India have been forced to make two changes to their playing XI for their opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup T20 against the USA in Mumbai. On Saturday, Sanju Samson was left out of the playing XI while leading paceman Jasprit Bumrah missed out due to illness.
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USA won the toss and opted to field on a dew-filled evening at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, which also hosted a star-studded opening ceremony.
Samson made way for the in-form Ishan Kishan, who enters the T20 World Cup on the back of his maiden T20I hundred, scored against New Zealand in Thiruvananthapuram last week.
Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj, who was drafted in as a replacement for the injured Harshit Rana, was started immediately. The Gujarat Titans fast bowler came in for Bumrah.
BCCI confirmed Bumrah’s absence in a statement on Saturday evening: “Jasprit Bumrah was not available for selection for the opening T20 World Cup match against USA due to illness. The BCCI medical team is monitoring his condition closely.”
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INDIA XI: Ishan Kishan (week), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Varun Chakaravarthy.
USA XI: Andries Gous (WK), Saiteja Mukkamalla, Milind Kumar, Monank Patel (C), Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Shubham Ranjane, Harmeet Singh, Mohammad Mohsin, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar.
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Issued by:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
February 7, 2026
