USA vs NAM Live Score, 26th Match, Group A, 15 February, 2026, ICC T20 World Cup MA Chidambaram Stadium Ball-by-Ball Updates

ICC Men's T20 World Cup | February 15, 2026, 03:00 PM | MA Chidambaram Stadium

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United States
United States

199/4 (20 ov)

vs
Namibia

168/6 (20 ov)

Namibia

United States of America won by 31 runs

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Player of the Match

Sanjay Krishnamurthy - United States

0 w 4 0 1 1 2 1 6 0 2 2 w 1 1 1 1 1

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
3 2 0 0 150.00
0 1 0 0 0.00

Bowling

Bowler O M R W ECO
4 0 43 1 10.75
4 0 30 2 7.50

Commentary

15.6
1 Saurabh Netravalkar to Zane Green, 1 run, An accurately pitched

Saurabh Netravalkar to Zane Green, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the leg stump, Zane Green goes back to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

End of Overs 16
Runs: 4
Zane Green 4 (6b) Jonathan Smit 10 (9b) Saurabh Netravalkar 3-0-18-1 Shadley van Schalkwyk 3-0-17-2
16.1
1 Ali Khan to Zane Green, 1 run, inswinger, full length,

Ali Khan to Zane Green, 1 run, inswinger, full length, on the off stump, Zane Green goes back to make a room for himself and hits it towards mid off for 1 run.

16.2
1 Ali Khan to Jonathan Smit, 1 run, Jonathan Smit hangs

Ali Khan to Jonathan Smit, 1 run, Jonathan Smit hangs in the crease to take outswinger of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run.

16.3
1 Ali Khan to Zane Green, 1 run, Zane Green hangs

Ali Khan to Zane Green, 1 run, Zane Green hangs in the crease and plays ramp shot off an slower ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at slip for 1 run.

16.4
1wd Ali Khan to Jonathan Smit, 1 wide, Wide Ball !!

Ali Khan to Jonathan Smit, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! outswinger good length, on the off stump, That is well outside the off-stump, leaving Jonathan Smit no chance to play a shot. The umpire stretches arms to signal it a wide ball.

16.4
1 Ali Khan to Jonathan Smit, 1 run, Ali Khan delivers

Ali Khan to Jonathan Smit, 1 run, Ali Khan delivers fast ball at full length, Jonathan Smit hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long off for 1 run.

16.5
2 Ali Khan to Zane Green, 2 runs, Zane Green goes

Ali Khan to Zane Green, 2 runs, Zane Green goes back and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 2 runs.

16.6
4 Ali Khan to Zane Green, Four, Four !! bouncer, back

Ali Khan to Zane Green, Four, Four !! bouncer, back of length, on the stumps, Zane Green goes back and caresses uppercut to third man, it raced away to the fence for four.

End of Overs 17
Runs: 11
Zane Green 12 (10b) Jonathan Smit 12 (11b) Ali Khan 3-0-37-0 Saurabh Netravalkar 3-0-18-1
17.1
1 Saurabh Netravalkar to Jonathan Smit, 1 run, Jonathan Smit hangs

Saurabh Netravalkar to Jonathan Smit, 1 run, Jonathan Smit hangs in the crease to take outswinger of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run.

17.2
1 Saurabh Netravalkar to Zane Green, 1 run, Zane Green hangs

Saurabh Netravalkar to Zane Green, 1 run, Zane Green hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a textbook , edged!! and the ball sails towards short mid wicket for 1 run.

17.3
1 Saurabh Netravalkar to Jonathan Smit, 1 run, Jonathan Smit hangs

Saurabh Netravalkar to Jonathan Smit, 1 run, Jonathan Smit hangs in the crease and plays off an slower ball delivers at a fulltoss by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.

17.4
1 Saurabh Netravalkar to Zane Green, 1 run, fast ball, fulltoss,

Saurabh Netravalkar to Zane Green, 1 run, fast ball, fulltoss, on the stumps, Zane Green hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

17.5
1 Saurabh Netravalkar to Jonathan Smit, 1 run, Jonathan Smit hangs

Saurabh Netravalkar to Jonathan Smit, 1 run, Jonathan Smit hangs in the crease to take outswinger of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident cut that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run.

17.6
W WICKET! Retired out

Zane Green Retired out 18 (13b)
Saurabh Netravalkar to Zane Green, Four, Retired out, Zane Green is leaving the field, retiring out for some reason. Let's hope it's not too serious.

End of Overs 18
Runs: 9
Zane Green 18 (13b) Jonathan Smit 15 (14b) Saurabh Netravalkar 4-0-27-1 Ali Khan 3-0-37-0
18.1
2 Shadley van Schalkwyk to Jonathan Smit, 2 runs, Jonathan Smit

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Jonathan Smit, 2 runs, Jonathan Smit hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards long off for 2 runs.

18.2
2 Shadley van Schalkwyk to Jonathan Smit, 2 runs, Jonathan Smit

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Jonathan Smit, 2 runs, Jonathan Smit hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 2 runs.

18.3
0 Shadley van Schalkwyk to Jonathan Smit, no run, Dot ball

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Jonathan Smit, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Shadley Van Schalkwyk bowls a sharp delivery, and Jonathan Smit hangs in the crease to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.

18.4
6 Shadley van Schalkwyk to Jonathan Smit, Six, Six !! What

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Jonathan Smit, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Jonathan Smit hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long on region for a remarkable Maximum!

18.5
1 Shadley van Schalkwyk to Jonathan Smit, 1 run, inswinger, full

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Jonathan Smit, 1 run, inswinger, full length, on the off stump, Jonathan Smit hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long off for 1 run.

18.6
2 Shadley van Schalkwyk to Ruben Trumpelmann, 2 runs, Shadley Van

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Ruben Trumpelmann, 2 runs, Shadley Van Schalkwyk delivers fast ball at full length, Ruben Trumpelmann hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep cover for 2 runs.

End of Overs 19
Runs: 13
Ruben Trumpelmann 2 (1b) Jonathan Smit 26 (19b) Shadley van Schalkwyk 4-0-30-2 Saurabh Netravalkar 4-0-27-1
19.1
1 Ali Khan to Jonathan Smit, 1 run, fast ball, full

Ali Khan to Jonathan Smit, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Jonathan Smit hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 1 run.

19.2
1 Ali Khan to Ruben Trumpelmann, 1 run, Ali Khan delivers

Ali Khan to Ruben Trumpelmann, 1 run, Ali Khan delivers fast ball at full length, Ruben Trumpelmann hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at mid on for 1 run. Overthrow and garnered a single run

19.3
0 Ali Khan to Jonathan Smit, no run, Dot ball !!

Ali Khan to Jonathan Smit, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the mid off.

19.4
4 Ali Khan to Jonathan Smit, Four, Four !! fast ball,

Ali Khan to Jonathan Smit, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jonathan Smit goes back and caresses cut to deep point, it raced away to the fence for four.

19.5
W WICKET! c SY Jahangir b Ali Khan

Jonathan Smit c SY Jahangir b Ali Khan 31 (23b)
Ali Khan to Jonathan Smit, no run, c SY Jahangir b Ali Khan, Caught out !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Jonathan Smit as the batter hangs in the crease to play pull, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Shayan Jahangir for Jonathan Smit's dismissal.

19.6
0 Ali Khan to Dylan Leicher, no run, Dot ball !!

Ali Khan to Dylan Leicher, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, back of length, on the off stump, Ali Khan sends down a sharp delivery, Dylan Leicher hangs in the crease to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.

End of Overs 20
Runs: 6
Dylan Leicher 0 (1b) Ruben Trumpelmann 3 (2b) Ali Khan 4-0-43-1 Shadley van Schalkwyk 4-0-30-2
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Match Information

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DATE & TIME

Sunday, February 15, 2026 - 03:00 PM

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TOSS

United States of America elected to bat

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VENUE

MA Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai

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UMPIRES

KN Ananthapadmanabhan (India), Sharfuddoula (Bangladesh), Nitin Menon (India, TV)

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MATCH REFEREE

Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)

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TEMPERATURE

26.67°c

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HUMIDITY

71%

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WIND

1.01 mi/hr

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Pitch Condition

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Batting Condition

Average

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Pace & Bounce

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Slow Spin