But Abhishek fell in the first ball of India's innings, skying Matt Henry to Devon Conway at deep point. Suryakumar's meek push was converted into a brilliant return catch by Jacob Duffy as India slumped to 9 for 2. Rinku fell leg before to Zak Foulkes and Samson, who hit a delicious flicked six off Duffy, was foxed by Mitchell Santner's straight delivery to get castled. Hardik Pandya too returned without any significant contribution as India further slipped to 82 for five in the 11th over, leaving Dube and Harshit Rana (9) to save the day. The sixth wicket of Dube and Harshit Rana added 63 runs and the latter's contribution was a princely four runs.

Source: Indian Express January 28, 2026 17:31 UTC