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Best performances - Batsmen

SR Mukkamalla
79(51) 5x4 - 4x6
Control %81%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 20 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
6 1 3 9 23 15 10 12
SS Ranjane
48(24) 3x4 - 2x6
Control %84%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 19 runs
  • 2x4 - 1x6
0 15 11 3 3 7 3 6

Best performances - Bowlers

Harmeet Singh
O4
M0
R21
W4
Eco5.25
RHB
OFFLEG
3W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
SC van Schalkwyk
O2.5
M0
R21
W3
Eco7.41
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH

Match Details

Toss

Netherlands , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20

Match days

13 February 2026 - night match (20-over match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

United States of America 2, Netherlands 0

Scorer: Sudeep Poojar | Commentator: Matt Roller

10.21pm: Right, that's your lot for tonight on another bumper day of World Cup action. Three more games tomorrow: Ireland vs Oman, England vs Scotland, and New Zealand vs South Africa. We'll be back to bring you all of the action as ever and on behalf of Andrew Miller and Sudeep Poojar, this is Matt Roller saying thanks for your company.

Monank Patel: "Really happy with the way we played. Batting first wasn't easy, the wicket was holding but we showed the intent. [Aggressive early?] Initially we wanted to look at the pitch. As soon as we knew, we wanted to make sure we punished the bad balls, showed the intent and put them under pressure. We prepared really well in the warm-up games. Lots of learnings from the first two games. [Feedback for batters?] After Shayan got out, the message I sent was that it was a 170 pitch with the quality of spinners we had. [Saiteja?] He's an incredible talent for USA... Very mature player, took the responsibility we've been talking about. [Harmeet?] It was very simple for him, as soon as he saw the ball was gripping a bit. He has the experience and skills to spin the ball, he varied the pace. Credit to him."

Here's Scott Edwards. [196?] More than we were hoping for. The USA put us under pressure. We dragged it back alright at the end. [Pitch?] It was obviously quite a good pitch. We never really got going, we just kept losing wickets. [Wickets key?] When the rate gets up to 11 or 12 pretty quick, it's that balance of getting the rate down and not losing wickets. We didn't get it right today. [India next?] We obviously travel again tomorrow. We'll have a debrief, a day off, then reset."

Keshav: "As an India fan, can cricinfo please run all the numbers are bottom line the NRR situation for India in case they lose to both Pak on Sunday and the Dutch next Wednesday? There is a chance that USA, India, and Netherlands are all tied on 2 wins and the team with the highest NRR makes it, which looks like a fight between USA and India in that situation." -- Don't worry, I'm sure our stats team will be working on a new scenarios piece as I write.

A huge boost to the USA's Net Run Rate. Have a look at the updated Group A table here. If they beat Namibia in their last game, and Pakistan lose their last two, then they have every chance. Not hugely likely, but their hopes are still alive!

Harmeet Singh is named Player of the Match. "When I first saw the wicket, the ball was holding quite a bit," he tells Alan Wilkins. "The plan was looking to spin the ball. In the Powerplay, it did grip from ball one. It was more like a one-day plan. The chat we had in the mid-innings was there is assistance when you look to spin the ball. [Batting effort?] They deserve this more, especially Saiteja and Shubham, the way they played. [Super 8s?] Funny things happen. We keep trusting, we keep fighting. The first two games were close ones... We've shown the world what we can do."

10.07pm:The joint second-biggest win (by runs) of the tournament. Here's the list in full. Who saw that coming? The Dutch came into this game after a near-miss against Pakistan and a comfortable win over Namibia, but have been crushed by the USA in front of a good crowd in Chennai.

15.5
W
van Schalkwyk to Klaassen, OUT, chipped to mid-off, and the USA have done it! Get the Springsteen blaring. That is a thrashing. A third win at a T20 World Cup for the USA after they saw off Canada and Pakistan two years ago on home soil, and they've absolutely steamrolled the Dutch in Chennai. Set up by Saiteja Mukkamalla, sealed by Harmeet Singh.

FJ Klaassen c Milind Kumar b van Schalkwyk 3 (8m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

15.4
0
van Schalkwyk to Klaassen, no run, short ball, can't lay bat on it.

MC: "Well, Matt, hydration is important. To all my fellow ESPN readers, this is your friendly PSA to go drink a glass of water :)" -- Friday night might call for something stronger!

15.3
1
van Schalkwyk to Klein, 1 run, shimmies outside leg stump, works down to long-on

Andy C: "Huge NRR boost incoming for USA. Not out of this tourney should Pakistan lose to India on Sunday. Pakistan then on a banana skin needing to win their last match to keep USA out"

15.2
1
van Schalkwyk to Klaassen, 1 run, in the slot, clears the front leg and drives to mid-off on the bounce
15.1
0
van Schalkwyk to Klaassen, no run, shoots low from back of a length, dead-batted into the off side

END OF OVER:
15 | 3 Runs | NED: 101/9 (96 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 6.73, RRR: 19.20)

  • Kyle Klein5 (10b)
  • Fred Klaassen2 (2b)
  • Nosthush Kenjige3-0-20-1
  • Shadley van Schalkwyk2-0-19-2
14.6
0
Kenjige to Klein, no run, tossed up outside off, slapped to point on the bounce

Netherlands 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st9MP O'DowdM Levitt
2nd32MP O'DowdBFW de Leede
3rd4CN AckermannBFW de Leede
4th8BFW de LeedeSA Edwards
5th13SA EdwardsZB Lion-Cachet
6th9RE van der MerweSA Edwards
7th9RE van der MerweLV van Beek
8th2LV van BeekA Dutt
9th10K KleinA Dutt
10th7FJ KlaassenK Klein

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Super Eights, Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA33062.259
IND32140.106
WI31220.993
ZIM3030-3.415
Super Eights, Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG33061.096
NZ31131.39
PAK3113-0.123
SL3030-1.95
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND44082.5
PAK43160.976
USA42240.788
NED4132-1.217
NAM4040-3.108
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
ZIM43071.506
SL43161.741
AUS42241.523
IRE41230.15
OMA4040-4.845
Group C
TeamMWLPTNRR
WI44081.874
ENG43160.201
SCOT41320.184
ITA4132-1.02
NEP4132-1.349
Group D
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA44081.943
NZ43161.227
AFG42240.889
UAE4132-1.364
CAN4040-2.426