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T20 World Cup: The T20 World Cup 2026 is scheduled to begin on February 7th. Before this World Cup, all teams are playing warm-up matches. A total of three matches were played on the first day of the warm-up matches. In the first match of the day, Afghanistan defeated Scotland by 61 runs. In the second match of the day, India A ( India ) defeated USA by 38 runs. In the last match of the day, Italy defeated Canada by 10 runs. Afghanistan, India A, and Italy have started with a win.
Afghanistan defeats Scotland in the first match
Afghanistan won the first warm-up match of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, played against Scotland at the BCCI Center of Excellence Ground 1, by 61 runs. In this match played on February 2nd, the Afghan team, after winning the toss and electing to bat, scored 184 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. In reply, the Scotland team was all out for 123 runs in 20 overs. Michael Jones and Matthew Cross scored 21 runs each.
India A defeats USA by 38 runs
Talking about the match played between India A and USA, India A, thanks to a century by N Jagadeesan, put up a magnificent batting performance, scoring a massive 238 runs for the loss of only 3 wickets in 20 overs. Jagadeesan played a century innings of 104 runs off 55 balls. The USA team, chasing the target, made a good effort and managed to reach a respectable score of 200 runs in 19.4 overs. But in the end, they had to face a defeat by 38 runs. Italy defeated Canada by 10 runs in a thrilling match.
In the third match, Italy registered a close 10-run victory against Canada in the third warm-up match of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. After losing the toss and being put in to bat at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Italy scored 156 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. In reply, Canada could only manage 146 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in their allotted overs. For Canada, Yuvraj scored 33 runs off 23 balls, including one six and five fours, before being dismissed.
