Time for us to conclude our coverage from this warm-up fixture of the T20 World Cup 2026 between India A and USA. India A did better in a few aspects than the USA side and are coming out victorious by a margin of 38 runs.
For now, this is Saptak Sanyal signing off on behalf of the scorer/analyst of this match Zeeshan Naiyer. Good night.
8:35 PM IST and Local Time: This has been a very high scoring encounter here at the D.Y Patil International Cricket Stadium. India A posted 238 runs from their 20 overs earlier. USA came to chase the high target and could score only 200 from their 20 overs.
USA have won the toss and sent India A to bat first. India A got off to a flyer as Priyansh Arya and Narayan Jagadeesan added 43 runs from the first 4 overs. Arya scored a fine 28 off 13 balls hitting 3 fours and 2 sixes. Jagadeesan was then partnered by Tilak Varma and they together added 113 runs from 55 balls. Tilak Varma was about to play one warm-up match and he shone in that too. He scored a fine 38 off 24 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes.
Narayan Jagadeesan was the star of the Indian batting. He scored a fine century in 49 balls and eventually got out for 104 off 55 balls with 11 fours and 5 sixes. Ayush Badoni, the Indian skipper played a whirlwind knock of 60 runs off 26 balls with 6 fours and 4 sixes. India A posted 238/3 courtesy of the combined batting brilliance of the top order batters.
For USA, Shubham Ranjane, Jasdeep Singh and Ali Khan took one wicket each.
Coming to chase the gargantuan target of 239 runs, USA batter Andries Gous hit three boundaries in the very first over. But Monank Patel and Saiteja Mukkamalla's dismissal in quick succession made him to slow down and he got out for 44 off 31 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes.
The partnership between Shubham Ranjane and Sanjay Krishnamurthi brought USA back in the game. They added 64 runs from just 30 balls and were at their belligerent best. Ranjane got out scoring 28 off 17 balls hitting 4 boundaries. Sanjay Krishnamurthi hit 2 fours and 4 sixes on his way to score 41 off 18 balls. After his dismissal, the game turned out to be a formality. Harmeet Singh played a fiery cameo off 25 from 9 balls and got Mohammad Mohsin as his bludgeoning partner who scored 21 off 10 balls. Their combined effort took USA to 200 and they lost the match by 38 runs.
For India A, Ravi Bishnoi took 3 wickets for 37 runs. Khaleel Ahmed and Naman Dhir took a couple of wickets each. Ashok Sharma, Tilak Varma and Ayush Badoni took a wicket each.
W WICKETTTT!! Ali Khan holes out in the deep and the USA innings comes to a completion now. A fullish delivery at the off stump. Ali swings his bat but gets no timing at all. Ashok Sharma takes a simple catch at long-on. India A have won the game by 38 runs.
19.3 N Dhir to A Khan
0 A good length delivery angling outside off stump. Ali Khan swings his bat but mistimes it to cover point.
6 SIXX! 200 comes up for USA as Ali Khan gets off the mark with a maximum. Full delivery angling outside off. Ali Khan swings his bat and swings hard. It flies over wide long-off for a maximum.