- By Himanshu Badola
- Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:30 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
India A vs USA Warm-up, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: India A defeated the USA by 38 runs in their first warm-up match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai on Monday. India A fielded a side full of young stars in the presence of Tilak Varma, with Ayush Badoni leading the side. The senior Indian team, led by Suryakumar Yadav, will kick off their T20 WC campaign with the match against the USA on February 7.
Naman Dhir landed the final blow as he dismissed Ali Khan for 6 in the final over, and the USA were bowled out for 200 while chasing a massive target of 239 runs. After being put into bat first, India were off to a promising start, but Priyansh Arya couldn't convert his effort into a big knock and was dismissed for 28 runs in 13 balls in the fourth over. N Jagadeesan and Tilak then recovered things in an incredible way.
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The duo laid an impressive foundation for a big total and smashed the USA bowlers all around the park. They stitched an outstanding partnership of 113 runs for the second wicket, with Jagadeesan smashing a magnificent century. He played an impactful knock of 104 runs in just 55 balls on the back of 11 fours and four sixes. On the other hand, Tilak, who has just recovered from injury issues, came up with a crucial contribution of 38 runs in 24 deliveries. Jagadeesan was dismissed by Ali Khan in the 19th over.
Skipper Ayush kept the attack going and played a fiery cameo of unbeaten 60 runs in just 26 balls, hitting six fours and four sixes. For the USA, Ali Khan, Jasdeep Singh and Shubham Ranjane took a wicket each. Chasing the target, the USA lost a few early wickets, but there were impressive contributions from the likes of Sanjay Krishnamurthi (41), Shubham (28), Harmeet Singh (25) and Mohammad Mohsin (21). They never got any massive partnership and fell short in the end. For India, Ravi Bishnoi was the pick of the bowlers, as he took three wickets for 37 runs in his four overs.
On the other hand, Khaleel Ahmed and Naman Dhir found a couple of scalps each. Interestingly, the Indian team management will heave a sigh of relief with Tilak Varma ticking all the boxes on his return to competitive cricket after a lower abdominal surgery.