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18-05-2025
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USA's Smit Patel, part of 2012 U-19 World Cup-winning Indian team, slams maiden international ton
Smit Patel starred in USA's clinical 169-run victory over neighbours Canada in Lauderhill, Florida on Saturday with an unbeaten 152 off 137 deliveries, completing his maiden international century at the senior level more than a decade after helping India win the U-19 World Cup. read more USA wicketkeeper-batter Smit Patel remained unbeaten on 152 and forged an unbroken 209-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Milind Kumar during Saturday's match against Canada in Lauderhill, Florida. Image: USA Cricket USA wicketkeeper-batter Smit Patel scored his maiden international century during his team's clinical 169-run victory over neighbours Canada in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 on Saturday. Smit remained unbeaten on 152 off 137 deliveries and shared an unbroken 208-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Milind Kumar (115 not out off 67 balls) as the Americans posted a commanding 361/3 on the board after skipper Monank Patel opted to bat in Lauderhill, Florida. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Left-arm spinner Sanjay Krishnamurthi later collected 3/10 while the trio of Harmeet Singh (2/38), Milind Kumar (2/40) and Nosthush Kenjige (2/41) collected a couple of wickets each as the Canadians were bundled out for 192 in reply, with Mansab Gill (54 not out) the only one from their batting lineup to cross 50. Smit posted his first international century less than a year after making his debut for the United States, having scored 457 runs in 13 ODI appearances at an average of 41.54 since then, besides playing a couple of T20Is. A third of those runs were scored in Saturday's outing at the Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium. Our Player of the Match for today's match vs Canada for his sensational work with the bat! 🏏 🔥 Congrats, Smit! 🎉#USAvCAN | #CWCL2 🇺🇸 — USA Cricket (@usacricket) May 17, 2025 Who is Smit Patel? Smit is one of several members of the American team of Indian heritage – either born to Indian parents in the US or grew up in India before settling in America. Quite a few of them began their cricketing journey in India and rose up the ranks before moving US to fulfill their dream of playing international cricket due to their inability to break into the Indian senior team. And Smit isn't just someone who began his cricketing journey in India, for he helped his country win the World Cup – albeit at the U-19 level. The 32-year-old, after all, was part of the Unmukt Chand-led Indian team that won the 2012 U-19 World Cup by defeating hosts Australia in the final. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD USA teammate Harmeet too was part of that squad, and the two were in the XI in the final, in which Smit struck an unbeaten 62 and stitched an unbeaten 130-run stand with skipper Unmukt (111 not out) as India chased down the 226-run target set by the Aussies with six wickets and more than two overs to spare.
India.com
18-05-2025
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13 Year after Winning World Cup for India, This player scored hundred for USA, his name is......
13 Year after Winning World Cup for India, This player scored hundred for USA, his name is...... New Delhi: USA vs CAN Smit Patel and Milind Kumar Century, After captain Unmukt Chand, who won the Under-19 World Cup for India in 2012, another player from his team had moved to America. Now United States of America's wicketkeeper batsman Smit Patel scored his first international century against Canada. Smit Patel scored this century while playing in the Cricket World Cup League 2 tournament. In the first match of the triangular series being played between USA, Canada and Oman, Smit completed his century in 110 balls against Canada. Along with him, another batsman of Indian origin Milind also scored a record century in this match, due to which USA registered its biggest win in ODI cricket. In the match being played in Lauderhill, Florida, USA, USA captain Monank Patel won the toss and decided to bat first. Monank and Smit Patel together made a partnership of 78 runs for the second wicket. During this, Monank batted aggressively and was dismissed after scoring 47 runs in 44 balls, while Smit Patel kept on taking his innings forward slowly and completed his half-century in 69 balls. After this, Smit Patel picked up the pace and scored the next 50 runs in just 41 balls and completed his first international century in 110 balls. Before this match, he had played 12 ODIs and 2 T20I matches, which included two half-centuries and a best innings of 70 runs. In the next 27 balls of his innings, he added 52 more runs and finished the innings on an unbeaten 152 runs (137 balls), which is the third-highest individual score for America in ODIs. At the same time, number-5 batsman Milind Kumar also batted explosively and scored an unbeaten 115 runs in 67 balls. There was a partnership of 208 runs between the two for the fourth wicket, which is the second-highest partnership in ODIs for any wicket for America (just 1 run behind the record). Milind's century in 60 balls is the fastest century for USA in ODIs. Earlier, the fastest century was held by Shayan Jahangir, who scored 100 runs in 79 balls against Nepal in Harare in 2023. Milind also scored the joint second fastest ODI century by an Indian-origin batsman. While the record for the fastest ODI century by an Indian batsman is held by Virat Kohli, who scored a century in just 52 balls against Australia in 2013, the second on the list is Virender Sehwag, who scored a century in 60 balls against New Zealand in 2009. Talking about this match, America batted first and scored 361 runs for the loss of 3 wickets thanks to the centuries of two batsmen, in response to which Canada did not have a good start and was seen struggling at 104/5 after 28 overs. Mansab Gill scored an unbeaten 54 off 69 balls for Canada while wickets kept falling at the other end. Eventually, the Canadian team was all out for 192 runs in 46.2 overs and the USA won by 169 runs. This is also the biggest win for the USA in ODI cricket. Many cricketers of Indian origin are currently part of American cricket. Apart from the captain of the American team Saurabh Netravalkar, Monank Patel, Smit Patel, Milind Kumar, who defeated Pakistan in the last T20 World Cup, Harmeet Singh and Saitje Mukkamalla are among the players.
News18
18-05-2025
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India's 2012 U19 World Cup Winner Scores Maiden International Hundred At 32 For USA
Last Updated: Smit Patel has scored his maiden international century for USA against Canada in ICC Cricket World Cup League 2, leading USA to a 169-run win. Star wicketkeeper-batter Smit Patel, who was part of India's 2012 U-19 World Cup-winning squad, on Saturday, May 17, scored his maiden international hundred while representing the United States of America against Canada in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 tournament. Smit, who represented Goa, Tripura, Gujarat and Baroda before leaving for the US, was India's second-highest run-scorer in the 2012 U19 World Cup, having scored 178 runs in six matches at a stunning average of 59.33. Much like his U19 captain, Unmukt Chand, Smit later moved to the USA in search of greener pastures. A classy knock from Smit Patel to bring up a 💯 for #TeamUSA! 🤩 #USAvCAN | #CWCL2 — USA Cricket (@usacricket) May 17, 2025 On Saturday, USA skipper Monank Patel won the toss and opted to bat first. Andries Gous departed in the third over, but Smit and the captain built a 78-run partnership for the second wicket, before the latter was dismissed by Saad bin Zafar. Smit and 21-year-old Saiteja Mukkamalla then added 63 runs for the third wicket, before the latter was dismissed by Zafar. Smit and former Delhi allrounder Milind Kumar (115) then built a match-winning 208-run partnership for the fourth wicket to put up a whopping 361 on the board, virtually knocking Canada out of the game. The partnership was one short of the USA's highest stand for any wicket in ODIs. Smit remained unbeaten on 152. After scoring a half-century, his next 50 runs came off 41 deliveries, bringing up a hundred off 110 balls, his first three-figure score in international cricket. Before this game, Smit had played 12 ODIs and two T20Is, scoring two fifties and registering a highest score of 70. Smit's next 27 deliveries yielded 52 runs and he finished on an unbeaten 152 off 137 balls, the third-highest individual score by a USA batter in ODIs. In the chase, Canada lost skipper Navneet Dhaliwal in the sixth over, but Yuvraj Samra and Pargat Singh built a 57-run partnership for the second wicket, before the former was dismissed by former Mumbai allrounder Harmeet Singh. Canada were soon reduced to 104/5, but Mansab Gill and Parveen Kumar added 70 runs for the sixth wicket, before the latter was dismissed by 21-year-old Sanjay Krishnamurthi. With the youngster picking three wickets, Canada were bowled out for 192, handing USA a massive 169-run win. Watch CNN-News18 here. Stay updated with all the latest news on IPL 2025, including the schedule, Points Table, IPL Orange Cap, and IPL Purple Cap. Get latest Cricket news, live score and match results on News18. Download the News18 App to stay updated! First Published:
