USA kept their hopes alive of a Super 8s place with a big win over Namibia, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai today
\nMatch Analysis<\/p>\n
Krishnamurthi keeps USA alive in the competition\u00a0<\/p>\n
Opting to bat, they piled up a massive total of 199 for four, and then restricted Namibia to 168 for six.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
His solid half-century along with contributions from Milind Kumar (28:20b, 1×4, 1×6) powered the USA to 199 for four.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Chase<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (28:17b, 4×4) started well, but couldn\u2019t carry on as the USA kept taking wickets at regular intervals.<\/p>\n
JJ Smit (31:23b, 1×4, 1×6) fought hard but couldn\u2019t 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.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
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Match Summary<\/p>\n
United States of America vs Namibia, 26th Match<\/p>\n
United States of America 199\/4 (20 ov) <\/p>\n
Namibia 168\/6 (20 ov) <\/p>\n
United States of America won by 31 runs<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n Back to back wins in Chennai<\/p>\n Credit: ICC\/Getty#TeamUSA<\/a> @T20WorldCup<\/a> @ICC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/qmOEVOq8HI<\/a><\/p>\n
Match Stats<\/p>\n United States of America\u00a0Fall of wickets:\u00a01-68 (Shayan Jahangir<\/a>\u00a0– 6.5 ov), 2-89 (Monank Patel<\/a>\u00a0– 10.2 ov), 3-103 (Saiteja Mukkamalla<\/a>\u00a0– 11.4 ov), 4-190 (Milind Kumar<\/a>\u00a0– 19.2 ov)<\/p>\n Namibia\u00a0Fall of wickets:\u00a01-54 (Jan Frylinck<\/a>\u00a0– 5.2 ov), 2-99 (Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton<\/a>\u00a0– 10.3 ov), 3-112 (Louren Steenkamp<\/a>\u00a0– 12.3 ov), 4-123 (Gerhard Erasmus<\/a>\u00a0– 14.4 ov), 5-149 (Zane Green<\/a>\u00a0– 17.6 ov), 6-168 (Jonathan Smit<\/a>\u00a0– 19.5 ov)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Wagon Wheel<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Playing XI<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Match Details:<\/p>\n Date:\u00a0Sunday, February 15, 2026 09:30<\/p>\n Venue:\u00a0MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai<\/p>\n Toss:\u00a0United States of America elected to bat<\/p>\n Umpires:\u00a0KN Ananthapadmanabhan (India) Sharfuddoula (Bangladesh) Nitin Menon (India TV)<\/p>\n Match Referee:\u00a0Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)<\/p>\n Weather<\/p>\n Clouds, few clouds Pitch<\/p>\n Pitch Condition – Fast & Bounce \u00a9 Cricket World 2026<\/p>\n
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Temperature 30\u00b0C, Humidity 50%
Wind Speed 9.22 mph, Clouds 20%<\/p>\n
Batting Condition – Average
Pace Bowling Condition – Pace & Bounce
Spin Bowling Condition – Slow Spin<\/p>\n