USA vs NED T20 World Cup Highlights: USA blow Netherlands away by 93 runs; Win their first match in T20 World Cup 2026

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: SIX AND THEN A FOUR!!! Bas de Leede is starting to find rhythm here. If he gets going, he will make light work of this total. USA need to find a way to stop him.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: BOWLED HIM !!!!! Kenjige starts with a wicket. That ball did not rise at all. Levitt looks to play across the line but gets beaten by the lack of bounce. USA have their first wicket.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: That is a balanced start. Nine runs came off the first over, but Ali Khan was bowling brilliantly. Cut out those five wides and you can see how good he was. However, Netherlands will take those.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: The chase starts. Max O'Dowd and Michael Levitt will open the innings for the Netherlands. With the ball it will be Ali Khan to start the proceedings for the USA.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: Saiteja Mukkamalla set the stage and Shubham Ranjane provided the power towards the end. Boosted by their efforts USA have posted 196/6 at the end of their 20 overs. The Netherlands need to bat brilliantly to get past this target and continue with their winning momentum.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: WHAT BRILLIANT BATTING FROM RANJANE!!!! The right-handed batter is playing intelligently and adding valuable runs to the total. The way he is playing, he is surely aiming for that 200.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: SIX!!!!! USA are moving closer towards the 200 mark. In the last two overs they need to score 26 runs to reach it. With the way the batting is going, they would be optimistic about reaching it.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: IN THE AIR AND TAKEN!!!!! Mukkamalla leaves a well deserved century on the field. Netherlands get the wicket at the correct time and have the chance to keep this total under control.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: IN THE AIR AND SIX!!!!! Back of a good length at the off and middle. Mukkamalla rocks back and lofts that one over long-on area for a maximum. He is moving fast towards his century.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: Saiteja Mukkamalla has scored a brilliant half-century here and is till going. He has held on end and has ensured that USA do not give up the momentum. With six overs left now, USA will ideally like to reach the 200 mark.

USA vs NED T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Fred Klaassen strikes! Sanjay Krishnamurthi walks back to the hut after scoring just one run. Couple of wickets in quick succession for the Dutch.

USA 105/3 in 11 overs.

USA vs NED T20 World Cup LIVE Score: Saiteja Mukkamalla smashes back-to-back boundaries and the 100 comes up for the USA. The US are on top and the Netherlands are on the backfoot in Chennai.

USA 104/2 in 10.3 overs.

USA vs NED T20 World Cup LIVE Score: At the halfway mark, the US are 96/2 with Sanjay Krishnamurthi and Saiteja Mukkamalla at the crease. Netherlands might have taken the wicket of Monank Patel, but they desperately need a cluster of wickets to keep the run flow in check.

USA vs NED T20 World Cup LIVE Score: The US captain perishes after scoring 36 runs off 22 balls. Bas de Leede with the crucial breakthrough for the Dutch. The Netherlands storm right back into the contest.

USA 82/2 in 9 overs.

USA vs NED T20 World Cup LIVE Score: The USA captain is on fire. He goes down on one leg to slogsweep and the ball races past the boundary ropes for a maximum! USA 65/1 in 7 overs.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: The powerplay has come to an end. USA are off to a flier here. Even after the fall of Shayan Jahangir they have not slowed down. Monank Patel and Saiteja Mukkamalla have ensured that there is no drop in the momentum and they have built a great platform for the team.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: WHAT A SHOT!!!!!! Good length ball at the off stump. Mukkamalla stays inside the line of the delivery and lofts that one over the long-off fence for a maximum. A touch of class from the young batter.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: The quick loss of Jahangir has not effected the US progress too much. Mukkamalla and Monank Patel have continued with the momentum while steadying the US ship.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: BOWLED HIM!!! Full and a bit of shape into the batter. Jahangir swings past the line and misses it completely. The ball crashes onto the off and middle stick and that is the end of the knock for Jahangir. He was starting to look dangerous there.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: This has been a brilliant start for the USA. They have 23 runs on the board in only two overs. Now, they will be looking to continue the momentum till the end of the powerplay and then build on the platform they have.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: ANOTHER SIX!!!! Shayan Jahangir has got the momentum going for himself and his team. Short again and Jahangir pulls it again over square leg for a maximum.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: IN THE AIR AND THAT SAILS AWAY!!!!! It was too short from Dutt and Jahangir did not spare that. He rocks back and pulls that away over square leg for a maximum.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: It is time for the live action!!!! Monank Patel and Shayan Jahangir walk out to open the innings for USA. It will Aryan Dutt, who will start the proceedings for the Netherlands with the ball.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: It is time for the National Anthems. First it will be the Netherlands national anthem followed by the USA's.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: Kyle Klein comes in for Netherlands. He replaces Timm van der Gugten in the playing XI.

USA have made three changes to their playing XI. Saiteja Mukkamalla, Nosthus Kenjige, and Ali Kan come in. They replace Andries Gous, Sourabh Netravalkar, and Ehsan Adil.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: The playing XIs of the two teams are here -

United States Playing XI : Monank Patel (c), Shayan Jahangir (wk), Saiteja Reddy Mukkamalla, Milind Kumar, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Shubham Ranjane, Harmeet Singh, Mohammad Mohsin, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Nosthush Kenjige, Ali Khan

Netherlands Playing XI: Michael Levitt, Max O'Dowd, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards (c), Zach Lion Cachet, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Roelof van der Merwe, Kyle Klein, Fred Klaassen

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: Scott Edwards, the captain of the Netherlands has won the toss and opted to field first.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: Bas de Leede has been Netherlands' engine room: a match winning 72* off 48 in the chase vs Namibia, plus 2/20 with the ball and he also made 30 off 25 vs Pakistan. Scott Edwards has already anchored under pressure with 37 off 29 in the opener. With the ball, Paul van Meekeren and Aryan Dutt look like the control points on a Chennai surface that can reward discipline.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: If USA are going to crack this game, the runs are basically coming from the middle. Shubham Ranjane has been the standout for them. With the ball, Shadley van Schalkwyk has been a cheat code with eight wickets in two matches conceding only 50 runs at an economy of just over 6 runs per over.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: For USA, it is basically survival night: win and they finally get on the board, stay alive, and set up a straight shootout with Namibia on February 15 for a late qualification push. Lose in Chennai and they are almost certainly done - three games zero wins and only match left means the beast they can finish is with two points. For the Netherlands, a win takes them to 4 points and puts one foot in the Super Eight door; a loss leaves theme stuck on 2 with only the India game left - that is a nasty equation.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: Netherlands opened their campaign with a nervy near-upset that still ended in a pain - they pushed Pakistan deep in the tournament opener in Colombo but lost by three wickets with 3 balls left. They corrected fast in their second outing, chasing down Namibia to win by wickets in Delhi, with Bas de Leed starring in the middle overs to keep the chase under control.

USA vs Netherlands Live Cricket Score: USA's first two outing have been a familiar T20 tease: competitive for long stretches, then slipping when the match demanded a calm head. Against India at Wankhede, they restricted the damage but fell short in pursuit, finising on 132/8 while chasing 162. Versus Pakistan in Colombo - target ballooned again - 191 - and USA's reply never quite found the rhythm and momentum. The effort's been there; the finishing hasn't.

Hello and welcome to our live build-up from Chennai, where USA and the Netherlands step into one of those classing Chepauk evenings - slow deck, big boundaries, and every false shot feeling like a confession. For USA, it is a chance to turn fight into points and stop the group from slipping away; for the Dutch, it is about riding momentum and letting their all-round depth do the bullying.