India, Feb. 3 -- Afghanistan batter Darwish Rasooli caught the eye against Scotland and Italy sneaked past Canada in the first warm-up matches ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026.

Afghanistan beat Scotland by 61 runs after Darwish smashed 84 from 46 balls, while USA racked up 200 runs in defeat to India A.

In the closest match of the day, Italy got the better of Canada by 10 runs.

Darwish sets up convincing Afghanistan win

A blistering knock from Darwish Rasooli set up a 61-run win for Afghanistan over Scotland.

Darwish hammered 84 from just 46 deliveries before retiring out to set Afghanistan on their way to 184 for six from their 20 overs.

Mohammad Nabi chipped in with 34 from 16 deliveries late on before impressing with the...