United States of America vs Netherlands, 21st Match, Group A, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Bas de Leede to Saiteja Mukkamalla, out Caught by Colin Ackermann!! In the air, bigger side and taken! Banged in short, Saiteja Mukkamalla goes after with a pull shot. Gets more height than distance on it. Ackemann comes in from deep backward square leg to take a safe catch. End of a fantastic knock from young Saiteja Mukkamalla. Saiteja Mukkamalla c Colin Ackermann b Bas de Leede 79(51) [4s-5 6s-4]

Bas de Leede to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 2 runs, 111.8kph, slow, full and outside off, Mukkamalla lofts it over extra cover off the lower part of the bat

Bas de Leede to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 1 run, to deep square leg

Logan van Beek to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 1 run, fullish outside off, Saiteja Mukkamalla crouches low to drill and toe-ends it to long-on

Logan van Beek to Saiteja Mukkamalla, no run, short of length outside off, Saiteja Mukkamalla cuts and misses

Logan van Beek to Saiteja Mukkamalla, wide, full delivery, Logan van Beek tries to bowl outside the batter's arc and ends up bowling it outside the tramline

Logan van Beek to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 1 run, slashes at this length ball outside off, thick outside edge and the ball goes to third man on the bounce

Fred Klaassen to Saiteja Mukkamalla, SIX, six off the last ball spoils the over! 122.5kph, hip-high short ball and sits up nicely for Saiteja Mukkamalla who gets into a good position to pummel it over cow corner with a superb pull shot

Fred Klaassen to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 2 runs, length ball, Saiteja Mukkamalla stands tall to loft it over the bowler's head. Long-on runs across to cut it off

Fred Klaassen to Saiteja Mukkamalla, no run, shapes to heave across the line and inside-edges this length ball onto his back leg

Fred Klaassen to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 1 run, with the keeper up, Fred Klaassen bowls a length ball, eased through point

Roelof van der Merwe to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 1 run, 81.2kph, drifting in towards middle, Saiteja Mukkamalla works it to midwicket. Time for a drink

Roelof van der Merwe to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 2 runs, fraction short outside off, cut through point for another brace

Roelof van der Merwe to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 2 runs, another lofted inside-out drive. Colin Ackermann makes a sliding stop to his right at deep extra cover

Roelof van der Merwe to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 2 runs, bends his back leg to lift this fullish ball inside-out over extra cover. Van Beek makes a diving stop to his left

Roelof van der Merwe to Saiteja Mukkamalla, SIX, fuller ball, it's in the slot, Saiteja Mukkamalla clears his front leg, gets under the ball and lofts it downtown. Straight as an arrow. Long-on and long-off converge but they can only watch the ball sail over the rope

Bas de Leede to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 1 run, 117.3kph, short ball, Saiteja Mukkamalla moves leg-side and swivels to pull. Decent contact but deep square leg moves to his left and takes it on the bounce

Bas de Leede to Saiteja Mukkamalla, no run, pacy bouncer, beats Saiteja Mukkamalla for pace who looks to pull

Bas de Leede to Saiteja Mukkamalla, no run, 131.8kph, back of a length, Saiteja Mukkamalla looks to punch and is beaten on the inside edge

Kyle Klein to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 1 run, short-pitched delivery, pulled to deep backward square leg

Kyle Klein to Saiteja Mukkamalla, no run, fuller ball, pace off and that's been played back at the bowler

Kyle Klein to Saiteja Mukkamalla, no run, in-slanter from a shortened length, Saiteja Mukkamalla misses the glance and gets hit high on the thigh

Kyle Klein to Saiteja Mukkamalla, SIX, an incredible shot to get to fifty! Fuller than a length outside off, Saiteja Mukkamalla bends his back leg reaches for it and makes excellent contact to carve it over deep extra cover. Wow. That's right off the meat of the bat. Saiteja raises his bat. It's been a classy knock

Kyle Klein to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 1 run, on a length and wide of off, cut through cover-point

Fred Klaassen to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 1 run, cut to the right of point who makes another diving stop. The batters take a single on this occasion

Fred Klaassen to Saiteja Mukkamalla, no run, on a length and wide of off, Saiteja Mukkamalla cuts well but backward point makes a diving stop

Fred Klaassen to Saiteja Mukkamalla, no run, very full outside off, Saiteja Mukkamalla drives to extra cover

Fred Klaassen to Saiteja Mukkamalla, FOUR, back-to-back fours! Klaassen doesn't learn and doles out width again. Pace off as well, Saiteja Mukkamalla waits on the back foot to slap the cut backward of square on the off-side

Fred Klaassen to Saiteja Mukkamalla, FOUR, 100 up for USA! Another smart stroke. Width on offer as Klaassen bowls from round the wicket, Saiteja Mukkamalla waits and cuts between backward point and short third man

Roelof van der Merwe to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 1 run, very full, jammed to long-on

Roelof van der Merwe to Saiteja Mukkamalla, FOUR, lovely shot! Floated up outside off and Saiteja Mukkamalla beautifully drives it inside-out over extra cover. Long-off, deep cover and extra cover converge but the ball wins the race to the fence

Roelof van der Merwe to Saiteja Mukkamalla, wide, fired down leg, an off-balance Saiteja Mukkamalla misses the glance

Roelof van der Merwe to Saiteja Mukkamalla, FOUR, shot! Touch too full from Roelof van der Merwe, Saiteja Mukkamalla gets forward, converts it into a half-volley and tonks it over the bowler's head. One bounce and into the fence. No chance for long-off to stop that

Roelof van der Merwe to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 2 runs, flatter and wider, cut to deep backward point

Roelof van der Merwe to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 1 run, darted in towards leg, flicked through backward square leg

Bas de Leede to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 1 run, 113kph, slower and shorter, pulled to deep square leg

Bas de Leede to Saiteja Mukkamalla, no run, 133.5kph,, punches this length ball to extra cover

Bas de Leede to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 2 runs, in the air and safe! 110.6kph, slower ball on a full length, Saiteja Mukkamalla is early into his flick and the ball goes a long way up in the air. Deep midwicket runs in but the ball falls short of him. Bas de Leede smiles

Roelof van der Merwe to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 1 run, to point, pushes this fullish ball to point, the fielder attacks the ball and fails to pick it up cleanly. The batters see that and nab a single

Roelof van der Merwe to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 2 runs, flighted delivery outside off, Saiteja Mukkamalla leans forward to beautifully drive inside-out over extra cover. Van Beek dives to his right to make a superb stop

Roelof van der Merwe to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 1 run, hint of spin from a length, Saiteja Mukkamalla goes on the back foot to work it into the midwicket pocket

Aryan Dutt to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 1 run, 99.3kph, full outside off, Saiteja Mukkamalla leans forward to drive it to long-off

Aryan Dutt to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 1 run, round the wicket, flat ball on a short of length outside off, stabbed to sweeper cover

Fred Klaassen to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 1 run, slower ball, Saiteja Mukkamalla drops it in front of cover with soft hands for a quick single. Time for a drinks break

Fred Klaassen to Saiteja Mukkamalla, no run, back of a length, defended to the right of the bowler

Fred Klaassen to Saiteja Mukkamalla, no run, extra bounce from a short of a good length, Mukkamalla looks to cut and misses

Fred Klaassen to Saiteja Mukkamalla, FOUR, 121.4kph, pace off and fuller around off, Saiteja Mukkamalla walks across, bends his back leg and leans across to play an aerial drive over the non-striker. The bottom hand comes into play. The boundary brings up USA's fifty in the 6th over

Fred Klaassen to Saiteja Mukkamalla, no run, length ball, turned to midwicket

Fred Klaassen to Saiteja Mukkamalla, SIX, stand and deliver! Over the wicket, fuller than a length outside off, Saiteja Mukkamalla doesn't move much to hit it through the line. good swing of the willow to loft it over straight long-off

Kyle Klein to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 1 run, 114.8kph, slower ball on a length, Saiteja Mukkamalla glances it through square leg

Logan van Beek to Saiteja Mukkamalla, no run, 134.3kph, back of a length around off and that's been defended into off

Logan van Beek to Saiteja Mukkamalla, 1 run, out-seamer, Saiteja Mukkamalla accounts for it as he guides it to third man by opening the bat-face

Kyle Klein to Saiteja Mukkamalla, no run, length ball on off, Saiteja Mukkamalla taps it to point