Indian left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh etched his name in T20 World Cup history during clash against USA in New York on June 12. He became the first Indian bowler and fourth overall to take a wicket off the very first ball in a T20 World Cup match. Singh's brilliance continued as he dismissed Shayan Jahangir with a well-directed late inswinger that rattled the batsman's pads and resulted in an LBW decision.
Bowlers to take a wicket off the first ball of a T20 World Cup match
1) Mashrafe Mortaza - Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, 2014
2) Shapoor Zadran - Afghanistan vs Hong Kong, 2014
3) Ruben Trumplemann - Namibia vs Scotland, 2021
4) Ruben Trumplemann - Namibia vs Oman, 2024
5) Arshdeep Singh - India vs USA, 2024
Arshdeep wasn't done there. Arshdeep doubled his tally in the same over, removing Andries Gous to leave USA reeling at a precarious 3/2 after the very first over. This impressive feat also makes him the third bowler in this year's World Cup to grab two wickets in the opening over.
Bowler with two wickets in the first over in this T20 WC
Ruben Trumpelmann vs OMN
Fazalhaq Farooqi vs UGA
Arshdeep Singh vs USA
In the crucial Group A encounter, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma opted to field first after winning the toss against the USA. Both teams are currently tied with a perfect record of two wins each, making this match a virtual knockout for a place in the Super 8 stage.
India chose to maintain the same winning lineup that successfully defended a modest total of 119 runs against Pakistan at this very venue just three days ago.
India captain Rohit Sharma after winning the toss, said;
“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”.
Meanwhile, USA captain Aaron Jones after losing the toss, said:
“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”.
USA's Playing XI:
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
India's Playing XI:
Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj
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