USA announces squad for 2026 FIFA World Cup T20 Washington: Monank Patel will lead Team USA for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, with 10 key players from the team’s debut campaign in 2024 also part of the squad. This will be the USA’s second appearance at the T20 World Cup, earning direct qualification on the back of an impressive finish to the Super 8 stage in 2024, which included a victory over Pakistan. Apart from captain Patel, Jessa Singh, Andries Gous, Milind Kumar, Shayan Jahangir, Harmeet Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Saurabh Nethravalkar and Ali Khan are the players who will also feature in this edition according to ICC. The presence of Harmeet, Milinda and Saurabh who have played age group/state cricket in India will give USA some advantage. Wicketkeeper-batter Gous was the top wicket-taker for the USA in the 2024 edition with 219 runs in six innings at an average of 43.80, with two fifties and a success rate of over 151, while Netravaklar took six wickets for the USA at an average of 20.83 to top the wicket-taking team.Shubham Ranjane could make his T20I debut at the ICC event, while Mohammad Mohsin and Shehan Jayasuriya could get their first international starts for the USA. Pune-born Shubham has played four ODIs for the USA and recently had six matches for the Johannesburg Super Kings (JSK) in the SA20 in South Africa, where he scored 101 runs in five innings, including a half-century. The USA will face India, Pakistan, the Netherlands and Namibia in Group A in the group stage. They will begin their campaign against India on February 7 in Mumbai.Squad: Monank Patel (C), Jessy Singh, Andries Gous, Shehan Jayasuriya, Milind Kumar, Shayan Jahangir, Saiteja Mukkamala, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Harmeet Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Saurabh Khanham, Motraval, Ranham.USA T20 World Cup MatchesFebruary 7 – India vs USA, MumbaiFebruary 10 – Pakistan vs USA, ColomboFebruary 13 – Netherlands vs USA, ChennaiFebruary 15 – Namibia vs USA, Chennai. (WHO)
