USA vs Namibia Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: USA clinch 31-run victory over Namibia

Double bowling change? Yes. Milind Kumar will bowl again. 1-0-8-0 so far.

Mohammad Mohsin to Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, MISFIELD, FOUR! 10 from the over. Full, around off, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton gets down and sweeps it towards deep square leg. Shadley van Schalkwyk comes charging in to his right from deep backward square leg, but overruns the ball. It lands and then spins away to his left.

Mohammad Mohsin to Louren Steenkamp, Dropped short, outside off, LS heaves it uppishly towards long on for a run.

Mohammad Mohsin to Louren Steenkamp, The googly, from the back of the hand, pretty full, Louren looks to swing but gets a thick inside edge onto his pads.

Mohammad Mohsin to Louren Steenkamp, FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Steenkamp does not miss out. Cuts it fiercely behind point and gets a boundary. 138 more needed from 81 balls. 

Mohammad Mohsin to Louren Steenkamp, Short and outside off, spinning away, Louren Steenkamp cuts it straight to backward point.

Mohammad Mohsin to Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, A short ball, outside off, coming in, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton works it through mid-wicket for a single.

In terms of the runs, it was Namibia's Powerplay. But because of that wicket and the excellent final over, it looks to be evens-stevens at 57/1. At the same stage, USA were 65/0. Here comes spin again. Mohammad Mohsin to bowl his leg spin.

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, A cheeky attempt from Loftie-Eaton on the final delivery of the Powerplay. Slower one around off, the batter tries the reverse hit and gets it off the gloves to short third for a single. Namibia end the Powerplay on 57/1, needing 143 more off 84 balls.

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Louren Steenkamp, Hard length over middle, played with a straight bat and punched down to long on for one.

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Louren Steenkamp, Full and around off, Steenkamp drives it back to the left of the bowler, who brilliantly stops it in his followthrough. 

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Off the mark right away, is Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton. Back of a length and wide outside off, Loftie-Eaton chops it behind point and collects a single.

DRINKS BREAK. The leading wicket taker has a big smile on his face. Although Namibia would have preferred Steenkamp's wicket, Conway's dismissal would also do as the 54-run stand is broken. Conway? Yeah, might be only me, but doesn't Jan Frylinck look like Devon Conway? Even some of his shots, like pushing away from the body, or playing the pull or the cut, seem so identical to the way the Kiwi opener plays. This pitch still looks good to bat on but we will come to know more once the ball starts getting older. Right now, it is still semi new and fairly hard. But once the field is spread and the spinners come into action, that time, it will be interesting to see. USA have not been perfect with their lines and lengths and would want to tidy up. Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton walks in next, at number 4, replacing Jan Frylinck.

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Jan Frylinck, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! A change of angle and also a change in fortune for this year's competition's leading wicket-taker. Wicket number 12 for Shadley van Schalkwyk as he comes around the wicket to the left-hander and bowls a heavy ball, just short of a length and on off. Jan Frylinck looks to pull but miscues it badly. The ball lobs back up and the bowler takes it comfortably in his followthrough. 

Plenty of momentum for Namibia from that 5th over. Final over of the Powerplay coming up.

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Jan Frylinck, SIX! The Eagles are taking flight now and the 50-run stand is up between the openers. Slower delivery on middle, Frylinck picks the bones off this one as he takes the front leg out of the way and swigs it over wide long on for a biggie.

Ali Khan to Louren Steenkamp, SIX! 20 FROM THE OVER! Fractionally short, outside off, enough for Steenkamp as he swings this cleanly over the mid-wicket fence! There is a fielder at the ropes but he can only watch the ball sail over!

Ali Khan to Louren Steenkamp, Outside off, a slash and a miss.

Ali Khan to Louren Steenkamp, WIDE, plus 2 byes. Three wides in total. Way down the leg side, Louren looks to flick but misses. The keeper gets across to his left, but is unable to stop the ball, although takes some pace off it. That allows short fine leg to catch up with it and keep the batters to a couple. The stand moves to 42 (29) and Namibia need another 158 runs from 91 balls.

Ali Khan to Louren Steenkamp, FOUR! BRUTAL! Short and wide outside off, Louren Steenkamp throws his bat at that and cuts it over point for the second boundary of the over!

Ali Khan to Jan Frylinck, Dropped short, outside off, Jan Frylinck pulls it towards deep backward square leg for a run.

Ali Khan to Louren Steenkamp, Down the leg side, pulled behind square leg for a single.

Ali Khan to Louren Steenkamp, FOUR! AWESOME! Overpitched, outside off, hint of away swing, with a bit of width, Steenkamp gets forward and drives it graciously, to the left of mid off and gets a boundary. 167 more needed from 95 balls.

5th bowler in 5 overs? Not quite, but a change in bowling for sure. Ali Khan returns. 1-0-6-0 so far.

Ali Khan to Louren Steenkamp, WIDE. Full and down the leg side, Louren Steenkamp misses out on the sweep.

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Louren Steenkamp, Good length, around off, pushed away on the up and towards extra cover for one more. Tidy start from Shadley van Schalkwyk, four singles off his first over.

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Jan Frylinck, A few of inches finer and that would have gone to the fence. Banged in short and down leg, Frylinck plays a controlled pull but hits it too close to Saurabh Netravalkar at fine leg and picks up a single.

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Louren Steenkamp, Shadley bustles in and hammers the good length, darting the ball back in. Steenkamp opts to hang back and taps it wide of mid on for a single.

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Louren Steenkamp, Back of a length, on a tight line around off, Steenkamp stands tall and pats it down into the off side.

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Jan Frylinck, A slight misfield and the batters get a single with ease. Hard length outside off, punched down to covers where Mohammad Mohsin lets it slip through his hands and concedes the run.

Another change, maybe? Of course. The tournament's leading wicket taker of this edition, Shadley van Schalkwyk, gets the ball.

Shadley van Schalkwyk to Jan Frylinck, Bowled on a touch fuller length and on off, darts away as well. Jan Frylinck gets a good stride in and blocks it off.

Saurabh Netravalkar to Jan Frylinck, On middle and leg, worked through mid-wicket for one more, to make it 10 from the over.

Saurabh Netravalkar to Louren Steenkamp, Around off, pushed towards Sanjay Krishnamurthi at backward point for an easy run.

Saurabh Netravalkar to Louren Steenkamp, SIX! BOSH! The first of the run chase. On a length, around off, angling away, Louren Steenkamp stands tall and swings it cleanly over wide long on! 178 more needed from 104 balls.

Saurabh Netravalkar to Jan Frylinck, Oooh... a bit of inswing now. Outside off, Frylinck looks to hit this through the off side but the ball swings back in and goes off the inside edge, past the stumps, towards fine leg. A single taken.

Saurabh Netravalkar to Jan Frylinck, On a length, around middle and off, Jan Frylinck works it towards short mid-wicket.

Saurabh Netravalkar to Louren Steenkamp, Saurabh Netravalkar has been given the ball now. Short and outside off, angling away, Louren Steenkamp cuts it to deep point for a single.

Milind Kumar to Jan Frylinck, A good hustle from the batters. Lobbed full and wide of the off stump, Frylinck nails the cover drive and gets it to the left of deep cover for a couple of runs.

Milind Kumar to Louren Steenkamp, Fuller in length and on off, driven down to long off for a single.

Milind Kumar to Louren Steenkamp, Kumar comes over the wicket to the right-hander now. Bowls it on off, drifting it away, Louren Steenkamp blocks it off.

Milind Kumar to Jan Frylinck, Full again, on the stumps, pushed away towards mid off for a single.

Milind Kumar to Jan Frylinck, FOUR! Beautifully played. Tossed up around middle, Jan Frylinck leans on a bit, keeps his shape and plays a lovely on drive. The ball rolls away well to the right of mid on and goes away into the fence.

Milind Kumar to Jan Frylinck, Flighted up to begin with, landed around off and Frylinck smacks it firmly to cover.

Indifferent but brilliant. Couldn't have been more contradicting, could we? But that's how the opening over went. Shoddy sometimes, fiery the other times. Milind Kumar will share the new ball.

Ali Khan to Louren Steenkamp, Outside off, pushed back down the ground to end an actually indifferent but brilliant over.

Ali Khan to Jan Frylinck, Nipping back in sharply again, Frylinck is hopping to work it away but misses and gets it off the body towards backward point. The batters run a single but the umpire does not signal a leg bye. Maybe, some wood was involved.

Ali Khan to Jan Frylinck, That has come in a long way! A round-arm action from around the wicket, on a length, outside off, Jan Frylinck looks to push it through the off side but the ball lands and then nips back way in, going past the inside edge, then the off stump and then the keeper almost, as he has to dive to his right to stop the ball!

Ali Khan to Louren Steenkamp, Short and wide outside off, slashed behind point for a single.

Ali Khan to Louren Steenkamp, Better from the bowler. Just short of full, outside off, Steenkamp looks to force it through the off side but misses.