Team India captain Suryakumar Yadav avoided a nasty collision with teammate Rinku Singh during the T20 World Cup 2026 game against the Netherlands on Wednesday in Ahmedabad. A catch went down but the players luckily didn’t suffer any injuries. A video of the same has surfaced on social media.
The incident occurred in the final over of the match, bowled by Shivam Dube, who was handed over the responsibility to defend 28 runs. Zach Lion-Cachet threw his bat at a slower delivery outside off-stump. Suryakumar ran back from extra cover, while Rinku sprinted from long-off. The ball hit the Indian captain’s chest and went down.
Here’s the video of the moment as some words were exchanged between the players:
Team india eventually emerged triumphant by 17 runs, remaining unbeaten ahead of the Super 8 stage. Shivam Dube proved to be the top-scorer for India, blasting 66 off 31 deliveries to propel his side to 193 in 20 overs. Varun Chakaravarthy was the pick of the bowlers for the defending champions with a haul of 3-0-14-3.
“A little challenging for the bowlers” – Suryakumar Yadav
At the post-game presentation, Suryakumar said they were keen to bat first and challenge themselves in dewy conditions ahead of upcoming matches. The veteran explained, as quoted by Cricbuzz:
“Yeah, obviously, I think we wanted to bat first. We went on to score 190 and then coming out, there was a little bit of dew, a little bit challenging for the bowlers, but all in all, at the end of the day, very happy. Yeah, I mean, we might be in a similar situation on the next day also. We might get a slow start, but it’s very important for all the batters to understand what the responsibility is, how the wicket is playing in the middle overs. And then, later on, we have enough firepower with Hardik, Shivam, Rinku, Axar or Washi, anyone to finish the game nicely.”
Team India will face South Africa in their first game of Super 8 on Sunday, February 22, in Ahmedabad.
Edited by Parag Jain
