The ICC has confirmed 16 warm-up matches for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup, taking place from February 2-6 in India and Sri Lanka. Defending champions India will face South Africa in Navi Mumbai on February 4.

The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) took centre stage and announced India A's squad for the upcoming warm-up game against the USA ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026 on February 2.

There will be no broadcast of the India A vs USA, T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up game. Disney+Hotstar has been assigned the official streaming rights of the India A vs USA, T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up game.

BCCI named India A squad for T20 World Cup 2026 warm-ups, led by Ayush Badoni. Tilak Varma returns for one game before joining the main squad. India A will face the USA and Namibia in two matches.

IND vs NZ, 5th T20I: Led by Ishan Kishan's brutal maiden century and a clinical maiden five-wicket haul from Arshdeep Singh, India dismantled New Zealand in Thiruvananthapuram. Despite a heavy evening dew,

New Delhi: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has predicted that India opener Abhishek Sharma will be one of the top players at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. He thinks the left-hander could end the tournament as the leading run-scorer and even win Player of the Tournament.

Both India and New Zealand have one final chance to fine-tune their combinations and tactics, as their next match will be directly in the T20 World Cup.

The 2026 T20 World Cup disco has put India's 2036 Olympic hosting ambitions under scrutiny, with the IOC unlikely to tolerate political tensions that risk boycotts by participating nations.