Tilak scores brisk 38 in T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up game against USA
Indian batter Tilak Varma scored a brisk 24-ball 38 on his return from injury during the T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up fixture between India A and the USA at the D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Monday.
Tilak had missed the five-match T20I series against New Zealand after undergoing a minor procedure following a groin injury suffered during the Vijay Hazare Trophy. After rehabilitation at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, the Hyderabad southpaw was drafted into the India A squad to get himself upto speed ahead of the global tournament.
Tilak constructed a 113-run stand for the second wicket with N. Jagadeesan, collecting three fours and two sixes during his stay at the crease.
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Tilak was India’s hero in the Asia Cup 2025 final against arch-rival Pakistan, scoring a patient 53-ball 69 to guide his team to victory. His spot in the XI however has come under the scanner after Ishan Kishan’s pyrotechnics during his absence.
Kishan, who played a starring role in Jharkhand’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy triumph, aggregated 215 runs in four matches against the Kiwis, including a century in the fifth T20I in Thiruvananthapuram. With the keeper-batter in fine form, one of Tilak or Sanju Samson could miss out on the playing eleven.
Published on Feb 02, 2026
