NEW DELHI: India survived early setbacks to overtake giant-killer United States to become the third team to qualify for the Super Eight stage after Australia and South Africa.
With a seven-wicket win, India remained unbeaten with their third consecutive victory in Group A after defeating Ireland and Pakistan.
Chasing 111, India found themselves in trouble with 3/44 in 7.3 overs. Suryakumar Yadav (50*) and Shivam Dube (31*) restored parity with their unbeaten stand of 67 runs and took India over the finish line in 18.2 overs.
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India struggled to score runs on the challenging Nassau County track as they reached 76/3 after 15 overs. Surya and Dube, who were in the playing area, found it difficult to connect with the ball due to the unpredictable nature of the surface.
The match took an unexpected turn when Team USA made a costly error, awarding India five penalty runs and reducing the equation from 35 out of 30 to 30 out of 30. This sudden change in momentum proved to be a game-changer. turning point in the game.
The reason the co-hosts were deducted five penalty runs was because the United States took more than a minute between overs three times. And under the new rules, that’s a penalty.
Under the updated regulations, if a team exceeds the allotted 60 seconds to start a new over on three occasions within an innings, it will face a five-run penalty which will be deducted from its total score.
The umpires have enforced this rule and as a result, the United States has been deducted 5 penalty runs. This decision was taken as the team repeatedly failed to start their overs within the stipulated time frame. Penalty runs will be added to the opponent’s total, putting Team USA at a disadvantage.
With a seven-wicket win, India remained unbeaten with their third consecutive victory in Group A after defeating Ireland and Pakistan.
Chasing 111, India found themselves in trouble with 3/44 in 7.3 overs. Suryakumar Yadav (50*) and Shivam Dube (31*) restored parity with their unbeaten stand of 67 runs and took India over the finish line in 18.2 overs.
T20 World Cup 2024: Points table | Schedule
India struggled to score runs on the challenging Nassau County track as they reached 76/3 after 15 overs. Surya and Dube, who were in the playing area, found it difficult to connect with the ball due to the unpredictable nature of the surface.
The match took an unexpected turn when Team USA made a costly error, awarding India five penalty runs and reducing the equation from 35 out of 30 to 30 out of 30. This sudden change in momentum proved to be a game-changer. turning point in the game.
The reason the co-hosts were deducted five penalty runs was because the United States took more than a minute between overs three times. And under the new rules, that’s a penalty.
Under the updated regulations, if a team exceeds the allotted 60 seconds to start a new over on three occasions within an innings, it will face a five-run penalty which will be deducted from its total score.
The umpires have enforced this rule and as a result, the United States has been deducted 5 penalty runs. This decision was taken as the team repeatedly failed to start their overs within the stipulated time frame. Penalty runs will be added to the opponent’s total, putting Team USA at a disadvantage.
