Overview
- USA recovered from 28-3 to 292-3 with an unbroken 264-run fourth-wicket partnership between Milind Kumar and Saiteja Mukkamalla, the second-highest for that wicket in ODIs.
- UAE were bowled out for 49 in reply, sealing a 243-run margin that stands as the United States’ biggest-ever ODI win when batting first.
- With the victory, the USA moved to 34 points from 23 matches in ICC Cricket World Cup League Two, four clear of Scotland.
- Kumar’s ODI average rose to 67.73 after the ton, topping the all-time list among batters with at least 1,000 runs or 20 innings, according to the latest reports.
- Accounts differ on Kumar’s exact unbeaten score (reported as 123 or 137*), but all sources agree on the century, record partnership and USA’s dominant result.