Wednesday could be a big day for cricket in the United States.
Fresh off a major upset of Pakistan in the T20 Cricket World Cup, the U.S. cricket team will face India in their third group match on Wednesday. India beat Pakistan on Sunday and both teams enter today’s match with four points from their group matches.
This means that the winner of today’s match will be in a strong position to advance from Group A and into the Super 8, or ‘knockout’ stage.
Find out how to watch today’s match, the participating teams and other information here.
How to watch
Want to watch today’s important match between USA and India?
You might just have to pay a little more.
This match will be broadcast exclusively. Willow TVis also available on streaming services such as Fubo and Sling. A monthly subscription to Willow, which broadcasts live cricket matches, costs $9.99.
The match will be held at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Long Island, so if you’re in the area, hurry up and try to catch the match live. Tickets are available on the official website. T20 World Cup Siteand also on third-party websites such as StubHub, where seats currently cost around $300 per seat.
You can also follow all the action, including the highlights. movieLive commentary is available from the BBC. ICC website and the app.
Teams and key players
America
- Monak Patel (Captain)
- Aaron Jones (Vice-Captain)
- Andries Guth
- Corey Anderson
- Ali Khan
- Harmeet Singh
- Jesse Shin
- Milind Kumar
- Nisarg Patel
- Nitish Kumar
- Nostush Kenjige
- Saurabh Netralvakar
- Shadley Van Schalkwyk
- Stephen Taylor
- Shayan Jahangir
The reserve players are:
- Juanoi Drysdale
- Gajanand Singh
- Yasir Mohammed
India
- Rohit Sharma (Captain)
- Hardik Pandya (Vice-Captain)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Virat Kohli
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Rishabh Pant (WK)
- Sanju Samson (WK)
- Shivam Dube
- Rabindra Jediya
- Akshar Patel
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Yuzvendra Chahal
- Arshdeep Singh
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Mohammed Shirazi
The reserve players are:
- Shubman Gill
- Link Singh
- Khalil Ahmed
- Avesh Khan
USA vice-captain Aaron Jones was huge for his team in their stunning upset against Pakistan. He scored 19 runs in the “Super Over” to lead the USA to victory. In the entire match, Jones scored 36 runs off 25 balls, including two fours and a six, including a stunning four on the final ball to take the game to the Super Over. (For reference, a “four” is a ball that hits the boundary line, and a “six” is a ball that goes over the boundary line, so six runs is roughly the same as a home run in baseball.)
In India, Rohit Sharma is one of the best batsmen of his generation. He holds several international cricket records, including the most number of sixes, due to his strength in hitting sixes. He is also the most successful captain in the history of the Indian Premier League, having led his club team (Mumbai Indians) to five IPL victories. He was also part of the Indian team that won the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007.
