USA kept their hopes alive of a Super 8s place with a big win over Namibia, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai today
Match Analysis
Krishnamurthi keeps USA alive in the competition
Opting to bat, they piled up a massive total of 199 for four, and then restricted Namibia to 168 for six.
The USA had a great start to their innings with captain Monank Patel (52:30b, 3×4, 3×6) hitting a blistering half-century. At the other end, Shayan Jahangir (22:18b, 2×4, 1×6) also played a decent hand as the two had an opening partnership of 68 runs.
Then, Sanjay Krishnamurthi (68 not out:33b, 4×4, 6×6), who batted at four and made sure that he cashed in on the start that his team had.
His solid half-century along with contributions from Milind Kumar (28:20b, 1×4, 1×6) powered the USA to 199 for four.
The Chase
Louren Steenkamp (58:39b, 5×4, 3×6) started well for Namibia even though his opening partner Jan Frylinck fell early. The 54-run opening partnership set up the chase perfectly, but Steenkamp failed to find partners.
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (28:17b, 4×4) started well, but couldn’t carry on as the USA kept taking wickets at regular intervals.
JJ Smit (31:23b, 1×4, 1×6) fought hard but couldn’t take his team to a win as the target looked beyond reach in the end. USA restricted Namibia to 168 for six, winning the game by 31 runs.
Match Summary
United States of America vs Namibia, 26th Match
United States of America 199/4 (20 ov)
Namibia 168/6 (20 ov)
United States of America won by 31 runs
Partnership
Back to back wins in Chennai
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Match Stats
United States of America Fall of wickets: 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)
Namibia Fall of wickets: 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 (Jonathan Smit – 19.5 ov)
Wagon Wheel
Playing XI
Match Details:
Date: Sunday, February 15, 2026 09:30
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Toss: United States of America elected to bat
Umpires: KN Ananthapadmanabhan (India) Sharfuddoula (Bangladesh) Nitin Menon (India TV)
Match Referee: Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
Weather
Clouds, few clouds
Temperature 30°C, Humidity 50%
Wind Speed 9.22 mph, Clouds 20%
Pitch
Pitch Condition – Fast & Bounce
Batting Condition – Average
Pace Bowling Condition – Pace & Bounce
Spin Bowling Condition – Slow Spin
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