Colombo, Feb. 15 -- The United States of America (USA) thumped Namibia by 31 runs in match 27 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 held at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.

The USA batted first and made 199 runs in 20 overs, and then successfully defended the total to secure their second win of the tournament.

The USA opted to bat first after winning the toss. The captain, Monank Patel, and the wicket-keeper batter Shayan Jahangir opened the innings. On the third ball of the match, Shayan was dropped at cover point.

The USA were off to a decent start in the first two overs at the score of 18/0. Both the openers kept on hammering the Namibian bowlers. In the last over of the power play, JJ Smith was hit for 19 runs, leading t...