🏏ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026: M 26: USA vs NAM at Chennai🏏 - Page 3

T20 World Cup 2026 as the USA takes on Namibia in a high-stakes Group A clash at the historic Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. The USA enters this game with massive momentum after their record-breaking 93-run victory over the Netherlands, a result that proved they belong on the world stage and kept their dreams of reaching the Super 8s very much alive. On the other hand, Namibia is fighting for survival after two tough losses, most recently a difficult outing against India where their batting struggled to get going. This match is a massive test for the Namibia as they have never beaten the USA in a T20I and must find a way to stop a confident American top order led by the in-form Saiteja Mukkamalla.

The conditions in Chennai are expected to be hot and humid, with the pitch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium likely to offer plenty of assistance to the spin bowlers as the game progresses. Both teams will be aware that the toss is crucial here, as batting usually becomes much harder on this surface during the second innings when the ball starts to grip and turn. With everything on the line for Namibia and the USA looking to cement their spot in the next round, fans can expect a highly tactical battle where every run and wicket counts. We are just moments away from the action starting, so stay tuned for what promises to be a thrilling contest between two Associate nations.

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Welcome to our live coverage of the T20 World Cup 2026 as USA take on Namibia in a high-stakes Group A clash at the historic Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. The USA enter this game with massive momentum after their record-breaking 93-run victory over the Netherlands, a result that proved they belong on the world stage and kept their dreams of reaching the Super 8s very much alive. On the other hand, Namibia are fighting for survival after two tough losses, most recently a difficult outing against India where their batting struggled to get going. This match is a massive test for Namibia as they have never beaten the USA in a T20I and must find a way to stop a confident American top order led by the in-form Saiteja Mukkamalla.

O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light? It's the USA vs Namibia in Chennai, with both teams knowing that defeat will officially eliminate them. The US have the most obvious route through to the Super 8s: win this afternoon - preferably by a hefty margin - and hope that whoever loses in Colombo tonight is then thrashed in their final group game. For Namibia, it's going to take a win tonight, followed by another over Pakistan - and even that might not be enough.

Toss time. USA win it, and choose to bat first.

Toss time. USA win it, and choose to bat first. Monank Patel says it's a very different pitch to the Netherlands game, a red-soil one. Netravalkar comes in for Kenjige. They expect some turn later in the day. Erasmus says he would have preferred to bat first but thinks the pitch looks like a good one. Two changes for them.

United States: 1 Monank Patel (capt), 2 Shayan Jahanghir (wk), 3 Saiteja Mukkamalla, 4 Milind Kumar, 5 Sanjay Krishnamurthi, 6 Shubham Ranjane, 7 Harmeet Singh, 8 Mohammad Mohsin, 9 Shadley van Schalkwyk, 10 Saurabh Netravalkar.

Namibia: 1 Jan Frylinck, 2 Louren Steenkamp, 3 Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, 4 Gerhard Erasmus (capt), 5 JJ Smit, 6 Zan Green (wk), 7 Dylan Leicher, 8 Ruben Trumpelmann, 9 Willem Myburgh, 10 Bernand Scholtz, 11 Max Heingo.

Toss time. USA win it, and choose to bat first. Monank Patel says it's a very different pitch to the Netherlands game, a red-soil one. Netravalkar comes in for Kenjige in their only change, so no Gous. They expect some turn later in the day. Erasmus says he would have preferred to bat first but thinks the pitch looks like a good one. Two changes for them, Kruger and Shikongo make way for Leicher and Myburgh.

Gerhard Erasmus: Back-to-back first, but I don’t think it’s too much of a concern on this little bit of a wicket. So yeah, I’ve just got to, you know, suck it up, I guess. I think there’s a bit of freshness with the grass being kept on there for a bit longer today. So hopefully that second row as well and that second part of the wicket go our way.

Monank Patel: We're going to bat first. It's a very different pitch compared to the Netherlands game, so it's a red soil and we did really well against Netherlands batting first, so we want to continue the same momentum and make sure we put up a good score. We have one change. Saurabh comes in to play for Nosthush. I feel like it's a better pitch than what we played against Netherlands, so I think it should be a good even bounce and later on coming up, we expect some more.