Riyan Parag scored a half-century while Naman Dhir entertained with a 39 as India A started on strong note against Namibia in the final warm-up game of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the BCCI’s Center of Excellence ground in Bengaluru on Friday.
Earlier, India A didn’t get the start they wanted after captain Ayush Badoni won the toss and opted to bat first as the hosts lost both the openers in back-to-back overs. While Priyansh Arya was the first to go, Urvil Patel followed suit as India were two down in the third over woth just 25 runs on board. Since then, it was all Parag and Dhir, who put on 111 in 65 balls.
Parag reached his fifty in just 26 balls, with a six of Bernard Scholtz in the 10th over. However, Namibian bowlers staged a great comeback by picking up four wickets in a span of three overs.
India A vs Namibia playing XIs
Namibia: Louren Steenkamp, ​​Jan Frylinck, Gerhard Erasmus(c), JJ Smit, Ruben Trumpelmann, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Malan Kruger, Zane Green(w), Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, Max Heingo, Alexander Volschenk, Dylan Leicher, Jack Brassell, Jan Balt, Willem Myburgh.
India A: Priyansh Arya, Narayan Jagadeesan(w), Tilak Varma, Shreyas Iyer, Ayush Badoni(c), Riyan Parag, Naman Dhir, Urvil Patel, Ashutosh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Khaleel Ahmed, Mayank Yadav, Ashok Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Gurjapneet Singh, Manav Suthar.
