Mumbai: Team India’s struggle against the US at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium in the opening T20 World Cup 2026 match on Saturday, February 7, has sparked a wave of sharp reactions on social media, with users sarcastically mocking the team and joking that the poor performance was also part of the India–US trade deal. As the USA team put up a strong fight, many fans were left stunned, and social media erupted with a flurry of reactions. At the time of writing, India is struggling at 127 for the loss of seven wickets.
India chose to bat first, but struggled from the start. Opener Ishan Kishan was dismissed for 20 off 16 balls, while Abhishek Sharma and Shivam Dube both departed for golden ducks. Tilak Verma managed 25 off 16 balls, and Axar Patel contributed 14 off 11. The collapse continued, with Rinku Singh and Hardik Pandya scoring just 6 and 5, respectively, leaving India in a difficult position.
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One user wrote, "Was this #INDvsUSA match also part of the India-US Trade deal? Surrender Modi compromised India's interest as he bowed down in front of Trump !!"
Another user mocked and said, "Doobte ko tinke ka bhi sahara nahi hai"
"Perhaps we shouldn’t have mocked Pakistan for struggling against the Netherlands. We are off to a modest start here."
One user added USA is proving difficult to handle, not just in politics and trade, but in the cricket field as well. "The USA is not easy to deal with in Cricket as well. Well, hope this one ends well," a user wrote.
Some other user added, "Trade deal mai Indian Batsmen include nahi kiye the kya."
How is the USA dominating everything from politics to cricket???? In the first match of the World Cup, the players are doing “whatever they feel is right”, but is this really enough???
Reacting to India’s performance against the USA, a user humorously suggested that the recently announced India–US trade deal might have included a “lose one cricket match” clause. "The India–US trade deal also had a 'lose one cricket match to us' clause from the US side. That was their main reason for reducing tariffs," one user commented.
