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"But the bigger one is the format right in terms of capping it at two from each country?"

And, since the best-of-three wild card format was introduced in 2022, all 12 teams that have won Game 1 have gone on to win the series.

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Still, a comprehensive win with a significant net run-rate boost gives India the perfect start and morale boost as they seek their first World Cup win in either format.

After losing in Friday's opening foursomes, Scheffler has now been beaten in all three of his matches in the alternate shot format - winning only three of 41 holes he has played.