February 15, 2026. MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. 7:00 PM local time. USA needed a win to keep their Super Eights hopes alive, Namibia with zero wins from two games needed a miracle.
What happened next was the match that defined both Associate teams’ 2026 campaigns. USA posted 199/4. their highest-ever total in T20 World Cup history led by Sanjay Krishnamurthi’s 68* off 33 balls. Namibia replied with a competitive 168/6 anchored by Louren Steenkamp’s 58. USA won by 31 runs and kept their Super Eights dream alive temporarily.
This page gives you every USA vs Namibia scorecard from 2025-26: the T20 WC 2026 match, the Women’s T20 WC Global Qualifier, all four CWC League 2 ODI results, and the individual performances no competitor scorecard page has connected in one place.
USA vs NAM 2025-26: all matches at a glance
| Match | Date | Venue | USA Score | NAM Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 WC 2026 Match 26 (Group A) | Feb 15, 2026 | MA Chidambaram, Chennai | 199/4 (20 ov) | 168/6 (20 ov) | USA won by 31 runs |
| Women’s T20 WC Qualifier 2026 (Match 8) | Jan 20, 2026 | Mulpani Ground, Kathmandu | 145/6 (19.2 ov) | 144/6 (20 ov) | USA-W won by 4 wkts |
| CWC League 2 Match 25 (ODI) | Sep 16, 2024 | Wanderers, Windhoek | 200/4 (41.3 ov) | 199/9 (50 ov) | USA won by 6 wkts |
| CWC League 2 Match 31 (ODI) | Sep 22, 2024 | Wanderers, Windhoek | 287/3 (45 ov) | 286/9 (50 ov) | USA won by 7 wkts |
| CWC League 2 Match 49 (ODI) | Feb 8, 2025 | Al Amerat, Oman | 293/8 (43 ov) | 179/10 (40.2 ov) | USA won by 114 runs |
| CWC League 2 Match 52 (ODI) | Feb 14, 2025 | Al Amerat, Oman | 268/9 (50 ov) | 198/10 (42.3 ov) | USA won by 70 runs |
Men’s T20I head-to-head: USA 2-0 Namibia. Men’s ODI (League 2): USA 4-0 Namibia (2024-25). Women’s T20I: USA 1-0 Namibia.
T20 WC 2026 Match 26: USA 199/4 beat Namibia 168/6 by 31 runs (Chennai, Feb 15, 2026)
Match info
| Tournament | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 — Group A, Match 26 (D/N) |
|---|---|
| Date | Sunday, February 15, 2026 |
| Venue | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai |
| Toss | — |
| Result | USA beat Namibia by 31 runs |
| Player of Match | Sanjay Krishnamurthi (68* off 33 balls) |
USA innings: 199/4 (20 overs)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monank Patel | 52 | — | — | — | — | Top-order anchor; half-century |
| Sanjay Krishnamurthi | 68* | 33 | 10 | — | 206.06 | Player of Match; highest T20 WC score by a USA batter |
| Other contributions | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bowling (NAM) | O | M | R | W | ||
| Shadley van Schalkwyk | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | Tournament tally: 13 wkts | |
| Willem Myburgh | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | Best economy of NAM bowlers |
Namibia chase: 168/6 (20 overs)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louren Steenkamp | 58 | — | — | — | — | Namibia’s top score; held the chase together |
| Other contributions | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bowling (USA) | O | M | R | W | ||
| USA bowling attack | — | — | — | — | — | Held Namibia to 168/6; 31 short |
Result: USA won by 31 runs. Namibia fell 31 runs short with all 20 overs consumed.
The match-turning moments nobody analyses in this scorecard
USA’s highest-ever T20 WC total: why 199/4 is a historic milestone for US cricket
USA’s 199/4 was their highest score in any T20 World Cup match. Their previous highest was 194 (vs Pakistan, T20 WC 2024) the match in which USA famously tied with Pakistan, eventually winning on Super Over. The 199/4 vs Namibia exceeded that by 5 runs making it the peak batting performance in USA’s short T20 World Cup history.
But here’s the real context: 199/4 vs Namibia in a must-win match after losses to India (by 29 runs) and Pakistan (by 32 runs) is not just a high score, it is evidence that USA’s batting order fires when conditions are specific (Chennai’s flat pitch, evening dew) and the opposition’s bowling lacks pace variety. Namibia’s bowling reliant on van Schalkwyk’s spin and Myburgh’s seam did not have the express pace to trouble USA’s batters at the death. USA’s batters knew this and attacked accordingly from over 12 onwards.Krishnamurthi 68* off 33: the innings that made the difference between 160 and 199
Monank Patel’s 52 gave USA structure. But it was Sanjay Krishnamurthi’s 68* off 33 balls 10 boundaries in 33 balls that inflated USA’s total from “competitive” (around 165) to “dominant” (199).
| Phase | Approximate USA score | Key batter | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powerplay (Overs 1-6) | ~55-60 | Patel + opener | Steady base |
| Mid-overs (Overs 7-14) | ~110-120 | Patel 52 | Anchor |
| Death overs (Overs 15-20) | 80+ runs scored | Krishnamurthi 68* off 33 | Match-winner |
What people think: USA’s 199/4 was a team batting effort. Reality: Remove Krishnamurthi’s 68* from USA’s innings and the total is approximately 131/4 well within Namibia’s chasing range based on their 168/6 response. Krishnamurthi’s death-over assault single-handedly took the match away from Namibia in the final 6 overs.
Bold observation: Sanjay Krishnamurthi’s 68* off 33 balls (SR 206.06) at the T20 WC 2026 is the finest individual innings ever played by a USA batter in a T20 World Cup match surpassing Steven Taylor’s performances in 2024 and Aaron Jones’s famous Super Over hit. It came in a must-win game, in the death overs, against a team USA had to beat. Yet no competitor mentions this “best ever” context on their scorecard page.
Namibia’s dropped chances in the field: how missed opportunities cost them
ESPNcricinfo’s match report for Match 26 notes that “Namibia spilled chances in the field and were undone in the back-half of the chase.” In a game decided by 31 runs where USA’s scoring accelerated in the final 8 overs even 2-3 missed catches off Krishnamurthi’s bat during his 33-ball innings would have changed the match result dramatically.
This is where things go wrong in scorecard-only analysis: The 31-run margin looks like a comfortable USA win. But the gap between Namibia’s dropped catches in the field and a possible 5-10 run smaller USA total means this match was potentially a 12-15 run or even closer game. Namibia’s fielding not just their batting (168/6) was the second factor that decided the margin.
Shadley van Schalkwyk: 13 wickets at T20 WC 2026, 5 more than any bowler in Group A
Shadley van Schalkwyk took 2/30 in Match 26 against USA. That makes his T20 WC 2026 Group A tournament total an extraordinary 13 wickets with the next-best in the tournament being South Africa’s Lungi Ngidi with 8 wickets.
| Van Schalkwyk’s T20 WC 2026 Group A matches | Wickets | Economy |
|---|---|---|
| Namibia vs India | — | — |
| Namibia vs Netherlands | — | — |
| Namibia vs Pakistan | — | — |
| Namibia vs USA (Match 26) | 2/30 | 7.50 |
| Total | 13 | — |
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Bold observation: Shadley van Schalkwyk’s 13 wickets in 4 Group A matches at T20 WC 2026 is the most wickets taken by any Namibia bowler in any single T20 World Cup. It is also almost certainly the most wickets taken by any player from any Associate cricketing nation in a single T20 WC group stage. Yet Namibia won zero matches. His bowling record is completely disconnected from his team’s results the rarest possible statistical anomaly in Associate cricket.
This statistical isolation dominant individual bowling, zero team wins is the defining contradiction of Namibia’s 2026 T20 WC campaign. Van Schalkwyk made batters from India, Pakistan, the Netherlands, and USA uncomfortable throughout the tournament, but Namibia’s batting (unable to pass 168/6 in their best game) was the side of the team that could not match his bowling contributions.
Women’s T20 WC Global Qualifier 2026″ NAM-W 144/6 vs USA-W 145/6 (Kathmandu, Jan 20, 2026)
Match info
| Tournament | ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifier 2026 — Group A, Match 8 |
|---|---|
| Date | Tuesday, January 20, 2026 |
| Venue | Mulpani Cricket Ground, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Result | USA Women beat Namibia Women by 4 wickets (4 balls remaining) |
Complete scorecard
| Innings | Team | Score | Key performers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Namibia Women | 144/6 (20 ov) | — |
| 2nd | USA Women | 145/6 (19.2 ov) | Ella Claridge 70 off 51 balls (10 boundaries); Tara Norris 2 (finishing runs); Wilka Mwatile 1/— (bowling) |
Namibia Women’s bowling standout: Tara Norris (USA) took 3/34 in 4 overs.
The 4-wicket, 4-ball thriller: how USA Women won from the last over
USA Women needed 145 to win. Ella Claridge scored 70 off 51 balls USA’s anchor who built the innings through the middle overs. With 2 overs remaining, USA needed approximately 13 runs competitive but achievable.
Claridge was dismissed (LBW by Wilka Mwatile) in the final stages of the innings leaving USA in a position where the last pair needed to cross the line. USA reached 145/6 in 19.2 overs 4 wickets down with the chase completed 4 balls before the innings closed.
Unique insight: Ella Claridge’s 70 off 51 balls (SR 137.25) in a Women’s T20 WC Global Qualifier is not a headline-grabbing innings by T20I standards but the context is everything. USA Women needed to beat Namibia Women to accumulate Qualifier Group A points that affected their path to ICC Women’s Championship status. Claridge’s 70 kept USA Women’s Qualifier campaign alive.
What the Qualifier meant for both nations: The Women’s T20 WC Global Qualifier (Kathmandu, Jan 2026) was the pathway for Associate nations to qualify for the next ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. USA-W’s 4-wicket win over NAM-W gave them 2 Group A qualifier points. Both teams were competing for one of the spots that the top-performing qualifiers would earn for future ICC Women’s tournament entry.
ICC Men’s CWC League 2 2023-27: all USA vs NAM ODI results
USA vs Namibia have met four times in ICC Men’s CWC League 2 2023-27, all four matches were won by USA.
All four CWC League 2 USA vs NAM matches
| Match | Date | Venue | USA Score | NAM Score | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 25 | Sep 16, 2024 | Wanderers, Windhoek | 200/4 (41.3 ov) | 199/9 (50 ov) | USA won by 6 wkts | 51 balls remaining |
| Match 31 | Sep 22, 2024 | Wanderers, Windhoek | 287/3 (45 ov) | 286/9 (50 ov) | USA won by 7 wkts | 30 balls remaining |
| Match 49 | Feb 8, 2025 | Al Amerat, Oman | 293/8 (43 ov) | 179/10 (40.2 ov) | USA won by 114 runs | Reduced (wet outfield) |
| Match 52 | Feb 14, 2025 | Al Amerat, Oman | 268/9 (50 ov) | 198/10 (42.3 ov) | USA won by 70 runs | — |
Match 25 (Sep 16, 2024, Windhoek): USA chased Namibia’s 199/9 in 41.3 overs winning by 6 wickets with 51 balls to spare. Namibia’s 199/9 was competitive for a Windhoek surface, but USA’s chase (200/4) showed their batting lineup was efficient in ODI format.
Match 31 (Sep 22, 2024, Windhoek): The highest-scoring match between these two nations. Namibia posted their highest-ever ODI total against USA 286/9 in 50 overs. USA chased 287 in 45 overs (287/3) winning by 7 wickets with 30 balls remaining. This is the match that most clearly showed the gap between USA’s batting depth and Namibia’s. Even when Namibia scored 286 a genuinely strong Associate ODI total USA chased it with 3 wickets to spare and with 5 overs remaining.
Match 49 (Feb 8, 2025, Oman): USA posted 293/8 and bowled Namibia out for 179 (in a match reduced to 43 overs due to wet outfield) winning by 114 runs. Milind Kumar won the Player of Match for USA.
Match 52 (Feb 14, 2025, Oman): USA 268/9 beat Namibia 198/10 by 70 runs. USA’s 70-run margin in Oman neutral conditions was the emphatic finish to their ODI home-and-away double against Namibia in the 2024-25 League 2 cycle.
What these CWC League 2 results mean for ODI World Cup qualification
USA lead the CWC League 2 2023-27 table with the highest points (30 from 21 matches) their 4-match clean sweep of Namibia was a critical part of building that table position. Namibia, in contrast, are languishing 6th with only 14-19 points from 20-24 matches (depending on the stage of the competition) their 0/4 record against USA specifically contributing to their negative NRR (-0.502 to -0.544).wisden+1
Counterintuitive insight: Namibia’s best ODI performance against USA in all League 2 matches was their 286/9 in Match 31 (Sep 22, 2024) a total they lost by 7 wickets. The fact that USA chased 287 in 45 overs (losing only 3 wickets) shows that Namibia’s bowling is not competitive at the level required to dismiss a motivated USA batting lineup on flat surfaces.
USA T20 WC 2026 Group A eliminated by 1 point despite 2 wins
| Team | M | W | L | NRR | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 4 | 4 | 0 | +2.500 | 8 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 3 | 1 | +0.976 | 6 |
| USA | 4 | 2 | 2 | +0.788 | 4 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1.217 | 2 |
| Namibia | 4 | 0 | 4 | -3.108 | 0 |
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USA finished 3rd in Group A eliminated with 4 points, 1 point behind Pakistan (6 points). Their NRR (+0.788) was the third-best in Group A better than Netherlands and far better than Namibia.
USA’s 4-match record: Lost to India (by 29 runs, Feb 7); lost to Pakistan (by 32 runs, Feb 10); beat Netherlands (by 93 runs, Feb 13, 196/6 vs NED 103); beat Namibia (by 31 runs, Feb 15, 199/4 vs NAM 168/6).
Bold observation: USA’s T20 WC 2026 campaign was the story of the narrowest possible group stage elimination. They beat the two weakest teams (Netherlands and Namibia) convincingly 93-run and 31-run wins but lost to the two strongest (India and Pakistan) by 29 and 32 runs respectively. The margins of their losses suggest USA were within a single phase of batting improvement of qualifying for the Super Eights. One innings where their batting didn’t collapse vs India or Pakistan and they were through.
USA vs NAM all-time competitive head-to-head across all formats
| Format | Period | USA wins | NAM wins | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20Is (ICC events) | 2024-2026 | 2 | 0 | T20 WC 2024 + T20 WC 2026 |
| ODIs (CWC League 2) | 2022-2025 | 6+ | 2 | NAM won 2 ODIs in 2022 (Port Moresby); USA won 4 in 2024-25 |
| Older T20Is (ICC events) | 2012-2019 | 1 | 3 | NAM dominated early T20I meetings |
The recent trajectory: USA have won 8 of the last 9 competitive matches against Namibia across all formats (2022-2026). Namibia’s last win over USA came in an ODI in Port Moresby in September 2022 at the previous round of ICC CWC League 2.
What this means: USA cricket’s rise since the 2021 T20 WC accelerated by the ICC Americas region development pathway and USA’s hosting of the 2024 T20 WC has moved them decisively ahead of Namibia in competitive ODI and T20I cricket. The win-loss record confirms it numerically.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1. What was the full scorecard of USA vs Namibia Match 26 T20 World Cup 2026?
Ans. Match 26, Group A (D/N), Feb 15, 2026, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai: USA 199/4 (Sanjay Krishnamurthi 68* off 33 balls — Player of Match, 10 boundaries, SR 206.06; Monank Patel 52; Shadley van Schalkwyk 2/30, Willem Myburgh 2/22) beat Namibia 168/6 (Louren Steenkamp 58) by 31 runs. USA’s 199/4 was the highest T20 World Cup total ever posted by USA.
Q2. Who was Player of Match in USA vs Namibia T20 WC 2026?
Ans. Sanjay Krishnamurthi was named Player of the Match for his innings of 68* off 33 balls (10 boundaries, SR 206.06). He came in during the middle overs and accelerated USA’s total from approximately 130-135 to a record 199/4, hitting freely against Namibia’s bowling in the death overs.
Q3. What was the Women’s T20 WC Qualifier 2026 scorecard for NAM-W vs USA-W?
Ans. ICC Women’s T20 WC Global Qualifier 2026, Match 8, Group A (Jan 20, 2026, Mulpani Cricket Ground, Kathmandu): Namibia Women 144/6 (20 overs) vs USA Women 145/6 (19.2 overs — Ella Claridge 70 off 51 balls). USA Women won by 4 wickets with 4 balls remaining. Tara Norris took 3/34 in 4 overs for USA Women.
Q4. What are USA vs Namibia ICC CWC League 2 2023-27 ODI results?
Ans. USA won all four ODI encounters in the 2024-25 League 2 cycle: Match 25 (Sep 16, 2024, Windhoek): USA 200/4 beat NAM 199/9 by 6 wickets. Match 31 (Sep 22, 2024, Windhoek): USA 287/3 beat NAM 286/9 by 7 wickets. Match 49 (Feb 8, 2025, Oman): USA 293/8 beat NAM 179/10 by 114 runs. Match 52 (Feb 14, 2025, Oman): USA 268/9 beat NAM 198/10 by 70 runs.
Q5. How many wickets did Shadley van Schalkwyk take at T20 WC 2026?
Ans. Shadley van Schalkwyk (Namibia’s left-arm spin-seam allrounder) took 13 wickets in 4 Group A matches at T20 WC 2026 — 5 more than the next-best bowler in the tournament (South Africa’s Lungi Ngidi with 8). Despite this exceptional personal tally, Namibia won zero Group A matches. His 2/30 in Match 26 vs USA was part of this record tournament return.