The match is being played between USA and UAE in ICC Cricket World Cup League Two 2023-27. UAE won the toss and decided to bowl. UAE captain Muhammad Wasim’s decision was wrong. USA came out to bat first. Scored 334 runs for 4 wickets in 50 overs. Milind Kumar batted brilliantly for USA. Played an unbeaten innings of 155 runs in just 110 balls. During this, he hit 16 fours and 5 sixes. Saiteja Mukkamalla played a century innings for USA. Scored 107 runs in 99 balls. Chasing the mammoth total, UAE fall apart. USA won the match by 136 runs as they bundle out UAE at 203 runs in 36.2 overs.
Highest individual scores for USA in men’s ODIs:
173* (124) – Jaskaran Malhotra v PNG, 2021
155* (110) – Milind Kumar v UAE, 2024
130 (101) – Monank Patel v Oman, 2022
123* (87) – Aaron Jones v Scotland, 2022
121* (95) – Monank Patel v Canada, 2024.
Highest individual scores for USA 🇺🇸 in Men's ODIs:
— The Stats Kid (@TheStatsKid1523) September 24, 2024
173* (124) – Jaskaran Malhotra vs PNG 🇵🇬, 2021
155* (110) – Milind Kumar vs UAE 🇦🇪, today
130 (101) – Monank Patel vs OMA 🇴🇲, 2022
123* (87) – Aaron Jones vs SCO 🏴, 2022
121* (95) – Monank Patel vs CAN 🇨🇦, 2024#CWCL2 #USAvUAE
Who is Milind Kumar?
33-year-old Milind, a right-handed batsman, made his BCCI first-class and List-A debut for Delhi in 2011. He played seven seasons in Indian domestic cricket before moving to the USA. Apart from Delhi, Milind has also played for states like Sikkim and Tripura.
He created a stir by scoring 1331 runs in the 2018-19 Ranji Trophy season for Sikkim. Milind was the highest run-scorer for the season before making his cricket debut with The Philadelphians in the Minor Cricket League in the US in 2021. He was part of the Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) and Royal Challengers Bangalore teams in the Indian Premier League.
Milind’s Unique achievement
He become the first cricketer to score exactly 155 runs in a match. Till now, a total of 4773 ODI match has been played but no player manages to score exactly 155 until today. Milind become the 1st player to achieve this unique feat.
Milind’s 155 runs innings means that every possible score between 1 and 164 has been scored by a cricketer in men’s ODI cricket at least once in history. 165 is the nearest number which has never been scored by any batter in ODI history by any player yet.
Milind Kumar becomes the FIRST ever player to score exactly 155 runs in an ODI.
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) September 24, 2024
Now, all scores from 0 to 164 happened at least once in ODI cricket!
A scorigami for USA, and in cricket.#USAvsUAE