T20 World Cup 2026: USA won the second consecutive match, these records were made

Updated: 15-02-2026, 06.19 PM

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In the 26th match of T-20 World Cup 2026, USA cricket team defeated Namibia cricket team by 31 runs. This is USA’s second consecutive victory in this World Cup. Earlier he had defeated the Netherlands cricket team. He had to face defeat against India and Pakistan. At the same time, Namibia has lost its third consecutive match. In such a situation, let us take a look at the records made in the match.

Statement of account

match account

USA won the toss and decided to bat first. Team captain Monank Patel (52) and Sanjay Krishnamurthy (68) played brilliant innings. The team made a big score of 199/4 in the stipulated 20 overs. In reply, Lauren Steenkamp scored the highest score of 58 runs for Namibia. Except him, no other batsman could play a big innings. Namibia could only score 168/6. Shadley Van Schalkwyk again bowled brilliantly and took 2 wickets.

Monank played captaincy innings

Monank came on the field as an opening batsman. He faced 30 balls and scored 52 runs. 3 fours and 3 sixes came from his bat. His strike rate was 173.33. He along with Shayan Jahangir made a partnership of 68 runs in 41 balls for the first wicket. This player has played 6 matches in the T-20 World Cup and has scored 157 runs in his 6 innings at an average of 26.16.

Monck becomes the first batsman to score 1,000 runs for USA

During his innings, Monck also became the first batsman to score 1,000 runs for the USA. He has played 47 matches so far and has managed to score 1,011 runs at an average of 27.32 while remaining unbeaten thrice in his 40 innings. Apart from 1 century, he has also scored 7 half-centuries with his bat. His best score has been 104 runs. After Monank, Steven Taylor (822) has scored the most runs for USA.

Sanjay scored the first half-century of his T-20 international career.

Sanjay faced 33 balls and scored 68* runs. 4 fours and 6 sixes came from his bat. His strike rate was 206.06. This was the first half-century of his T-20 international career, which he completed in just 23 balls. He has played 13 matches so far and has managed to score 196 runs at an average of 32.66 while remaining unbeaten 3 times in 9 innings. His strike rate has been 143.06.

A look at Steenkamp’s innings

Steenkamp took great notice of Ali Khan who came to bowl the 5th over of the innings. He showed signs of good form by hitting 2 fours and a six in that over. The Namibian opener completed his half-century in 33 balls at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. He was out after scoring 58 runs on 39 balls. In his half-century innings, he also hit 5 fours and 3 excellent sixes. This was the second half-century of his T20 international career.