The USA national team has only four players born in the USA, all of them children of immigrants. The other 11 are first-generation immigrants. Three of those 11 were born in Pakistan. Their captain Monank Patel,

India faces USA in their T20 World Cup 2026 opener at Wankhede Stadium. The team aims to defend its title. Suryakumar Yadav leads a squad featuring strong batting and bowling. USA arrives with recent match experience.

The American team managed to score 200 to give a decent challenge to India A who had posted a massive total of 238/3. N Jagadeesan scored a century for India A while Ravi Bishnoi picked up three wickets.

Narayan Jagadeeshan scored a brilliant century, while Ravi Bishnoi starred with the ball by picking three wickets as India A outclassed USA in Navi Mumbai. | Cricket

Final preparations - With less than a week to go for the World Cup, teams dive into their warm-up games to put the finishing touches on their preparations. In match number two, the United States take on India A at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.

Led by Monank Patel, the USA squad features 10 players returning from the squad of the 2024 edition of the T20 World Cup. They will begin their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign against co-hosts India in Mumbai on February 7.

The 10th edition of the T20 World Cup begins on February 7, Saturday in India and Sri Lanka. Reigning champions India play their first match against the USA.