United States’ captain Monank Patel, left, and Namibia’s captain Gerhard Erasmus before the start of the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and USA in Chennai, India, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.
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United States of America skipper Monank Patel won the toss and elected to bat first against Namibia in their T20 World Cup Group A fixture on Sunday (February 15, 2026).
For USA, Saurabh Netravalkar returns to the playing Xi, replacing Nosthush Kenjige.
Namibia have made a couple of changes with Malan Kruger and Ben Shikongo making way for Dylan Leicher and Willem Myburgh.
Teams
United States of America: Monank Patel(w/c), Shayan Jahangir, Saiteja Mukkamalla, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Shubham Ranjane, Milind Kumar, Harmeet Singh, Mohammad Mohsin, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Ehsan Adil, Saurabh Netravalkar.
Namibia: Jan Frylinck, Louren Steenkamp, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus(c), JJ Smit, Zane Green(w), Dylan Leicher, Ruben Trumpelmann, Willem Myburgh, Bernard Scholtz, Max Heingo.
Published – February 15, 2026 03:07 pm IST
