Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Monank Patel set up USA's comfortable victory

The United States wrapped up their T20 World Cup group stage with a second win, defeating Namibia by 31 runs. Fifties from Sanjay Krishnamurthi and Monank Patel powered the USA to 199/4.

Monank Patel capitalized on batting-friendly conditions, scoring a 27-ball half-century and helping the USA to 65/0 in the PowerPlay. After his dismissal, Sanjay Krishnamurthi provided a swift lift, reaching a 23-ball fifty during a manic three-over phase where he and Milind Kumar attacked the Namibian bowlers.

In response, Namibia started strongly, reaching 97/1 at the halfway stage, with Louren Steenkamp scoring a fifty. However, the middle-over downfall began with Saurabh Netravalkar breaking a key partnership. Namibia needed 75 off the last 30 balls but fell short as Netravalkar and Ali Khan closed out the game.

With this loss, Namibia is officially knocked out of the tournament. The USA remains on the brink of elimination, needing a complex and unlikely set of results to advance to the Super 8s.

Brief Scores: United States of America 199/4 in 20 overs (Sanjay Krishnamurthi 68*, Monank Patel 52; Willem Myburgh 2-22, Gerhard Erasmus 2-27) beat Namibia 168/6 in 20 overs (Louren Steenkamp 58; Shadley van Schalkwyk 2-30, Shubham Ranjane 1-6) by 31 runs.