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Namibia vs United States 2026 Match 26 Full Commentary
Result · Feb 15 2026, Sun - 03:00 PM (IST)
UNITED STATES199/4
NAMIBIA168/6
United States won by 31 runs
CRR:8.4
Player Of The Match
UNITED STATES NAMIBIA
Gerhard Erasmus to Sanjay Krishnamurthi. Quicker ball full toss, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Green. The United States have posted an impressive total at the halfway mark, thanks to a strong batting performance highlighted by impactful partnerships and an explosive finish. Captain Monank Patel set the tone early with a confident innings, anchoring the team after a useful opening stand from Shayan Jahangir. Sanjay Krishnamurthi produced an exceptional counterattacking innings, showcasing his clean ball-striking, especially in the later overs, which swung the momentum decisively in their favour. For Namibia, WP Myburgh and Gerhard Erasmus were the standout performers, achieving key breakthroughs, while Bernard Scholtz maintained control during the middle overs. Join us shortly for the chase.
FOUR! Gerhard Erasmus to Sanjay Krishnamurthi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.
Gerhard Erasmus to Shubham Ranjane. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Frylinck.
FOUR! Gerhard Erasmus to Shubham Ranjane. Off break length ball, outside off stump deep in crease Slog, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
OUT! Caught. Gerhard Erasmus to Milind Kumar. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off, caught by Smit. In the air and taken.
Gerhard Erasmus to Sanjay Krishnamurthi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Loftie-Eaton.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Sanjay Krishnamurthi. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Smit.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Milind Kumar. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, down leg side on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Leicher.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Sanjay Krishnamurthi. Reverse Swing-Out full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Leicher.
FOUR! Ruben Trumpelmann to Sanjay Krishnamurthi. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Milind Kumar. Reverse Swing-Out full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Smit.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Milind Kumar. Reverse Swing-In half volley, middle stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to short mid wicket for no runs.
Wide Ruben Trumpelmann to Milind Kumar. Short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, for 1 run, fielded by Green.
Gerhard Erasmus to Milind Kumar. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Steenkamp.
Gerhard Erasmus to Sanjay Krishnamurthi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Smit.
Gerhard Erasmus to Milind Kumar. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed to mid wicket for 1 run.
Gerhard Erasmus to Sanjay Krishnamurthi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Smit.
Gerhard Erasmus to Sanjay Krishnamurthi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, bottom edge back to bowler for no runs.
Gerhard Erasmus to Milind Kumar. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Heingo.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Sanjay Krishnamurthi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Green.
FREE HIT. SIX! Ruben Trumpelmann to Sanjay Krishnamurthi. Length ball, outside off stump deep in crease driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
No ball Ruben Trumpelmann to Sanjay Krishnamurthi. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control to deep backward point and it was a no ball.
SIX! Ruben Trumpelmann to Sanjay Krishnamurthi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
FOUR! Ruben Trumpelmann to Sanjay Krishnamurthi. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Milind Kumar. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, down leg side on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run.
APPEAL! Ruben Trumpelmann to Sanjay Krishnamurthi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 1 run, dropped catch by Erasmus, appeal made for Caught. Sanjay survives!
Wide Ruben Trumpelmann to Sanjay Krishnamurthi. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Green.
SIX! JJ Smit to Milind Kumar. Back of a length, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs. Massive!
JJ Smit to Sanjay Krishnamurthi. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Leicher.
FOUR! JJ Smit to Sanjay Krishnamurthi. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs.
Ali Khan to Dylan Leicher. Leg cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Jahangir. The USA secured a crucial 31-run victory over Namibia, thanks to disciplined bowling and timely breakthroughs. Despite Steenkamp's fluent innings and Loftie-Eaton's brisk cameo, wickets fell at regular intervals. Erasmus struggled to anchor the innings, and Smit's late resistance wasn't sufficient, as the lower order failed to accelerate, leaving Namibia short and keeping America's Super 8 hopes alive. Sanjay Krishnamurthi is the Player of the Match.
OUT! Caught. Ali Khan to JJ Smit. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Gloved in the air uncontrolled, caught by Jahangir. Another one bites the dust.
FOUR! Ali Khan to JJ Smit. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.
Ali Khan to JJ Smit. Reverse Swing-In yorker, off stump on the back foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.
Ali Khan to Ruben Trumpelmann. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed back to bowler for 1 run, shy attempt by Khan.
Ali Khan to JJ Smit. Reverse Swing-In half volley, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Baddhan.
Shadley van Schalkwyk to Ruben Trumpelmann. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 2 runs, fielded by Krishnamurthi.
Shadley van Schalkwyk to JJ Smit. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 1 run, fielded by Baddhan.
SIX! Shadley van Schalkwyk to JJ Smit. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Shadley van Schalkwyk to JJ Smit. Reverse Swing-Out yorker, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Jahangir.
Shadley van Schalkwyk to JJ Smit. Reverse Swing-Out yorker, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Krishnamurthi.
Shadley van Schalkwyk to JJ Smit. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off for 2 runs, run save by Baddhan, fielded by Kumar.
FOUR! Saurabh Netravalkar to Zane Green. Reverse Swing-In full toss, down leg side on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs. Zane Green retired out strategically to improve his teamâs chances of chasing the total.
Saurabh Netravalkar to JJ Smit. Reverse Swing-Out full toss, outside off stump deep in crease driving, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by van Schalkwyk.
Saurabh Netravalkar to Zane Green. Reverse Swing-In full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Mukkamalla.
Saurabh Netravalkar to JJ Smit. Reverse Swing-In full toss, wide outside off stump moves in front driving, mis-timed to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Patel.
APPEAL! Saurabh Netravalkar to Zane Green. Reverse Swing-In half volley, off stump deep in crease Slog, inside edge to short mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Jahangir, appeal made for L.B.W. The inside edge saves the batter.
Saurabh Netravalkar to JJ Smit. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward point for 1 run, dropped catch by Ranjane.
FOUR! Ali Khan to Zane Green. Leg cutter short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs.
Ali Khan to Zane Green. Reverse Swing-In half volley, down leg side on the back foot flick, to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, run save by Mohsin, fielded by van Schalkwyk.
Ali Khan to JJ Smit. Reverse Swing-Out half volley, outside off stump deep in crease driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Baddhan.
Wide Ali Khan to JJ Smit. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Jahangir.
Ali Khan to Zane Green. Back of a length, wide outside off stump moves in front Steer, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Mukkamalla.
Ali Khan to JJ Smit. Reverse Swing-Out yorker, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Krishnamurthi.
Ali Khan to Zane Green. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off for 1 run, mis-fielded by Kumar.
Saurabh Netravalkar to Zane Green. Reverse Swing-In full toss, down leg side down the track flick, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Mukkamalla.
Saurabh Netravalkar to Zane Green. Reverse Swing-In full toss, to leg backing away driving, inside edge to short leg for no runs, fielded by Jahangir.
Saurabh Netravalkar to JJ Smit. Reverse Swing-Out full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Mukkamalla.
Saurabh Netravalkar to Zane Green. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, mis-timed to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Baddhan.
Saurabh Netravalkar to Zane Green. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Jahangir.