United States of America vs Namibia, 26th Match, Group A, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Highlights

Gerhard Erasmus to Sanjay Krishnamurthi, FOUR, another one that's bowled at pace, 106kph this time and Krishnamurthi uses that pace to nail the late-cut through backward point

Gerhard Erasmus to Shubham Ranjane, FOUR, gets it in the gap! Again bounces low off a good length, but Ranjane still manages to smash the pull shot through midwicket

Gerhard Erasmus to Milind Kumar, out Caught by Smit!! Erasmus doing an excellent job again, like he did the other night against India. Round-arm, slants it away outside off and Milind is beaten by the angle. Steps out for a big shot and slices it off the outside half to long-off. Milind Kumar c Smit b Gerhard Erasmus 28(20) [4s-1 6s-1]

Ruben Trumpelmann to Sanjay Krishnamurthi, FOUR, off the edge for four! Unlucky for Trumpelmann. Didn't nail the yorker, was full and wide outside off, and Krishnamurthi reached out for a big shot. Healthy edge flies over short third

Ruben Trumpelmann to Sanjay Krishnamurthi, SIX, fifty off just 23 balls and he gets there in style! Namibia, who were so good at the death against India, are being taken to the cleaners here. Goes for a yorker outside off, misses by a few inches and it's enough for Krishnamurthi who hammers it for a flat six wide of long-off. That hardly rose 10 feet above the ground. Krishnamurthi looks to the heavens before raising his bat

Ruben Trumpelmann to Sanjay Krishnamurthi, no ball, SIX, high full toss from Trumpelmann, was the slower ball but it didn't dip enough. Thankfully the line was wide outside off and posed no physical danger. Krishnamurthi reaches out and slaps it over point

Ruben Trumpelmann to Sanjay Krishnamurthi, SIX, smoked down the ground! Good length ball angling away outside off, Krishnamurthi has a clean swing and gets a good piece of it. Goes sailing over the long-off boundary

Ruben Trumpelmann to Sanjay Krishnamurthi, FOUR, full and wide, Krishnamurthi throws his hands at it and it flies off a thick edge over short third. Leicher gets to it but he fails to cut it off. Disappointed with himself for not being able to stop it with the slide

Ruben Trumpelmann to Sanjay Krishnamurthi, 1 run, Erasmus takes the catch but the ball slips out of his hand as he's rolling on the turf. Surely this is going to be not out. He's not in control of his own movement so the catch isn't complete. Third umpire has to make the call and he makes the right one - NOT OUT flashes on the big screen. Krishnamurthi thought he was gone. Was walking off before it was referred. Full in the slot, slices it in the air off the outside half and Erasmus seems to be running too hard to his left at long-off. Does manage to grab it with both hands but as he's rolling on the turf and trying to stand up, it pops out of his hand

Ruben Trumpelmann to Sanjay Krishnamurthi, wide, tries a wide yorker but it's too wide and outside the marker

Smit to Milind Kumar, SIX, walks across the stumps and gets it over short fine! Another good over for USA! Smit tried following him outside off but it was slightly short and Milind pulled it away

Smit to Sanjay Krishnamurthi, FOUR, what a shot this is. Has squeezed a yorker through the gap for four! Smit is furious and waves his arms animatedly, indicating that the fielder should've been at sweeper cover rather than deep point. But full credit to Krishnamurthi here. Got it away through extra cover and into the gap

Bernard Scholtz to Milind Kumar, FOUR, hammered down the ground! 20 off the over and USA regain momentum after the drinks break. Fired in full, it's in the slot and Milind pumps it straight back over the bowler's head

Bernard Scholtz to Sanjay Krishnamurthi, SIX, now this is a proper half-tracker. It's short, sits up and Krishnamurthi deposits it in the crowd over midwicket. Consecutive pull shots, consecutive sixes!

Bernard Scholtz to Sanjay Krishnamurthi, SIX, cracking pull shot! It's a good length ball sliding in from round the wicket, Krishnamurthi opens the hip, trusts the bounce and nails the pull. All the way over midwicket

Gerhard Erasmus to Saiteja Mukkamalla, out Caught by Loftie-Eaton!! Not the best timing on the pull from Mukkamalla! He's probably late on it, high on the bat and straight to long-on. Excellent catch from Loftie-Eaton. Was going over the ropes so tossed it back up and grabbed it after coming back inside. Saiteja Mukkamalla c Loftie-Eaton b Gerhard Erasmus 17(18) [4s-2]

Gerhard Erasmus to Saiteja Mukkamalla, FOUR, edged past the keeper! It's slightly short outside off, sliding away from round the wicket and Mukkamalla throws his bat on the cut. Takes a thick edge through the vacant slip region

Gerhard Erasmus to Sanjay Krishnamurthi, SIX, pulled away over the midwicket boundary! The ball isn't all that short, it's on a good length if anything, but the pitch is so true that Krishnamurthi is able to rock back and trust the bounce. Almost hits it with a straight bat over midwicket

Willem Myburgh to Monank Patel, out Caught by Smit!! Miscued in the air and gone! Monank goes after a superb knock. Wanted to go for a big shot, hitting against the turn of the legbreak that lands around middle. There's probably more grip than he would've anticipated. It turns away, takes the toe-end and goes to long-on where Smit takes a simple catch. Monank Patel c Smit b Willem Myburgh 52(30) [4s-3 6s-3]

Willem Myburgh to Monank Patel, 1 run, fifty for Monank. Tucks it to mid-wicket and soaks in the applause from the dug-out. A well compiled knock and much needed for the skipper who was short on runs

Willem Myburgh to Monank Patel, FOUR, what was the fielder doing there? Two fielders converge and look at each other as the ball bounces in front of them and goes over the fence. Monank gets a leading edge on the attempted slog. Gets away with a streaky boundary

Bernard Scholtz to Saiteja Mukkamalla, FOUR, should have been stopped at short fine. The fielder dives over the ball and lets the ball sneak under. The skipper is not happy with the effort. Saiteja gets a tickle on the ball that is on the pads

Willem Myburgh to Shayan Jahangir, out Caught by Smit!! Much needed for Namibia. Willem gets the first breakthrough. Shayan looks to go big, tries to get under the full ball for a big slog sweep. The ball holds up a touch and takes the leading edge towards long-on. Smit settles under the ball and takes a good catch as the ball was swirling in the air for a long time. Shayan Jahangir c Smit b Willem Myburgh 22(18) [4s-2 6s-1]

Smit to Monank Patel, FOUR, poor from Smit. Bowls a juicy full toss to a batter who is sitting deep in his crease looking for boundaries.. Monank lifts it over cover and collects four more

Smit to Monank Patel, FOUR, width on offer outside off, Monank throws the kitchen sink at it and gets a thick outside edge over backward point. Races away for four

Smit to Monank Patel, SIX, 50-run opening stand comes up with that fantastic shot over cow corner. Smit runs in with short run up and bangs it in on a length, the ball sits up nicely to be hit. Monank clears his stance and smokes it over the fence for his third six

Ruben Trumpelmann to Monank Patel, SIX, top shot! Monank makes room and goes inside out over cover. Picks the length early, extends his arms and deposits it over deep cover. Holds his pose as he enjoys the shot

Max Heingo to Shayan Jahangir, SIX, Shayan is making his form count. Walks across and thumps the full length delivery over long-on. Goes through the line and hits it deep into the stands. 93 meters it is

Max Heingo to Shayan Jahangir, FOUR, short and wide asking to be hit. Shayan stands tall and cuts it in front of square on the off-side. Doesn't bother to keep it down. Raced away for four

Smit to Monank Patel, SIX, good shot from the USA skipper. Backs away to make room and pulls it over mid-wicket. The ball sits up nicely on a length and allows Monank to go through with the shot. Clears the ropes comfortably

Ruben Trumpelmann to Shayan Jahangir, FOUR, Shayan gets off the mark with a boundary down to third man. This was wide outside off, Shayan gets a thickish edge on the slash and runs away for four

Ruben Trumpelmann to Monank Patel, 1 run, dropped! That should have been taken. The ball stops on the surface leaving Monank pushing away from the body. The ball takes the shoulder of the bat and lobs to cover-point, who shells it