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CNN . . India proved too strong for the USA at the T20 Cricket World Cup, with the joint host falling to a seven-wicket defeat in New York on Wednesday.. ..
The USA beat Pakistan in a historic victory earlier in the tournament but failed to follow it up with a win against heavy favorite India despite the underdog pushing the cricket powerhouse close throughout.. . India now tops Group A with six points having won all three of its games at the World Cup, with the USA in second place with four points.. ..
Despite the defeat, the USA still has a good chance of progressing to the next round of the tournament and faces Ireland in their last group stage game, needing a win to secure its spot in the knockout stages...
Having won the toss, India elected to field first at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York, which has been favorable for bowlers so far throughout the tournament.. . Arshdeep Singh was given the new ball and with it took a wicket with the very first delivery of the game the left-arm seamer swinging a ball back into USAs opening batter Shayan Jahangir and getting him out leg before wicket (LBW).. . Singh followed it up with the wicket of Andries Gous in the same over and India was already firmly in the driving seat.. ..
The left-arm quick picked up the invaluable wicket of Virat Kohli, widely regarded as one of the greatest batters in history, who went out facing his first ball, and then Netravalkar got the wicket of India captain Rohit Sharma.. . Nerves would have surely been felt throughout the Indian camp but Indian batters Rishabh Pant and Suryakumar Yadav helped ease the worries with a steady partnership.. ..
