The United States of America is set to face the Netherlands in the 21st T20 match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on Friday, February 13.
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In the 21st T20 match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, the United States of America (USA) is set to face the Netherlands (NED). The USA’s disappointing performance continued once again as they lost to Pakistan by 32 runs in the previous match. While chasing a challenging target of 191, the USA were restricted to 158. Shubham Ranjane was the standout performer with the bat, contributing a well-made 51, whereas Shadley van Schalkwyk impressed with the ball, picking up four wickets.
On the other hand, the Netherlands delivered an impressive performance in their previous game, registering a seven-wicket victory over Namibia. Chasing a target of 156, they comfortably reached the total in just 18 overs. Bas de Leede starred with an outstanding all-round display, scoring 72 runs and also claiming two wickets to play a key role in the win.
USA vs NED Match Information
United States of America vs Netherlands, 21st Match, Group A
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, 13 Feb 2026, Fri, 7:00 PM IST ,Chennai
USA vs NED Probable PlayingXI
United States of America
Shayan Jahangir, Milind Kumar, Mohammad Mohsin, SS Ranjane, AGS Gous, MD Patel(C), Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Harmeet Singh, SC van Schalkwyk, SN Netravalkar, Ali Khan
Bench: Saiteja Mukkamalla, S Jayasuriya, NP Kenjige, Ehsan Adil, Jasdeep Singh
Netherlands
MP O’Dowd, M Levitt, BFW de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Z Cachet, RE van der Merwe, S Edwards(C), Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Fred Klaassen, T van der Gugten
Bench: N Croes, Saqib Zulfiqar, K Klein, PA van Meekeren
Injury News (Will be added when there is an update)
USA vs NED Pitch Report
The surface at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is traditionally known to assist spinners. However, the two matches played at the venue so far have witnessed totals in excess of 170 in all four innings, suggesting that the pitch has offered better support to batters. Fast bowlers are also likely to extract
good bounce, particularly in the first innings. The average first-innings score at this venue stands at approximately 160 in the IPL and 172 in T20 Internationals.
Captains
Bas de Leede NED | bat – 9
Bas de Leede has performed well in the recent past. He has scored 72 runs and taken two wickets as well in the last game against Namibia.
Shayan Jahangir is an excellent batter who performed outstandingly for the USA in the recent past. He has scored 49 runs in the last game against Pakistan.
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Michael Levitt NED | BAT – 5.5
Michael Levitt has performed well in the recent past. He has scored 28 runs in the last match with a strike rate of 186.
Shadley van USA | BOWL – 8
Van Schalkwyk is an excellent bowler and has performed outstandingly well recently. Van Schalkwyk has taken 8 wickets in the last 2 games.
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Roelof van der Merwe NED | all – 8
Roelof van der Merwe is a brilliant T20 bowler and is currently performing well. He took 8 wickets in the last 7 games.
Shubham Ranjane USA | all – 8.5
Shubham Ranjane is a good T20 batter. He scored 51 runs in the last game against Pakistan with a strike rate of 170.
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Timm van der Gugten – 9
NED | BOWL
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