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Suryakumar Yadav, Dube help India beat USA by seven wickets to reach Super 8 stage of T20 WC
Despite losing Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli early, Indian batsmen kept their nerves tough and battled a spirited American squad to beat them by seven wickets in a group-stage clash of the T20 World Cup on Wednesday.
India reached the Super 8 stage of the tournament with the win.
With this win, India won all their group stage matches in the tournament so far, including the high-voltage clash against Pakistan.
After restricting the local team to 110 runs for the loss of seven wickets, India reached the winning target of 111 runs for the loss of three wickets.
India-origin software engineer, who played a pivotal role in beating Pakistan, provided the USA initial success by picking up the wickets of Kohli and Sharma.'
Ali Khan dismissed Rishabh Pant (18) to leave India struggling at 3-44.
Suryakumar Yadav (50*) and Shivam Dube (30*) came out to rescue the Indian squad and they stitched the needed partnership to win the match.
Yadav hammered two boundaries and sixes in his stylish knock.
The Nassau County Stadium witnessed a spectacle on Wednesday as Team USA faced the full force of Arshdeep Singh's bowling prowess, limiting the hosts to a mere 110/8 in a thrilling T20 World Cup showdown.
Nitish Kumar remained the top-scorer for the USA with his 27 runs knock.
Steven Taylor's played a gritty knock of 24 runs.
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