By Admin 
T20 World Cup 2026 is going to start from 7th February and the warm-up matches being played before that started with excitement and big results. A total of three matches were played on the first day of the tournament, where Afghanistan, Italy and India-A won, while Scotland, Canada and USA had to face defeat.
Afghanistan beat Scotland by 61 runs
Afghanistan registered a strong win against Scotland on the first day of the warm-up matches. In this match played at the BCCI Center of Excellence ground in Bengaluru, the Afghan team, batting first, scored 184 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Middle-order batsman Darvish Rasooli showed excellent form and played a quick inning of 84 runs in 46 balls. His innings played an important role in helping Afghanistan reach a strong score. While chasing the target, the Scotland team appeared under pressure and the entire team was reduced to 123 runs. Afghan bowlers together performed brilliantly and won the match by 61 runs.
Italy surprises Canada
In another match played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Italy registered a surprising victory by defeating Canada by 10 runs. Batting first, the Italian team, which is going to play in the T20 World Cup for the first time, scored 156 runs for 4 wickets. This score was not very big, but the Italian bowlers showed excellent discipline. The Canadian team definitely came close to the target, but could not win due to wickets falling at regular intervals.
Big win for India A, Jagadeesan’s century
The audience also got to see a lot of excitement in the warm-up match played between India A and USA. In this match, India A presented a brilliant example of aggressive batting. N Jagadeesan scored a brilliant century and scored 104 runs in 55 balls and took the team to a huge score of 238 runs for 3 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, the USA team also struggled and was successful in reaching 200 runs. However, in the end they had to face defeat by 38 runs.
Strong signs before the World Cup
The results of the first day of warm-up matches have made it clear that many teams are fully prepared for the T20 World Cup 2026. The atmosphere of the tournament is going to become more exciting with more matches in the coming days.