USA captain Aaron Jones pleased after close game vs India

The high intensity on the ground may not have given anything away, but the camaraderie between the India and USA players before and after the T20 World Cup Group A match on Wednesday was evident. And why wouldn't it be? The USA squad, after all, has seven players of Indian origin. Saurabh Netravalkar, Harmeet Singh and Monank Patel have even shared the dressing room with some Indian players. But the sweetest moment came between Suryakumar Yadav and Aaron Jones.

Suryakumar Yadav consoles Aaron Jones

Jones is a home-grown talent and one of the best batters in the USA team. He has shown that in the T20 World Cup with impactful knocks against Canada and Pakistan. He was given additional responsibility to lead the side against India as regular captain Monank Patel was out with a niggle.

Jones did a fabulous job marshalling his troops while defending 111 against a strong Indian batting unit. But the game rapidly shifted momentum in the last five overs, especially after USA were penalised by the stop-clock rule, which awarded India five penalty runs. From needing 35 off 30 balls, India's equation became run-a-ball in the last five overs after that incident.