Varun Chakaravarthy finally has a wicket in the T20 World Cup.
The Indian spinner, who is the number one-ranked bowler in the world, picked up his first wicket in his fourth T20 World Cup game.
Varun dismissed Milind Kumar as Ishan Kishan was lightning fast behind the wickets to stump the batter in India’s opening ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 group stage encounter against the USA
at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.It was also the 14th consecutive T20I innings that Varun Chakravarthy picked up a wicket. It is the second-best for India with Arshdeep Singh leading with 17 such instances.
Varun was picked in the Indian men’s cricket team for the 2021 T20 World Cup and played three games but did not return with a wicket in any of the games.
He was pretty costly with the ball in the matches in Dubai.
Varun Chakaravarthy’s Record At T20 World Cup
| Edition | Runs | Wickets | Economy | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 | Pakistan | Dubai | 24 Oct 2021 |
| 2021 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 | New Zealand | Dubai | 31 Oct 2021 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 | Scotland | Dubai | 5 Nov 2021 |
| 2026 | 24 | 1 | 6.00 | USA | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 7 Feb 2026 |
Indian bowlers delivered a disciplined performance after a middling batting display to defeat the United States of America by 29 runs, kicking off their ICC T20 World Cup campaign with a win on Saturday.
Pacers Mohammad Siraj (2/29), Arshdeep Singh (2/18), and left-arm spinner Axar Patel (2/24) were the standout bowlers after India struggled to 161 for 9.
In response, the USA were restricted to 132 for 8.
Milind Kumar (34), Shubham Ranjane (37), and Suraj Krishnamurthi (37) put up a fight but couldn’t match the big-match experience of the Indian bowlers.
Earlier, Captain Suryakumar Yadav countered with a half-century (84 off 49 balls) to make up for the failure of the top and middle order.
India were in trouble at 77 for 6 in the 13th over as USA’s 37-year-old South African-born pacer Shadley van Schalkwyk (4/25) tore through the batting, taking three wickets in a brutal sixth over to dismiss Ishan Kishan (20), Tilak Varma (25), and Shivam Dube (0).
(With inputs from Agencies)
