Chennai: Netherlands won the toss and elected to field first against USA in the 21st match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday.
Playing XIs
NETHERLANDS: Michael Levitt, Max Odovt, Baz de Leete, Colin Ackerman, Scott Edwards (w/c), Zach Lyon-Cachet, Logan van Beek, Aryan Thatt, Rolof van der Merwe, Kyle Klein and Fred Klassen.
USA: Monak Patel(w/c), Shayan Jahangir, Saideja Mukkamalla, Milind Kumar, Sanjay Krishnamurthy, Subham Ranjane, Harmeet Singh, Mohammad Mohsin, Shotley van Schalkwyk, Nostush Kenjike and Ali Khan.
head-to-head
The Netherlands and USA have met three times in the shortest format, with the former boasting a perfect record with three wins.
Competitions: 3
Netherlands: 3
United States: 0
Form Guide
Netherlands and USA enter the tournament with bad momentum in their favour, with the latter having two wins in their last five matches in the shortest format, while the Dutch have one win.
The upcoming match is a must-win for the USA as a defeat will officially draw the curtain on their hopes of qualifying for the Super Eight stage as they have lost their opening two matches against India and Pakistan respectively.
The Netherlands had a similar start to their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign as they won by three wickets against Pakistan before a seven wicket win against Namibia.
Netherlands: W, L, NR, L, L (Most recent first)
USA: L, L, W, W, L