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. | Photo Credit: AP 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 Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Amit Shah accuses Rahul of misinformation on U.S., EU trade deals; says farmers’ interests safeguarded Meghalaya MP seeks freeze on environmental clearance process for new cement plant