26th Match, Group A, United States of America vs Namibia ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026
United States of America 
vs Namibia 
U.S.A. won by 31 runs
United States of America vs Namibia
Categories: ICC Mens, ICC Mens WC t20 2026
U.S.A. won by 31 runs| United States of America (20 ovs maximum) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Monank Patel (c) c Smit b Myburgh | 52 | 30 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 173.33 |
| Shayan Jahangir † c Smit b Myburgh | 22 | 18 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 122.22 |
| Saiteja Mukkamalla c Loftie-Eaton b Erasmus | 17 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 94.44 |
| Sanjay Krishnamurthi not out | 68 | 33 | 47 | 4 | 6 | 206.06 |
| Milind Kumar c Smit b Erasmus | 28 | 20 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 140.00 |
| Shubham Ranjane not out | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250.00 |
| Extras | 7 (lb 3, nb 1, w 3) | |||||
| Total | 199/4 (20 Ov, RR: 9.95) | |||||
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louren Steenkamp (c Mohammad Mohsin b Ranjane) | 58 | 39 | 54 | 5 | 3 | 148.71 |
| Jan Frylinck (c & b van Schalkwyk) | 19 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 126.66 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (c Ranjane b Netravalkar) | 28 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 164.70 |
| Gerhard Erasmus (c) (c †Shayan Jahangir b van Schalkwyk) | 6 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| JJ Smit (c †Shayan Jahangir b Ali Khan) | 31 | 23 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 134.78 |
| Zane Green † (retired out) | 18 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 138.46 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann (not out) | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Dylan Leicher (not out) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 5 (w 5) | |||||
| Total | 168/6 (20 Ov, RR: 8.40) | |||||
1-68 (Shayan Jahangir, 6.5 ov), 2-89 (Monank Patel, 10.2 ov), 3-103 (Saiteja Mukkamalla, 11.4 ov), 4-190 (Milind Kumar, 19.2 ov)
1-54 (Jan Frylinck, 5.2 ov), 2-99 (Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, 10.3 ov), 3-112 (Louren Steenkamp, 12.3 ov), 4-123 (Gerhard Erasmus, 14.4 ov), 5-149 (Zane Green, 17.6 ov), 6-168 (JJ Smit, 19.5 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Khan | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Milind Kumar | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Saurabh Netravalkar | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Shadley van Schalkwyk | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.50 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Mohsin | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harmeet Singh | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Shubham Ranjane | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 4 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 13.00 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| JJ Smit | 3 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 14.33 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Heingo | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernard Scholtz | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Willem Myburgh | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.50 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 9.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Over | Score | Wickets | Batsman (if noted) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7/0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | 17/0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | 29/0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | 39/0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | 54/0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | 68/0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | 75/1 | 1 | — |
| 8 | 81/1 | 1 | Shayan Jahangir |
| 9 | 85/1 | 1 | — |
| 10 | 89/1 | 1 | — |
| 11 | 96/2 | 2 | Monank Patel |
| 12 | 103/3 | 3 | — |
| 13 | 111/3 | 3 | Saiteja Mukkamalla |
| 14 | 112/3 | 3 | — |
| 15 | 134/3 | 3 | — |
| 16 | 148/3 | 3 | — |
| 17 | 164/3 | 3 | — |
| 18 | 176/3 | 3 | — |
| 19 | 190/3 | 3 | — |
| 20 | 199/4 | 4 | Milind Kumar |
| Over | Runs in Over | Cumulative Score | Wickets | Batsman (if noted) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 8/0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | 10 | 18/0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | 11 | 29/0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | 12 | 41/0 | 0 | — |
| 5 | 9 | 50/0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | 4 | 54/1 | 1 | Jan Frylinck |
| 7 | 7 | 61/1 | 1 | — |
| 8 | 8 | 69/1 | 1 | — |
| 9 | 13 | 82/1 | 1 | — |
| 10 | 13 | 95/1 | 1 | — |
| 11 | 4 | 99/2 | 2 | Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton |
| 12 | 10 | 109/2 | 2 | — |
| 13 | 3 | 112/3 | 3 | Louren Steenkamp |
| 14 | 8 | 120/3 | 3 | — |
| 15 | 3 | 123/4 | 4 | Gerhard Erasmus |
| 16 | 8 | 131/4 | 4 | — |
| 17 | 10 | 141/4 | 4 | — |
| 18 | 8 | 149/5 | 5 | Zane Green |
| 19 | 13 | 162/5 | 5 | — |
| 20 | 6 | 168/6 | 6 | JJ Smit |
| Match Details | |
|---|---|
| Ground | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai |
| Toss | United States of America, elected to bat first |
| Series | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup |
| Season | 2025/26 |
| Player Of The Match | U.S.A. – Sanjay Krishnamurthi |
| Match Number | T20I no. 3713 |
| Hours of Play (Local Time) | 15:00 start, First Session 15:00–16:30, Interval 16:30–16:50, Second Session 16:50–18:20 |
| Match Days | 15 February 2026 – Day/Night (20-over match) |
| Umpires | KN Ananthapadmanabhan (India), Sharfuddoula (Bangladesh – DRS) |
| TV Umpire | Nitin Menon (India) |
| Reserve Umpire | Jayaraman Madanagopal (India) |
| Match Referee | Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe) |
| Points | United States of America 2, Namibia 0 |
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