India captain Suryakumar Yadav struck a sparkling unbeaten 84 off 49 balls on Saturday to rescue the hosts from 77-6 to a competitive 161-9 against the USA in their opening T20 World Cup match in Mumbai.

Shadley van Schalkwyk took three wickets in the sixth over to leave defending champions and overwhelming tournament favourites India in disarray at 46-4 at a stunned Wankhede stadium.

But Suryakumar paced his innings brilliantly, shepherding the tail and smashing 10 fours and four sixes as India plundered 75 off the final six overs.

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