Shadley van Schalkwyk toppled India's batting. Photo: Sportzpics Shadley van Schalkwyk became the talk of the town after his brilliant spell against India in their first game of the 2026 T20 World Cup. The right-arm pacer toppled India's batting in his first 2 overs by dismissing Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan and Shivam Dube. Kishan, who was struggling a bit for his 16-ball 20, was caught by Milind Kumar. Tilak was caught for 25 off 16 balls by captain Monank Patel. Shivam was deceived by a slower one and he got caught for a one-ball duck. Dube dismissed Tilak and Shivam on back-to-back deliveries and was on a hat-trick at one stage. India captain Suryakumar Yadav denied Schalkwyk a memorable hat-trick in the World Cup. Many expected Saurabh Netravalkar to be the star performer with the ball, and Schalkwyk emerged as a surprise package who stunned India. Here, we know more about Shadley van Schalkwyk - Schalkwyk started his career in South Africa and played there for nearly 12 years. He made his domestic cricket debut for Western Province in February 2008. He played his debut first-class game in November 2008. He made his T20 debut for Eagles against the Dolphins in January 2009. Also Read: India vs USA T20 World Cup match live score and updates He had a long first-class career in South Africa and played 97 games. He has 2593 runs and 239 wickets in his long career. Schalkwyk hasn't played a red-ball game after leaving South African cricket. He was never selected for the South African cricket team. Schalkwyk made his debut for the USA cricket team in a T20I against Canada in April 2024. He was part of their squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup. Schalkwyk made his ODI debut against Canada in August 2024. The right-arm pacer has 167 runs and 17 wickets in 13 ODIs. He has scored 104 runs and dismissed 18 batters in the shortest format. Courtesy of Suryakumar Yadav's unbeaten 84 off 49 balls, India put on a total of 161/9 on the board. Suryakumar played a captain's knock and stayed in the middle till the end of India's innings. Batting with a strike rate of 171.43, Suryakumar hit 4 sixes and 10 fours in his knock. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Sports, Cricket and around the world. Rishav Narang is an experienced writer with nine years of experience in sports journalism. He extensively writes on cricket and covers live matches, b... View More