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IND vs SA: India’s opening pair scored only 34 runs in the first 5 matches of the T2D World Cup. As a result, this run is embarrassing for any world-class team.
Ahmedabad : In the T20 World Cup 2026, India’s batting, considered to be its biggest strength, has now become its biggest weakness. The opening pair in particular is going through what is being called a ‘duck epidemic’ (a tendency to get out for zero runs).
India’s opening pair scored just 34 runs in the first 5 matches of the tournament. This is a very embarrassing statistic for any world class team. The record has worried fans ahead of the upcoming match against Zimbabwe. Because of this weakness, the dream of winning the trophy can also be broken.
The opening partnership averages just 6.8 runs per match, putting the middle order under pressure every time. Looking at the performance of India’s opening pair in this World Cup, the picture looks very disappointing. Abhishek Sharma was dismissed for no runs against USA. The team suffered its first shock in the second over. Ishan Kishan scored 20 runs. The series of failures that started from there has not yet ended. The openers have not even managed to put together a 50-run stand in 5 matches so far.
Abhishek Sharma did not play in the second match against Namibia due to illness. Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan made a partnership of 25 runs from 12 balls for the first wicket. Samson was dismissed on the last ball of the second over, breaking the opening pair. He was dismissed for 22 off 8 balls and Kishan ended his innings with 61 off 24 balls.
Samson and Kisan’s 25-run partnership in this match is India’s highest partnership for the first wicket in the current tournament. Samson managed to play only one match in this tournament. The decline of Indian opening batting started from the match against Namibia. After this, only 1 (6) runs were scored against Pakistan. In the last ball of the first over, Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha dismissed India’s Abhishek Sharma. After that the other opener Ishan Kishan scored 77 runs off 40 balls.
In the next match against the Netherlands, the opening pair got worse. Abhishek Sharma (0) was dismissed by Aryan Dutt on the third ball of the first over. Kishan got out with 18 runs off 7 balls.
This time the opening pair also failed against South Africa. The team was shocked in the first over. Ishan Kishan (0). Abhishek Sharma was dismissed for 15 runs.
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