The USA team secured an incredible win in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2. In the 27th match of the tournament, they defeated a team by 10 wickets. The USA now wants to secure a spot in the ODI World Cup.
After making waves in the T20 World Cup 2024, the USA team also performed strongly in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2. The USA shocked everyone by defeating Pakistan in the T20 World Cup and now aims to qualify for the ODI World Cup. In the 27th ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 match, the USA faced the UAE team. The USA achieved a dominant victory, crushing the UAE in a one-sided game.
USA’s One-Sided Victory Over UAE
In this match, USA won the toss and chose to bowl first, which proved correct. The UAE batting lineup crumbled completely against the USA bowlers. Eight of UAE’s batsmen couldn’t even reach double figures. Surprisingly, in a 50-over match, the UAE team could only survive 31.2 overs, getting bowled out for 106 runs. UAE lost their first 6 wickets with just 43 runs on the board, which restricted them to a low total of 106 runs.
USA Openers Finish the Match in Just a Few Overs
After an impressive bowling performance, USA dominated with the bat as well. They chased down the target of 107 runs in just 15.5 overs without losing a wicket. Smit Patel scored 30 runs from 41 balls, hitting 5 fours. Meanwhile, opener Andries Gous played an unbeaten knock of 66 runs from 54 balls, which included 12 fours and 1 six. The USA won the match by 10 wickets thanks to these powerful performances.
Jasdeep Singh, the Hero of the Match
The star of the match for the USA was bowler Jasdeep Singh. He bowled just 5 overs, conceding 18 runs, and took 4 wickets. Out of his 4 wickets, three batsmen were sent back to the pavilion without scoring, while another fell for just 8 runs. Jasdeep Singh was named Player of the Match for his outstanding performance. It’s worth noting that the UAE team has played over 200 international matches, whereas the USA has not even played 100 international matches. Despite this, the USA maintained dominance over the UAE team.
In the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2, a total of 8 teams are participating. The USA team is currently ranked fourth in the points table. They have played 6 matches, winning 4 and losing 2. On the other hand, the Netherlands leads the table with 6 wins in 8 matches, while Canada is second with 5 wins in 9 matches. Scotland stands third with 4 wins in 7 matches, and the UAE is at the bottom after losing all 4 of their matches.
