Team India is being trolled a lot after the crushing defeat by 76 runs against South Africa. Now it is difficult for Team India to reach the semi-finals. Team India will now have to win both its remaining matches in the Super 8, and will also have to improve its net run rate, which is very bad. The Indian openers are also responsible for this crushing defeat of Team India. Neither Ishaan’s bat nor Abhishek could score runs against South Africa. You will be surprised to know that the performance of Indian openers in the T20 World Cup is very poor. The Indian opening pair is the worst among all the 20 teams that played in the T20 World Cup.
Shameful performance of Indian openers
The average of Indian openers’ partnership in the T20 World Cup is only 6.8 runs per over. No other team has a worse opening pair average than this. Oman’s opening pair has also scored an average of 10 runs. The average runs of the opening pair of Ireland, UAE, USA are also better than Team India.
New Zealand’s opening pair is superhit
New Zealand has had the best opening pair in the T20 World Cup. In this tournament, the average runs of New Zealand’s pair of openers is 84. Zimbabwe’s openers have also added an average of 53.33 runs.
Opening partnership Average in 2026 T20WC
84.00 – NZ
57.75 – SCO
54.25 – AUS
53.33 – ZIM
45.66 – IT
38.75 – CAN
37.20 – SA
36.25 – USA
33.25 – AFG
32.25 – NAM
30.25 – NEP
30.25 – PAK
27.50 – WI
24.00 – SL
22.00 – NED
16.40 – English
15.50 – UAE
14.33 – IRE
10.00 – Oman
6.80 –— 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 (@Shebas_10dulkar) February 23, 2026
Will Team India change the opening pair?
The question is whether Team India should now change the opening pair. Is it time to give a chance to Sanju Samson in place of Ishan Kishan? Abhishek Sharma’s form is going very bad and now the assistant coach has also indicated that Samson’s name can be discussed before the upcoming match. Now it remains to be seen which opening pair does Team India field in the match against Zimbabwe and West Indies?
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