CHENNAI: The United States have won the toss and chosen to bat first against Namibia in their final group-stage fixture of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.
Playing XIs
USA: Monank Patel (c/wk), Shayan Jahangir, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Shubham Ranjane, Milind Kumar, Harmeet Singh, Mohammad Mohsin, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Ehsan Adil and Saurabh Netravalkar.
Namibia: Jan Frylinck, Louren Steenkamp, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (c), JJ Smit, Zane Green (wk), Dylan Leicher, Ruben Trumpelmann, Willem Myburgh, Bernard Scholtz and Max Heingo.
USA and Namibia have met five times in T20 internationals, with Namibia holding a slight advantage. The African side have secured three victories, while the Americans have won twice.
Matches played: 5
Namibia won: 3
USA won: 2
The USA enter the contest needing a positive result to strengthen their hopes of progressing to the Super Eights. They suffered defeats to India and Pakistan earlier in the tournament but registered an important win over the Netherlands.
Namibia, meanwhile, are seeking to recover after back-to-back losses against the Netherlands and India. The side will be eager to finish strongly and reaffirm their competitive edge.
Namibia: L, L, W, L, W (most recent first)
USA: W, L, L, W, W
