USA announce squad for 2026 WT20, Former Sri Lankan player and Indian born player included in the squad

United States of America have announced their squad for the upcoming 2026 WT20 which is set to be played in India and Sri Lanka. Monank Patel will captain the side and they have retained 10 out of the 15 players that featured in the previous T20WC. The biggest absence for USA will be Aaron Jones who was recently suspended by the ICC on the charges of match fixing. Aaron Jones has featured in 48 T20 internationals for the United States, scoring 770 runs at a strike rate of 114.58, and his absence will be felt. Indian born Shubham Ranjane has also been picked up in the squad and is likely to make his T20I debut in this tournament.

Another notable inclusion is former Sri Lankan cricketer Shehan Jayasuriya. Shehan has represented Sri Lanka in the past

and is set to make his USA debut in this format. They have a balanced squad and will be hoping to have a good tournament. USA were excellent in 2024 WT20 where they beat Pakistan and few others to qualify for Super 8 stage.

Pacer Saurabh Netravalkar will spearhead the pace bowling attack and he will be looking forward to playing in India. Saurabh has represented India at the U19 level before moving to USA. They have a strong core of batters and with Andries Gous, Shehan Jayasuriya, Milind Kumar, Shayan Jahangir, Saiteja Mukkamala, Sanjay Krishnamurthi there is a lot of depth in the batting department.

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Ahead of the tournament, USA will also play three warm-up games against India A, Nepal and New Zealand. USA are slotted in group A, along with India, Pakistan, Netherlands and Namibia. They will begin their campaign on the opening day against host India at the Wankhede Stadium. Next up, the Monank Patel-led side will play Pakistan on February 10, Netherlands on February 13, and Namibia on February 15. The upcoming 2026 WT20 will start on February 7.

USA Squad T20 World Cup 2026

Monank Patel ©, Jessy Singh, Andries Gous, Shehan Jayasuriya, Milind Kumar, Shayan Jahangir, Saiteja Mukkamala, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Harmeet Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan, Mohammad Mohsin, Shubham Ranjane.