Overview
- India A beat the USA by 38 runs at DY Patil in Navi Mumbai, posting 238/3 through Narayan Jagadeesan’s 104, Ayush Badoni’s unbeaten 60 and Tilak Varma’s 38, before the USA were 200 all out.
- Andries Gous top-scored for the USA with 44 and Sanjay Krishnamurthi added a brisk 41 off 18 in a competitive chase.
- The USA play New Zealand in a final warm-up on February 5 in Mumbai, then open their T20 World Cup campaign against India at Wankhede on February 7.
- Four Pakistan-origin USA players — Ali Khan, Shayan Jahangir, Mohammad Mohsin and Ehsan Adil — had visa appointments in Colombo and their applications remain under review with no formal rejections reported, despite an Instagram post by Ali Khan referencing a denial.
- A video of USA players eating pani puri drew wide attention online, though News18 reported the clip was from early 2025 rather than the current tour.