facing a typical Bumrah on best of the bowling surfaces in the world.

USA 17/2 (5)

Aaron Jones has smashed a six on the final ball of the over to Mohammed Siraj. That took the edge of the bat of Jones and flew over the fine leg for a six. Eight runs came off Siraj's second over.

Arshdeep Singh doesn't get a wicket in his second over but concedes only one run it. United States are scoring less than three runs per over. They not need to save wickets but also need to accelerate a bit as half of the powerplay is completed.

Mohammed Siraj has started with a four-run over. United States are truly under pressure as India have got off to a superb start in this game. USA need a partnership to make a comeback in this game. It seems hard for them at this point as Arshdeep is ready to bowl his second over.

It is a two-wicket over from Arshdeep Singh. Andries Gous wanted to play a pull shot but he was outdone by the bounce the ball got from the surface. Hardik Pandya took the catch after running from mid-off.

USA 3/2 (1)

Arshdeep Singh is bowling the first over and he strikes on the very first ball of the game. Shayan Jahangir is gone for a first-ball duck. It was pitched up and swung into Jahangir, who got hit on the front pad.

USA 0/1 (0.1)

Players of both the sides line up for their respective national anthems. We are only 6 minutes away from the start of the game.

India: Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj

United States: Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir, Andries Gous(w), Aaron Jones(c), Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Jasdeep Singh, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan

"We would have bowled first as well, there's some help for the bowlers early. He's having a niggle and should be back quickly. It should be a good game and we're looking to play well. The camp is very positive, just looking to play some good cricket. Shayan Jahangir replaces Monank and Shadley is in for Nosthush," said USA's stand-in captain Aaron Jones.

"We will bowl first. It has played better in the last two games, but you need to assess the conditions quickly and then let the game take over. It's all about constantly getting better and keeping the momentum going. It's important to do the right things. That was a great game to play, we didn't have enough runs on the board, but the bowlers came to the party and won the game for us. We're playing the same team," said India captain Rohit Sharma.

India captain Rohit Sharma has won the toss and opted to bowl first against United States in their T20 World Cup Group A game in New York tonight (IST).

It's the toss time for India vs USA match. Stay connected to see who wins the toss and what are the playing XIs of the two sides. Will they stick to the winning combination or alter it? Let's see.

For the two left-arm spinners Harmeet and Kenjige, the challenge of trying to keep Rishabh Pant quiet will be of altogether different level. Both Harmeet and Kenjige will try to maintain dart-like accuracy but that could well be dismantled by Pant, who is sure to use his feet. For Ali Khan, his extra pace and the bounce that he extracts from even benign surfaces would certainly provoke Rohit to use his pull shot frequently. There would be Nitish Kumar, who could be cheeky with his shot selection and prove to be a thorn in India's flesh.

Monank Patel, Harmeet, Netravalkar, Jessy Singh and Noshtush Kenjige all have their little Indian story to tell and if the opposition has Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant in its ranks, it would be a touch more endearing. It's not everyday that one gets a chance to bowl at Kohli and Sharma and face Bumrah even if it's far from being a sweet experience. But it's experience nevertheless and that too of a lifetime.

If the upcoming India vs USA game tonight is abandoned. Both the teams will share a point each to reach to 5 points apiece. In that case, Pakistan will be knocked out of the tournament as they could reach to a maximum of 4 points if they win their remaining one game that is against Ireland.

Neither have the USA team grabbed air time on American channels nor the famous broadsheets have been devoting any newsprint on them even after the Super Over win over Pakistan but Wednesday could just be the day when the country of their choice takes note of their performance.

Even though the track has significantly bridged the gap between teams, the USA, which is an eclectic mix of eight Indians, two Pakistanis, a West Indian, one New Zealander, a South African and a Dutch might just find the gulf with India too much to bridge.

Their dreams of wearing the India blues remained unfulfilled but when a sprightly bunch of Indian Americans take the field against their country of birth, the likes of Saurabh Netravalkars and Harmeet Singhs would once again like to be the proverbial David against the Goaliaths of the game.

India, who are classified as A1 (irrespective of points), need just one more win to ensure their Super Eight berth and despite the two-paced nature of the Nassau County track, they wouldn't like a repeat of the match against Pakistan where they lost their last seven wickets for 28 runs. Against USA, the approach could be a high-risk one like Pakistan but perhaps with higher dividends.

The Pakistan cricket team will be keenly interested in the India vs USA game as the result of the contest will have a big say in the Babar and Co's chaces to enter the Super 8. If USA lose to both India and Ireland in their remaining two games, Pakistan will have a golden opportunity to enter the knockout stage with a win in their final game, considering their net run rate stays better than that of United States.

India's batting prima donnas would want to unchain themselves from the vagaries of a much-maligned drop-in track and chance their arms freely against an impressive-but-inexperienced USA in their group league game of the T20 World Cup in New York on Wednesday.

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.

Hello everyone, welcome to the live blog of India vs United States match at T20 World Cup 2024. The game is set to take place at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York tonight (IST). Stay connected for all the live updates -